Tom Peters' Presentation Tips

Tom Peters has a bunch of tips on giving great presentations (as a PowerPoint file) - via Paul Kedrosky. My own presentation tip is don't use Powerpoint unless you really need to - too often it's just a crutch for giving presentations where your just reading the slides with lots of fancy transitions. Paul excerpted some of Tom's tips:

1. Total commitment to the Problem/Project/Outcome 2. A compelling "Story line"/"Plot" 3. Enough data to sink a tanker (98% in reserve) 4. Know the data from memory; ability to manipulate the data in your head 5. Great stories/Illustrations/Vignettes 6. Superb "political antennae" (you must "play the room" like a Virtuoso and be hyper-attentive to the likes of Body Language) 7. By hook or by crook … CONNECT 7A. CONNECT! CONNECT! CONNECT! 8. Punch line/Plot Outline/WOW/Surprise in first one to two minutes