Death by Powerpoint

What audiences find irritating about Powerpoint:

speaker read the slides 60%

text too small to read 51%

text too wordy 48%

poor slide color choices 37%

moving text or graphics 25%

irritating sounds 22%

complex charts 22%

Jeff's MICO Presentation

The benefits you will receive from attending Jeff Davidson's presentation on Managing Information and Communication Overload:

[ ] maintain a clear desk
[ ] become better able manage all email files
[ ] have more productive workdays, day in and day out
[ ] manage incoming information to prevent information overload
[ ] minimize the deluge of information and communication from all directions
[ ] establish information management standards and procedures

[ ] stay more focused, more often
[ ] determine if you're a meglomaniac or infomaniac
[ ] organize your files, folders, documents, papers, and everything in between
[ ] manage your email inbin like a pro
[ ] quickly assess and allocate information received via paper, e-mail, voice mail
[ ] make faster, guilt-free decisions on what to retain and what to recycle or toss

[ ] adopt a potent filing system that's fast, easy, and rewarding
[ ] have more energy at the end of the workday
[ ] more easily share vital information with bosses, co-workers, or staff
[ ] use your copier, printer, scanner, and computer to diminish paper clutter
[ ] send faxes by fax/modem to eliminate paper handing on your end
[ ] employ scanning when it help to resolve your paper glut

[ ] avoid storing information in places where you'll "lose" it
[ ] have a more harmonious relationship among office staff
[ ] feel better about your job, career, and company
[ ] safeguard your office environment
[ ] be able to quickly peruse any book and find what you can use
[ ] stay on top of a several projects at once

[ ] save time by avoiding misdirection
[ ] gain a clear idea of what publications to receive and which not to receive
[ ] learn practical tips for staying off of junk mail and spam lists
[ ] break down semi-permanent piles
[ ] reclaim your desktop and other flat surfaces
[ ] vanquish the information glut, and keep it down to a dull roar

[ ] stay abreast of the latest information management tools
[ ] achieve clarity of thought
[ ] learn how to finish work on time
[ ] get your name off of junk mail lists
[ ] prevent piles and files from building up in the first place
[ ] coordinate on-line, on-disk and hard copy files

Jeff to Speak to IMC on 5/22

The Carolinas Chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants is presenting a program on Monday, May 22 that will cover two important topics; how to enhance your consulting website to generate more business, and how to manage your growing consulting practice in ways that maximize your personal enjoyment and benefit.

PRWEB -- The Carolinas Chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants is presenting a program on Monday, May 22 that will cover two important topics: how to enhance your consulting website to generate more business, and how to manage your growing consulting practice in ways that maximize your personal enjoyment and benefit.

The May 22nd program will be held at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro beginning at 1:30pm, including an afternoon workshop, dinner and a keynote speaker. Anyone involved in or interested in consulting as a practice is encouraged to attend.

The afternoon workshop features Paul Halas of Halas & Associates creator of the "Halas Business Valuation System," and Judi Wallace of Wallace Consulting, experienced consultants who know first-hand the power of online marketing.

The keynote dinner speaker is Jeff Davidson, founder of the Breathing Space Institute and a noted author and speaker. Mr. Davidson will focus on how you can truly master the information and communication overload you face every day in your practice. You’ll learn simple but powerful techniques to help you better manage information, control your environment, generate energy from your success and gain some real breathing space more often. So you can manage your pace with greater grace.

The program on Monday, May 22 begins with registration at 1:30pm, continuing with the Workshop at 2:00pm, a Networking Social at 5:00pm and a Dinner featuring the keynote speaker at 6:00pm. Fees are $40 for IMC Members and $50 for non-IMC Members, and information about IMC Membership will be available at the event. For more information, call 704-364-4440

Jeff Davidson's session

The benefits you will receive for attending Jeff Davidson's session on Managing Information and Communication Overload

[ ] identify major inhibitors of information management and learn to avoid them

[ ] become and remain organized

[ ] gain more room in your desk, file folders, shelves, and cabinets

[ ] manage your computer desktop with the same grace and ease as your physical desktop

[ ] gain practical tips and strategies for handling the daily volume of information

[ ] improve concentration for tasks big and small, long and short

[ ] keep track of professional as well as personal tasks you're handling

[ ] develop a rapid responsive system for verbal, written, and e-communications

[ ] more easily identify, screen, and assess information potentially valuable to you

[ ] cross fertilize disparate ideas to derive new insights and effective solutions

[ ] overcome the sense of overwhelm that can diminish your energy and creativity