We should just stop calling these things presentations altogether. Everyone gets hung up on that word. Wouldn’t it be easier to just call them conversations? That’s really what they are. - Dale Ludwig
Improvement is achieved by the ripple effect of a few simple changes in approach, attitude, or habit. - Dale Ludwig
Well-designed visuals do more than provide information; they bring order to the conversation. - Dale Ludwig
It’s hard to hold a conversation with people when you’re not seeing them. - Dale Ludwig
A successful presentation needs to be both buttoned up (orderly) and free-flowing (a conversation). The tension between the two, the fact that both things are happening at once, defines the process. - Dale Ludwig
When preparing a presentation, it’s never a good idea to begin with a rule. If you do, you’re focusing on the appearance of good delivery and not the effect of it. - Dale Ludwig
During the first few minutes of your presentation, your job is to assure the audience members that you are not going to waste their time and attention. - Dale Ludwig
Just as you can’t rehearse your way to success, you can’t design your way there either. - Dale Ludwig