Just read an excellent article by Lisa Braithwaite on metaphor. In the article about the use of metaphor in the Tour de France commentary, Lisa talks about Phil & Paul’s excellent use of color to make a potentially dull 3+ hours, exciting. The commentary is there to add a story to a sporting event. The story makes the event come alive rather than just be a copy of what you can already see.
When you think of it compared to a PowerPoint presentation, Paul and Phil and not merely reading their slides, they are capturing the essence and making it come alive.
Evaluate your speeches and presentations. Have you made the topic as interesting as you could?
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This post was written by john on July 2, 2009
Thanks for your reference to my post, and especially for making the analogy to PowerPoint. What a great example!
LB
Thanks for the suggestion. I see now that most of my speeches have been mere pancakes – hot off the griddle but a bit flat. In the future I shall attempt to cook up a more satisfying souffle! It might take a bit of practice to get all the ingredients in the right proportion, of course…