Preparation Perfectionist Gifts

"It's going to be a long hard winter!"

4 Failure Types: Mr. Underprepared, Ms. Overprepared, Ms. Insecure, Mr. Overconfident

"I never go anywhere unprepared!"

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

"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!"

The wonderful world of cheese.

How to deliver a successful presentation.

"Any questions?"

Bullseye!

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

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

"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."

Hanging off every word...

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

"I’ve seen better metaphors in my litter box."

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

"Hmmm, this might just be not funny enough for The New Yorker."

'Can't he ever use a different kind of chart?'

'At this juncture in my presentation, I'd like to dispense with the illusion of coherence.'

"We only got up to three 'whys' and a 'what the hell'."

"We're developing a plan to fix this."

"In response to your request for better communications, I'm going to increase my lengthy explanation by 50%."

'I told you, you were missing a decimal point.'

Presentation Skills: 1. Be Prepared.

"I can't tell you how it ended. That would ruin the sequel."

"I've heard of being organized, but isn't this a little obsessive compulsive?"

Three work boxes: 'IN...LIMBO...OUT': 'I think I've found your bottleneck.'

"This alphabet soup is in Times New Roman. I ordered Segoe Script! May I please speak to the chef?"

"May I recommend our Seared Filet with Lobster Cream Sauce? It's very photogenic."

'And in conclusion, perhaps a change of business model is in order.'