Sales presentation report: PresentationHelper

In my first presentation for Is there really a trick to pulling off a great presentation? I followed the advices provided by online self proclaimed presentation experts PresentationHelper.co.uk. Following their Essential Presentation Skills three step guide, I gave my sales presentation to our prospective client.

PresentationHelper break down the skill of successful presenting into three simple parts. Visual Aids, Rehearsal, and the Rule of Three.

According to PresentationHelper in a speech we are only using 38% of our total communication possibilities and so we should use pictures, graphs, tables, and props wherever we can.

I constructed the sales presentation so that the majority of bullet points were removed from the presentation as PresentationHelper state is important, and went on to add a greater number of images. Wherever there were important figures, I added graphs, wherever there were important comparisons I added tables. Since I'm not particularly fond of the circus I decided to leave out the props as this was a sales meeting, and a sales presentation, and so the only prop I needed on hand was the item itself.

So how did my potential client react to the presentation? Did PresentationHelper's Essential Presentation Skills work? Did I win the contract?

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Putting together a successful PowerPoint presentation

I'm often asked how do you put a successful PowerPoint presentation together?

What might seem blindingly clear and obvious to someone is not always so apparent to another. So not to go deep into the psyche of presentations from a speakers and an audiences perspective. Here are a few thoughts to keep in mind when creating that all important presentation.

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