{"id":53,"date":"2015-10-22T15:35:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/2015\/10\/22\/the-sigmoid-curve-of-preparation\/"},"modified":"2017-07-26T12:17:34","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T12:17:34","slug":"the-sigmoid-curve-of-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/the-sigmoid-curve-of-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"The sigmoid curve of preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">The (perceived) overall value of a\u00a0presentation, the p cubed value, is based on the product of the story (p1), the supportive media (p2) and the delivery of this (p3). Mathematically I wonder if the relationship between the p cubed value and effort required\u00a0is\u00a0best\u00a0represented by a<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"> sigmoidal curve. The relationship between development\u00a0of a\u00a0presenter and the effort involved in further progress may be more clear in this.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-572 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/sigmoid-curve.gif\" alt=\"sigmoid curve growth\" width=\"610\" height=\"378\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Those who seek to improve their presentations by changing only slide design will of course see improvement. A reduction in the number of bulletpoints, deciding to use prezi or adding clip art will have impact, but only minimal. The p2 presenter has little reward despite significant effort.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">The majority of those who read this blog can consider themselves within the second section, at least a p1 presenter. The fundamental reconsideration of presentations as a whole, approaching from an understanding of audience needs to construct a\u00a0story and then illustrating it will make a huge difference in the value of a presentation. The effort involved is actually less as one flows directly from the other and consequently delivery improves also. The changes for a p1 presenter are great.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Those who have embraced this structural change aspire to the P3 level of presenter. The reward in terms of effort expended is less clear. This may that may not ever be preceived by the audience but should neither restrict nor dishearten the presenter who truly desires to communicate effectively. No one will ever deliver The Perfect Presentation. There is always room for improvement.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The (perceived) overall value of a\u00a0presentation, the p cubed value, is based on the product of the story (p1), the supportive media (p2) and the delivery of this (p3). Mathematically I wonder if the relationship between the p cubed value and effort required\u00a0is\u00a0best\u00a0represented by a sigmoidal curve. 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