The New Articulate Executive: Look, Act and Sound Like a Leader, 2nd Edition

A Final Word on Powerpoint and Presentation Decks

Using this new methodology we’ve been talking about does not always make sense. The exception to the rule is when companies send out rookies and recent hires to give new business and sales presentations. These are people who do not have a depth of knowledge about their products or companies, nor do they have a lot of speaking experience. If the meeting is important, they have no business being out there in the first place. So it is probably a good idea to load them up with heavy visual aid support that can provide some quality control and consistency of presentation and allow them to stay a little more in the background, where they belong. In a special case like this, many of the old rules could ...