Presentation Powerhouse Pillows

'Your report is totally without merit. Add a color cover and some clip art then resumit it.'

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

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

'When we get there let me do the double talking.'

'Which 'win' is ours? Because the one on the left looks bigger.'

Can't Do the Math/Won't Do the Math.

"Now that I have everyone's attention..."

"The trend in tough economic times is to put off everything that doesn't require immediate action ? as this chart shows."

"I'm razzled, but not dazzled."

"Unfortunately, the consumer was not as demanding as we had hoped."

Lethal Presentation

'Now THAT'S a presentation! Great delivery, great graphics, and he moonwalks from the room.'

"Fantastic presentation! All of the investors loved it."

"A dozen eggs and a pint of semi-skimmed...Sorry, looks like I left my presentation in my other coat."

The number one injury in today's workplace: severe bends caused by repeated exposure to deep-dive presentations.

"It's confusing when everybody has a pointer."

'These are the end of year figures recollected in tranquility.'

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

Blue sky thinking

"One of the most compelling graphic presentations I've ever seen!"

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

'Maybe the reason we don't have those 'off the chart' sales anymore is because our charts are too big.'

Direct Marketing...

'On the plus side we've saved money by getting all the numbers on one graph.'

"Are you sure you want to present your ideas in the form of an airplane?"

'I see you're still trying to get the staff enthused over the weekly meetings.' (Meeting offers free coffee, free snacks, eye-popping charts, exciting videos and free idea pads).

"For cryin' out loud, Frank, we don't have all day! Cut to the cheese!"

'I won't lower myself to the level of my opponent.'

Bottom line, is that the sweet smell of success or your aftershave?

They loved the presentation on competing in the marketplace.

"As you can see, our corporate structure is turtles all the way down."