Ok, I’m never writing about presentations EVER again.
Because Chris Witt says it better.
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I finally got around to buying Chris’s book Real Leaders Don’t Do PowerPoint.
Loved it.
Not being a presentation skills specialist any more.
Here’s why.
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First off, Chris chooses some great quotes…
“Safety first has been the motto of the human race for half a million years but it has never been the motto of leaders. Leaders must face danger. They take the risk and the blame, and the brunt of the storm.” Herbert N Casson.
“Information consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence, a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” Herbert Simon, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics.
“A confused mind always says no. ” Len Torres, Primus Design
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Then he says so much that’s true, in a pithy way.
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Here’s Chris…
On leaders
Here’s the paradox: Leaders have to be themselves at all times and yet, when they speak, they speak not for themselves, but for their organizations.
Leaders speak to make a difference, and unsettled times are when their words can have the greatest impact.
Their value to the organization isn’t in what they know; it’s in their ability to present what they know to people in a variety of fields in a way that can be understood and acted upon.
Leaders either stand with, stand for or stand against.
