Does you presentation start out anything like this? If so you're in deep trouble (or worse) becuase you have insulted your client's intelligence and wasted their time. This contains examples from presentations I've seen, and the whole lot could be replaced by one slide. for tips see powerfulpointypresentations.com.au

1. Acme Widget’s presentation to Red and Green Recycling Pty Ltd “Our widgets never fail”

2. Acme Widget’s presentation to Red and Green Recycling Pty Ltd “Our widgets never fail” Errant apostrophe Dumbo My logo looks awful Your strap line is bigger than my name

3. Our Founder and Chairman Francis (Frank) McCarthy, AO

4. Our Founder and Chairman Francis (Frank) McCarthy, AO Nice jacket Frankie! OOPS!

7. Our Offices

8. Our Offices Uh oh! The building and the team must be coming next

9. Head Office Logan City, Queensland

10. The Management Team

11. Organisation Chart Managing D irector Sales Manager Operations Manager HR Manager Finance & Admin Manager Executive Assistant Area Manager Qld/NT Area Manager Vic/Tas Area Manager WA/SA Area Manager WA/SA Factory Manager Production Manager Safety Manager Quality Manager Purchasing Manager Payroll Assistant Manager Training Manager Personnel Manager Contracts Manager Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable Receptionist OHS Manager Cleaner Canteen

12. Organisation Chart Managing D irector Sales Manager Operations Manager HR Manager Finance & Admin Manager Executive Assistant Area Manager Qld/NT Area Manager Vic/Tas Area Manager WA/SA Area Manager WA/SA Factory Manager Production Manager Safety Manager Quality Manager Purchasing Manager Payroll Assistant Manager Training Manager Personnel Manager Contracts Manager Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable Receptionist OHS Manager Cleaner Canteen

17. Our Products confabulators resonators blarts

18. Our Products confabulators resonators blarts This is all I’m interested in

19. Our Customers Mt Isa Mines National Foods Nestle' Nissan Nu Farm Orica (Group) Orica Chemnet Group Orica Consumer Products (Dulux) Orica Mining Services Pacific Power Pepsi Peters & Brownes Philips (Medical Systems) PPG Princes Alexander Hospital Protector Allsafe Qantas Qenos Queensland Health Quicksilver Reliance Davey Pumps Defence Industries Diebold Drayton Coal Dupont Eli Lilly Energizer Energy Australia Epworth Hospital Ericsson Fletcher Challenge Flint Frito Lay Fuchs Hanimex Hardy Spicer Hasbro Hewlett Packard Hills Honda Honeywell Huntsman IBM Incitec Pivot Johnson & Johnson Pacific Arnott's Campbells Australia Post Retail AWCR (Australia Wide Computer Repairs) BASF Bendigo Health Care Berlei BHP Billiton Blackwoods BlueScope Steel BMW Bonds BP Caltex Capral Aluminium. Caterpillar CCA CHH Clorox CNH Compaq Corporate Express Costa's Crop Care CUB

20. Our Customers What priority will I get? Mt Isa Mines National Foods Nestle' Nissan Nu Farm Orica (Group) Orica Chemnet Group Orica Consumer Products (Dulux) Orica Mining Services Pacific Power Pepsi Peters & Brownes Philips (Medical Systems) PPG Princes Alexander Hospital Protector Allsafe Qantas Qenos Queensland Health Quicksilver Reliance Davey Pumps Defence Industries Diebold Drayton Coal Dupont Eli Lilly Energizer Energy Australia Epworth Hospital Ericsson Fletcher Challenge Flint Frito Lay Fuchs Hanimex Hardy Spicer Hasbro Hewlett Packard Hills Honda Honeywell Huntsman IBM Incitec Pivot Johnson & Johnson Pacific Arnott's Campbells Australia Post Retail AWCR (Australia Wide Computer Repairs) BASF Bendigo Health Care Berlei BHP Billiton Blackwoods BlueScope Steel BMW Bonds BP Caltex Capral Aluminium. Caterpillar CCA CHH Clorox CNH Compaq Corporate Express Costa's Crop Care CUB

21. Somebody…. anybody… please….poke me in the eye with a satay stick. When will they ever say anything I’m interested in?

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