Present like Steve Jobs

Writer Carmine Gallo assessed how Apple CEO Steve Jobs makes sterling presentations:

1. Set the theme.

2. Demonstrate enthusiasm.

3. Provide an outline.

4. Make numbers meaningful.

5. Try for an unforgettable moment.

6. Create visual slides.

7. Give 'em a show.

8. Don't sweat the small stuff.

9. Sell the benefit.

10. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.

For details see Business Week Online

Theme Ideas Handbook

Jerry Busche has assembled a resource of themes for your futures meetings at BizMotivation site where he offers a "Theme Ideas Handbook" available for download. The handbook contains more than 600 theme ideas, adaptable for meetings, conferences, or other events. Here is a brief sampling of some of the ideas:

* Teamwork in Action
* Brown Bag Briefing
* They Said It Couldn’t Be Done
* Delighting the Customer
* Treating Customers Right