Use PersonalBrain for Outstanding Presentations

We had a great webinar today with a ton of questions.  Thanks to all attendees for their participation. We focused on how you can use PersonalBrain as a presentation and persuasion tool for more effective communication before, during and after your meetings. If you missed the webinar, feel free to watch the on-line recording.

Template Brains from Webinar

• Here is the BrainZip I used for my presentation. A PersonalBrain on “Presenting with PersonalBrain…”
• Here is the sample Brain of an executive annual meeting presentation done with PersonalBrain.

Here is an overview of what we covered:

Three Phases for Better Presentations with PersonalBrain

1. Before Presentation

1. Organize ideas and agenda with Thoughts
2. Pin key Thoughts so you remember them
3. Add zoomable icons to Thoughts
4. Add Thought Types and Tags
5. Adjust animation speed

2. During Presentation

1. Wander your Brain before the meeting starts to peek people’s interest
2. Use PersonalBrain’s Presentation Mode (Under View Menu)
3. Switch to Expanded and Outline View for bigger picture
4. Instant Activate gets you to whatever you need to talk about instantly
5. Create new Thoughts from your meeting discussion live and make the presentation interactive

3. After Presentation

1. Add in your meeting notes and new ideas
2. Continue to store additional information
3. Publish your Brain on the Web
4. Send a BrainZip to attendees

PersonalBrain Presentation Applications. There are a Ton!

Collective Brainstorming

• No limits to number of ideas that can be added
• Additional files and supporting research can be integrated
• Easy and flexible linking and unlinking of concepts

(See my previous blog post for more on Brainstorming)

Education Seminars and Lectures

• Enhance understanding of subject matter
• Provides overview of content for students
• Reinforces key concepts

(Watch Previous Webinar on Using PersonalBrain for Education)

Project Management Meetings

• Link people to areas of responsibility
• Perform impact assessment on project changes
• Visualize project phases and key milestones
  • Phase1
  • Phase2
  • Phase 3
• Visually identify and capture requirements

(Read previous blog post on project management)

Sales Pitches and Business Development

• Highlight and focus on key marketing messages
• Visualize contingencies of a problem

(See Ken Morris’ Brain on Sales Management)

Visual Arguments and Persuasive Proofs

• Legal briefings
• Political debates
• Raising money
• SWOT analysis

Visual Catalogues and Product Showcases

• Multidimensional categorization of products
• Zoomable icons highlight product

Why Not Just Stick to Traditional PowerPoint Decks?

Using PersonalBrain for your presentation helps you:

• Focus on core ideas and their ramifications
• Get busy executives attention!!
  • Audience doesn’t get lost in the slide
  • A novel presentation means they will remember.
• Minimize graphic and artwork requirements
• Simplify complex relationships
• Visualize key ideas

Recording available at http://www.thebrain.com/apps

2 Responses to “Get People’s Attention with the Power of Your Ideas.”

1. Ken Tilt Says:
   July 20th, 2009 at 12:54 pm

   Great program and I see the value of the presentation benefits of PB. I missed how to bring individual slides into the PB. Is it just copy and paste and was there a way to resize the pics as you bring them up and finally someone asked can you coreograph your presentation so you can use an advancer mechanism to work your way through it like ppt..
   I have many letures in ppt and would like to use the best of both worlds to jump around but to also move through a predetermined order
   thanks
   ken

2. Michael Hartzell Says:
   July 20th, 2009 at 2:54 pm

   The Brain software does not disappoint. Nor do the online training classes. I continue to recommend to others. At every class I learn something new.
   Very happy to have upgraded to pro version. The aspect of presentation by using Power Point slides is very slick!

   Mike

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