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September 23, 2009

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Chris Petersen

Jacqueline, thanks for your comment. I appreciate the feedback from someone who manages to tell great stories of her own. I’m an avid reader of http://www.routes2market.com/newsletter and can’t wait to see what story you’ll spin in your next issue!

Chris

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Jacqueline Franklin

So true, Chris! And, I like the encapsulation in 7 points at the end.

Jacqueline

Chris Petersen

John, thank you for your comment on this timely topic and sharing your insights. There is nothing worse than “Death by Powerpoint” in a client meeting. I’m very impressed with your approach of just using about 8 words per frame … it certainly keeps attention on the dialog and not the slide. You are absolutely right about the importance of questions … they go hand in hand with the art of telling good stories. We’ll have to explore the topic of asking great questions in another post.

Chris

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John Parham

Great insight Chris. Who has not seen the dread on peoples faces as you plug in the PPT.
As an agency we try to pleasantly surprise them with a presentation that last no more than 20 minutes and contains no more than eight words per frame. Even better if our questions and conversation/ stories prior to the presentation, become the presentation.

We can always be better and this article was a reminder how.

Best,

JP

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