Comments for Les Posen's Presentation Magic

Comment on Using the iPhone to illustrate the difference between conventional Powerpoint and the sort of presentations Keynote elicits by Partners in Grime

Partners in Grime — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:21:20 +0000

Great analogy!

Comment on Using the iPhone to illustrate the difference between conventional Powerpoint and the sort of presentations Keynote elicits by Rowan Manahan

Rowan Manahan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:29:31 +0000

I am definitely stealing that line Les!

Comment on Macworld 2010 and Presentation Magic by Barry

Barry — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:19:37 +0000

I am glad you will be back at Macworld. I don’t know if the series Better Off Ted airs in Australia but it is an office based situation comedy. Here is a clip from one of the episodes. The important thing to keep in mind – they are making a presentation about a project that doesn’t exist before the company leadership (who think it does).

Comment on How to contact me for training by Jesse Jaynes

Jesse Jaynes — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:15:24 +0000

I am a biochemistry professor and researcher and am interested in your training. As I am in the US and you are in Australia do you do any presentation training over the internet? I am always interested in improving my presentation skills.

Regards,
Jesse

Comment on Ah, if one day soon Apple’s Keynote could achieve these effects… by Rowan Manahan

Rowan Manahan — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:08:48 +0000

Well spotted Les – really stunning techniques used in this piece. What was interesting to me was that on a first look-see, I tired of it after about two and a half minutes. Too many points, too overtly commercial to hold my attention. Contrast that with Xplane’s ‘Did You Know 4.0′ which is simply informative, although not quite as visually slick.

On my second viewing, I was paying attention to the technology from a dissect-y, can-I-use-this perspective. Really, really nice. I hope the elves over at Keynote are paying close heed.

Thanks for bringing this beauty to our attention Les.

Comment on Ah, if one day soon Apple’s Keynote could achieve these effects… by lesposen

lesposen — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:40:38 +0000

@leavesamark: I have replaced the first video with another I found, date of upload is September 15 (original was September 14)

Comment on Ah, if one day soon Apple’s Keynote could achieve these effects… by leavesamark

leavesamark — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:20:55 +0000

“This video has been removed by the user.” Too bad, never got to see it.

Comment on Ah, if one day soon Apple’s Keynote could achieve these effects… by Wayne Garriepy

Wayne Garriepy — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:05:57 +0000

After Thought
This YT piece might even be possible using Kinemac.

Comment on Ah, if one day soon Apple’s Keynote could achieve these effects… by Wayne Garriepy

Wayne Garriepy — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:00:29 +0000

“Impressions.” Good choice of words Jack. I’m saving that one!
I’m reminded of an old line, “I waltzed her around before I discovered she didn’t even want to dance.”
Brevity is best. If you MUST present numerous facts, do so. Just make it palatable for the viewer. What is remembered will be what is of value to them.
It doesn’t matter that they remember everything, just those things they care about. Knowledge rarely moves us, emotion always does.

Comment on Ah, if one day soon Apple’s Keynote could achieve these effects… by lesposen

lesposen — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:49:02 +0000

Thanks @Jack for the spirited offering that helps us understand that each presenter needs to consider their intended audience. Sometimes, you know who you’re targeting and how to best achieve bullseyes; other times, to continue the animal metaphor, it’s a pig in a poke. The Aussie Youtube under discussion perhaps had an intended audience in its creation, and is now sitting on YouTube itself as a proof of concept. I strongly suggest readers stay on YouTube and search for and his take on the GFC (constructed for his qualification in media studies). I’ll be using it in a Presentation Magic workshop shortly.