Powerpoint Perfectionist Gifts

"First, I want to give you an overview of what I will tell you over and over again during the entire presentation."

'To sum up, today's business world can be divided into 2 categories: companies that get it, and companies that don't!' 'Get what?' 'Make that 3 categories.'

'Franklin, you need to put more life into your presentations.'

"Maybe you do have all the answers but they didn't match any of our questions."

The Last Powerpoint

'What a great web-inar presentation! How about an encore?'

Downward arrow on progress chart goes through the floor: 'OK, I know this doesn't look good ...'

'Fine presentation, Matthews, but, lose the wiggle dance.'

Motivational Business Course: Charm, Repetition, Acronyms, Pie Charts.

'Your presentation left them open-mouthed. Every one of them was yawning!'

"Great PowerPoint, Kevin, but the answer is no."

'School's just begun and already my first Power Point is due Friday.'

Motivational tip #731: Appeal to their sense of entitlement.

"I'd like to thank Marcus. He's made some valid points and brought some interesting things to the table."

"You need to take the weak parts of your presentation and work them into something that won't get you fired."

"Now go out there and give not just a good powerpoint presentation, but a great powerpoint presentation!!"

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

"These projections don't make sparkles shoot out my ass."

"I was hoping this presentation would be more interesting upside down."

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

"Why can't the rest of you be more like Rollins, here? He does his homework!"

A presenter with a very complex chart to explain a business plan - 'And it's as simple as that!'

How to deliver a successful presentation.

"Who wants to hear a funny story about the third quarter?"

"Any questions?"

"Quit stalling, Smithers. Where's the SALES chart?"

'It appears the 'What?'s have it.'

'Thanks to the huge bonus, I find myself forced to admire you.'

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

'Ted, I really wish you'd update your presentation software so we could do away with the 3-D glasses.'

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

"Good invisible exports figures this quarter, sir."

"I'll be glad when they invent PowerPoint."

Hanging off every word...

'This prediction has a margin of error of plus or minus fifteen...fifteen class-action suits brought against the company.'