I just finished watching the SteveNote. As I was watching, I noticed how Steve Jobs had the audience eating out of his hands. I had the thought, what if preachers could present like that.
Characteristics of Steve Job’s presentations
- Shows success by numbers
- Let them know they (apple customers) aren’t alone, that others have “buy-in” too.
- Inspires
- Makes the features seems do-able
- Leaves the audience with the feeling of “I want to buy everything!”
- Talks about the product features
- Demonstrates the product features (how it works, how it applies to their life)
- Talks about the product features again
- Shows how this will change your life and productivity
- Doesn’t use acronyms
- Knows his stuff. No TelePrompTer. Has checklist of what he wants to cover.
- Rehearses: Practices timing & delivery
- He knows what is coming up next in the present
- Comfortable & relaxed.
- Invites others on the stage
- Uses humor
- Repetition: says the same thing, over and over
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Evan, Nice post. Of all the points listed there, I find myself drawn to the importance of rehearsing your presentation/sermon. All of the aspects are vital, but even if everything else is right on target, a poorly rehearsed presentation/sermon can fail miserably. Of course, if it isn’t rehearsed, not all of the other elements will be there anyway.
(By the way, I left a similar reply via Twitter.)
I’m not sure if “show success by numbers” is a necessity for preachers. Gideon shows that numbers aren’t all that important. Other than that, there are some good suggestions for the mechanics of presentations, provided the message is correct.