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Serious Presentation Tips From Standup Comics

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The worlds of standup comedy and business presentations are not as disparate as they may appear at first glance. The following characteristics of a successful comedy routine are also applicable to effective business presentations: 1. The presenter must respond respectfully. A version of this article previously appeared on Inc.

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

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Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. cheap accessible digital hardware].

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Avoid Death By PowerPoint – Create Slides That Don’t Suck

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Presentation slides serve two primary purposes. One is to support a live presentation in which each slide is annotated verbally. Presentations that meander without a story-telling structure are painful and ineffective for all parties. Present Naked - Slides all too often become a presenter's crutch. No one has.

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How To Give A Horrendous Investor Pitch

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As noted in Serious Presentation Tips From Standup Comics , anyone can give a really good presentation with adequate practice and focus. Fortunately, it requires relatively little effort to give a really lousy presentation. Throughout your presentation, emphasize fluff over substance. Obscure How You Will Make Money.

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Four Recruiting Lessons From Grandpa

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It’s all email and text – no one actually speaks to each other anymore!”. Put emphasis on finding candidates who are well spoken and present ideas effectively. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS. Share and Enjoy.

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Here’s How You Get A VC To Pull Out Their Checkbook

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Most sophisticated investors ignore them, focusing their attention on an entrepreneur's pitch and presentation materials, financial forecast and executive summary. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS. Business Plans are dead.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. Very few people can do a good job with a presentation that is emailable.”. You still need the presentation to back that up.