Leaders Don't Do PowerPoint
(A Presentation for Leaders)

Overview

Leaders speak not to communicate information or data but to influence people – to shape the way they think and feel – and to inspire audiences. 

Program Objectives

In this program participants will learn

1. WHY the main objective of every speech a leader gives is to influence or inspire audiences

2. WHAT PowerPoint can and cannot help them accomplish

3. HOW they can speak more powerfully without using PowerPoint

"Thanks to Chris, I'm able to deliver professional briefings — to three- and four-star generals, Members of Congress, and leaders of foreign armed forces — in a manner that not only gets my message across but also keeps the listener's attention."
Matt McCarthy
Fr. Lewis Mission Support Training Facility

Program Outline

• A leader’s primary mission is to influence people’s behavior.
  Various definitions and models of leadership, no matter how dissimilar, share a common assumption: leaders are responsible for influencing others – for changing how they think and feel so that, ultimately, they will change how they act.

• PowerPoint™ reduces a speaker’s ability to influence.
  PowerPoint conveys information, facts that can be represented in a chart, graph, or bullet-point list. It does not engage an audience’s involvement, imagination, or emotions – all prime ways of affecting people’s beliefs and actions.

• Leaders can increase their ability to influence in three ways:

1. By refining their “Silent Message” — Before saying a single word, leaders can win people’s respect and receptivity. 

2. By telling their Story — Stories persuade, motivate, and inspire in ways that cold facts, charts, and graphs can’t.

3. By shaping the Event — Leaders take responsibility for the success of the entire event, not just of their speech.

Program Format

• Keynote Speech (45 Minutes to 1 Hour) covers these topics, giving illustrations and how-tos.

• Workshop (Half to Full Day) goes into each topic in more depth and coaches participants through exercises designed to increase their “influence factor.”

Questions?

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