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How to work powerpoint, by the inestimable [[Lawrence Lessig]].}}WHY ARE ALL LAW FIRMS SO BAD AT PRESENTING SEMINARS? | |||
The JC once asked a [[Magic circle law firm|magic circle]] [[partner]], in exasperation, “for the love of all that is holy, why don’t you make your associates go on public speaking courses?” | The JC once asked a [[Magic circle law firm|magic circle]] [[partner]], in exasperation, “for the love of all that is holy, why don’t you make your associates go on public speaking courses?” | ||
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I can read quicker than you can speak. If you’ve put all the information you plan to deliver on the slide, I don’t need you. Just send me the slides and I can read them<ref>Or save them for reading “later”, of course.</ref>Remember the point of the exercise, from your perspective: it is to give me the impression I do need you. I don't need someone to read to me, and if I did I would choose Martin Jarvis or David Horowitz, not you. | I can read quicker than you can speak. If you’ve put all the information you plan to deliver on the slide, I don’t need you. Just send me the slides and I can read them<ref>Or save them for reading “later”, of course.</ref>Remember the point of the exercise, from your perspective: it is to give me the impression I do need you. I don't need someone to read to me, and if I did I would choose Martin Jarvis or David Horowitz, not you. | ||
===Don’t clutter your slides=== | ===Don’t clutter your slides=== | ||
Limit yourself to a sentence per slide. One short sentence. Try it. This also helps you to speak naturally to your audience. The best exponent of excellent, uncluttered slides is [[Lawrence Lessig]]. Watch him in action | Limit yourself to a sentence per slide. One short sentence. Try it. This also helps you to speak naturally to your audience. The best exponent of excellent, uncluttered slides is [[Lawrence Lessig]]. Watch him in action [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVk77VQuPAY here]. | ||
===Vary your tone=== | ===Vary your tone=== | ||
''You are not a Gregorian monk. Nor is anyone your audience''. Speak with some animation. Bring that personality. Moderate your range. Pause. Punctuate. Be dramatic. Be hyperbolic. ''This is a performance, not a root canal''. | ''You are not a Gregorian monk. Nor is anyone your audience''. Speak with some animation. Bring that personality. Moderate your range. Pause. Punctuate. Be dramatic. Be hyperbolic. ''This is a performance, not a root canal''. | ||