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How To Communicate With Impact
Let me help you communicate better.
I didn't expect the results from my ‘quick and dirty' prose v PowerPoint survey to land where they did.Â
Let me share the findings and observations with you and draw my conclusion.
The findings –Â In asking people what communication form their organisations use for discussing important decisions, prose wins hands-down. Here are the results:
My observations –Â I was surprised at the degree of the skew toward prose given I am often asked to help people with their PowerPoint presentations. Two things stood out:
My conclusion – I guess I am not as alone as I thought in my growing concern about the challenges and potential ineffectiveness of PowerPoint.
I do think it's a useful tool, but increasingly agree with Jeff Bezos that it can get in the way of powerful messaging.
Kind regards,
Davina
Davina has helped smart people all over the world clarify and communicate complex ideas for 20+ years.
She began this work when she joined McKinsey & Company as a communication specialist in Hong Kong where she helped others use the Minto Pyramid PrincipleⓇ.
She continued helping others when living in New York, Tokyo and now back in Australia where she was approved by Barbara Minto herself to teach Pyramid.
Her clients include experts across many disciplines across Australia, Asia Pacific, New Zealand, the UK and the US. She currently coaches a number of C-suite executives as well as many mid-level folk and the occasional graduate.
Get her 4 Tips for Communicating Complex Ideas here.