When was the last time you found yourself sitting in the audience, thinking to yourself, \u201cWhen will this speech finally be over?\u201d<\/p>\n
Exactly. That happens to me all the time. Facts, facts, facts \u2013 and with all the numbers and charts, the meaning behind them gets lost in the clutter of my thoughts. I want to change that. <\/p>\n
That\u2019s why I wrote a book with speaker, author, and \u201cHorizonautin\u201d Barbara Messer: \u201cKnowledge That Ignites \u2013 The Last Boring Speech\u201d \u2013 with staging, dramaturgy, and passion. Our goal: to reconnect with our own enthusiasm and that of our audience through presentations and speeches in both science and business. <\/p>\n
Because the world doesn\u2019t suffer from too few speeches. It suffers from too many that fail to inspire. Too proper, too structured, too predictable, and simply too uninspiring, they stick to the safety of the ordinary. <\/p>\n
We\u2019ll explore a wide variety of presentation formats for you, because the occasions couldn\u2019t be more different: business presentations, public speaking, academic talks, online speeches, FuckUp Nights, Science Slams, and more \u2013 each format serves its own unique purpose.<\/p>\n
Bad presentations almost always suffer from the same common pitfalls. Do we really want a show filled with excessive product promotion, or would we rather have personal insights into the failures and successes of projects from which we can learn something? And if something does go wrong: Why not incorporate it into your presentation spontaneously and creatively, instead of trying to hide it? <\/p>\n
When you read our book, sparks will fly instead of slides. Because in the end, speeches are about much more than just conveying knowledge. It\u2019s about engaging your audience from the very first moment, so they experience your presentation as a personal conversation. And you\u2019ll speak with enthusiasm instead of just presenting. <\/p>\n
This book isn\u2019t just another piece of advice. It\u2019s an invitation to take a risk. For presentations and talks that aren\u2019t just understood, but resonate\u2014and where knowledge is reignited. <\/p>\n
If nothing happens, it wasn\u2019t a presentation!<\/p>\n