(B.O.O.K.$ Resonate Present Visual Stories That Transform Audiences Ebook

resonate present visual stories that transform audiences

Amazon.com Product Description Presentations are meant to inform, inspire, and persuade audiences. So why then do so many audiences leave feeling like they've wasted their time? All too often, presentations don't resonate with the audience and move them to transformative action. Just as the author's first book helped presenters become visual communicators, Resonate helps you make a strong connection with your audience and lead them to purposeful action. The author's approach is simple: building a presentation today is a bit like writing a documentary. Using this approach, you'll convey your content with passion, persuasion, and impact. Author has a proven track record, including having created the slides in Al Gore's Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth Focuses on content development methodologies that are not only fundamental but will move people to action Upends the usual paradigm by making the audience the hero and the presenter the mentor Shows how to use story techniques of conflict and resolution Presentations don't have to be boring ordeals. You can make them fun, exciting, and full of meaning. Leave your audiences energized and ready to take action with Resonate. Create a S.T.A.R. Moment Presentation Tips from Resonate Create a moment where you dramatically drive the big idea home by intentionally placing Something Theyll Always Remembera S.T.A.R. momentin each presentation. This moment should be so profound or so dramatic that it becomes what the audience chats about at the water cooler or appears as the headline of a news article. Planting a S.T.A.R. moment in a presentation keeps the conversation going even after its over and helps the message go viral. Since you might be presenting to an audience that sees lots of presentationslike a venture capitalist or a customer who is reviewing several vendorsyou want to stand out two weeks after you presented, when theyre making their final decision. You want them to remember YOU instead of all the other presenters they encountered. The S.T.A.R. moment should be a significant, sincere, and enlightening moment during the presentation that helps magnify your big ideanot distract from it. There are five types of S.T.A.R. moments: Memorable Dramatization: Small dramatizations convey insights. They can be as simple as a prop or demo, or something more dramatic, like a reenactment or skit. Repeatable Sound Bites: Small, repeatable sound bites help feed the press with headlines, populate and energize social media channels with insights, and give employees a rally cry. Evocative Visuals: A picture really is worth a thousand wordsand a thousand emotions. A compelling image can become an unforgettable emotional link to your information. Emotive Storytelling: Stories package information in a way that people remember. Attaching a