How many times in your business have you heard the question, “Can we do that?" Sometimes the answer is, “No that’s too technical", or “We could if only…" With today’s technology you can make sophisticated, high-power multimedia presentations. A sweet little suite of audio/video software from AVnex Ltd (downloadable at www.audio4fun.com) might just enable the ‘yes’ answer you are looking for. While the products they market are primarily aimed at the younger demographic and their leisure activities, their software tools are really powerful audio and video editing suites disguised as fun software. The applications for businesses are almost endless.
Let’s say you have a new service you want to introduce to your current clients. It’s an easy appointment to make; they like you and they like your products and services, so of course, you will probably be able to get them to sit down long enough to make a persuasive presentation; but how will you do that? Will it be the same old PowerPoint silent, slow-moving slideshow, with your guy either reading a script or winging it, slide by slide? What if you had a professional voiceover to guide the viewer, to add that extra dimension of presentation? Well, AVnex offers a voice morphing program that can do that.
A morphing program has many different filters and effects that can be applied to an audio file or audio stream (read: live recording) to enhance and alter the output. In fact, you yourself can be the narrator, the great orator, representing the company and with your new voice, you can put the presentation over the top. Their Voice Changer Software Diamond 4.0 (detailed at www.audio4fun.com/voice-over.htm) comes with fun built-in voices like The Terminator, and Sexy Woman, and who knows, maybe they’d be appropriate for your application; however, the controls for this program are able to make less radical modifications to your voice, with rather astounding results. You can easily make subtle shifts in the timbre and pitch of your voice to add resonance and presence. You can add a filter to enrich the overall sound of your recordings. With the aid of a simple set of headphones and a mike you can, in real time, make adjustments to your ‘new’ voice. You can make it deeper or higher or older or younger, not by jamming the slides all the way over, but by the tiniest of adjustments, you can turn your own ordinary business voice into a polished narration. It all happens in real time, and you will be impressed with how different, how much better you can sound with just a few simple adjustments to the controls.
Once you have the audio down, you can easily combine it with the video. You can also, with software from AVnex, or even the built-in movie maker software in XP, create your videos and slide presentations with interesting transitions and effects, and import the narration you have created to go along perfectly with the visuals. Think about the impression you can make with a multimedia, high quality presentation with only a laptop and perhaps an LCD projector for equipment. You can also make these projects available for viewing by invitation on your corporate website. They make you look big, professional, sophisticated and cutting edge; just the perception that can lead to increased after-market activity for your company.
Think about this too; once you’ve prepared your creation in the right format, you can copy it to a memory stick, drop it in your pocket and walk into a meeting virtually empty-handed and still make a blowout presentation; just borrow one of their computers for the show. This way you can make the same creative impression one-to-one or to a room full of potential buyers, or conceivably the entire industry could view it on your website. Don’t ever underestimate the power of multimedia. We are a culture of commercials and marketing, and when it’s done right and presented professionally, it can make all the difference in your bottom line.
Author: Wayne Rice is a freelance marketing consultant; interested in photography and graphic arts. He currently resides in the United States.
When delivering a business presentation, it is essential that you are able to present all the aspects, including all necessary data about a business undertaking or project. Sure, you know this and you are perfectly capable of coming up with a comprehensive presentation. But the problem with business presentations is that they tend to be complicated and boring. And when you fail to catch your audience's attention, or you manage to but then they later get confused, you know that your sleepless nights have lost their cause.
So how do turn your business presentation into a success?
Research and Study
Now you can't make a report without knowing the facts. It is of utmost importance that you do you homework beforehand. If you can, start researching weeks before your presentation. This will give you time to understand and internalize what you need to know. But don't put everything in your presentation, unless you are given a whole week to present it! Just take the most pertinent data and leave out those that you can.
But make sure that you are able to give your audience what they need to hear. Don't leave out something important just because you have a hard time mastering it, or you're too lazy to study the information - it's your responsibility to understand it. Otherwise, you have no business presenting it.
Simplify and Practice
Take all the complex data and make it so that everyone understands what you are trying to impart. Use everyday examples, and make sure you are able to explain every single detail of your report. Practice a day or two before the presentation, and try to anticipate the questions that will be asked. Prepare and practice delivering your answers, so that you don't get rattled on the day of the presentation.
Be Creative
Imagine speaking nonstop in front of an audience for an hour or so with only charts and graphs as visual aid. Do you think you will be able to keep their attention? The trick here is to employ multimedia support. You may have heard of, or even used, Flash programmed presentations and PowerPoint presentations. But do you know how to maximize these so that you get a powerful presentation?
Don't settle for the colorful slides alone. Make your presentation interactive - use enhanced images, video, and audio. Yes, advanced technology now allows you to integrate everything you need into your presentation, and the possibilities are endless. You can make your presentation in the form of documentation, music videos, or even a short film.
But then again, you can't just slap in any picture, video, or audio anywhere you please. You have to get proper images and audio, and you also need to organize your presentation enhancement such that all images and audio that you are using are pertinent to our presentation. You also have to know when and where you need to place your presentation enhancement. If you do otherwise, you will have an awkward presentation, not a successful one. And you want your audience to be clamoring for business card after the presentation, right?
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