Jeffrey Dunster

This was a surprising find on TED. TED usually deals with social, economic, design and other touchy-feely topics. This presentation was how to wow investors and, in general, give a powerful presentation that influences your audience. I suspect that this was partially to help all the non-profit leaders in attendance as they seek donations.

Several key points I learned:

• Shape your presentation like an overture:
  1. Engage
  2. Build up
  3. End big
  4. Hint at more
• You must communicate:
  • Integrity
  • Passion
  • Experience
  • Knowledge
  • Skill
  • Leadership
  • Commitment
  • Vision
  • Realism
  • Coeachability
• Aspire to present like Steve Jobs:
  • Simple, spartan even
  • Minimal text
  • Direct the focus of the audience
  • Engage them
• Learn to present by:
  1. Using "presenter mode"
  2. Using a remote
  3. Creating stand-alone handouts that are not your presentation slides!
  4. not reading a speech
  5. never looking at the screen

There were other good tips too. Watch and learn!