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		<title>The Murder Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you familiar with the &#8220;Murder Board&#8221; concept? From Wikipedia: A murder board is a committee of questioners set up to help someone prepare for a difficult oral examination. The term originated in the U.S. military but is also used in academic and government appointment contexts. When you&#8217;re preparing for an important presentation where you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Marines Five Paragraph Order and Presentations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Situation and Mission The US Marines use the Five Paragraph Order to communicate verbal battle orders with an acronym SMEAC. Situation Mission Execution Administration and Logistics Command and Signal (Communications) For more information see wikipedia I’ve also used it a lot for non-military planning and I believe we can improve our presentations by using it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Busting the Mehrabian Myth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was first alerted to this myth by Rolene Liebenberg and found the video on Lisa Braithwaite&#8217;s excellent site Speak Shmeak. Trainers, especially presentation trainers keep pushing the myth that only 7% of meaning comes from the words we use and quote Albert Mehrabian as the scientific source. He never said this and the video [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Suck at PowerPoint</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note the emphasis on &#8220;You&#8221;. Another brilliant presentation YOU SUCK AT POWERPOINT! View more presentations from @JESSEDEE. Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Tweet This! Get Shareaholic]]></description>
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		<title>Brilliant Presentation Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These guys will do me out of a job! One Hour PowerPoint: Ten Strategies for Improving Presentations View more presentations from David Jakes. Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Tweet This! Get Shareaholic]]></description>
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		<title>Presentations, Just Wing It (or not)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Constructing a Presentation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What if you were selected for the part of Henry V and had to give the  monolgue before the battle of Agincourt &#8211; it&#8217;s only 273 words &#8211; you could wing it. Right? Or what if the Parents and Citizens&#8217; Association of your child&#8217;s school decided to put on a fund raising concert and asked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sales Presentations What Are You Selling?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here for pdf I was inspired to put this worksheet together from a discussion thread on linekdin. to quote the thread owner Tony Robinson Sales trainer, coach and consultant ; What is it that you really sell? Some years ago a Harley Davidson marketing executive, when asked this question, famously said..&#8221;what we sell is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singers &#8211; Presentation Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you’re thinking, what the hell – do you want me to sing my powerpoint presentation? Maybe yes, if you want it to be memorable, but then again it could be memorable for all the wrong reasons. Singer and bands drag themselves above the plethora of also-rans by rehearsal: constant practice of every intro, outro, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Horse&#8221; Caption</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My presentation friend David Upton introduced me to this concept. If it&#8217;s bleedingly obvious what the picture is, don&#8217;t put a caption on it, the audience will think you&#8217;re doubting their intelligence. Here&#8217;s an example: There is plenty of good information on how to apply captions here Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning Presentation Skills from Radio Announcers &#8211; Part 3 &#8211; The Theatre of the Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learning from Others]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Radio announcers use stories to unleash what’s called the “Theatre of the mind” , creating pictures in the minds of the listeners, and emotions in their hearts. They have no visual props, no PowerPoint, no video,  but they can still create the effect with just a microphone and their voice. Orson Welles, was so good [...]]]></description>
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