The Presentation Environment
In the theater, the finest play by the finest playwright, from William Shakespeare to Arthur Miller, can be affected … for the good or for the bad … by the staging. So it is with a presentation. You could create an effective Power Presentation with a lucid story and vivid graphics that use every technique you learned in this book, only to have it all diminished by the presentation environment.
As the presenter, you bear the ultimate responsibility for your own presentation. To assure that you and your graphics have the maximum impact on your audience, it's your job to optimize the environment. Here's a check list:
Familiarization. Arrive early and walk the entire presentation environment, not just the stage. Go to ...
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