Rather like an elephant, you know it when you see it.
For me, presentations are about two things
One of my favorite poets Maya Angelou once commented that people will forget what you said and that they’ll even forget what you did but they’ll remember how you made them feel… so to me, a good presenter is someone who not only explains and delivers the facts, but also makes people feel something about those facts.
Of course, that’s easier said than done – and perhaps massively obvious – but sometimes it does no harm to restate the obvious. :) Presentations are about both content and delivery…… Neither is worth anything on their own.
Simon: well two out of three isn’t too bad. What you forgot is that that the real goal of any presenter should be to cause CHANGE. This can be in how the audience thinks, acts, or believes, but no matter what it’s the change that you cause that allows you to leave your mark.
– Dr. Jim Anderson
The Accidental Communicator Blog
Fair enough, Jim. I think what was in my mind was that in order to have any effect at all (change or anything else) penetration and retention are necessary pre-cursers.
I don’t think we’re saying anything much different, really.