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About Relational Presentation
Getting Started/Promoting Change
Learning (Books/Workshops/Training)
Benefits and Reasons for Using
Design Issues
Delivery/Interactivity
Applications (Sales/Speaking/Teaching)
Equipment/Software Considerations

 
     
About Relational Presentation

What's different about Relational Presentation?
Is it a lot of work to develop an interactive presentation platform?
Is Relational Presentation complicated or difficult to learn?
Can you do this with Web pages instead of PowerPoint?
With this process, does a presenter have to know the content really well?
Does Relational Presentation work for Web-based presentation?
What does Relational Presentation look like to the audience?
What's happening outside the US with these ideas?
What is a Visual Clue?
What is a Picture Story?

   
Getting Started/Promoting Change

Are Relational Presentation examples available for download?
Is this process something I can learn on my own?
Can I build a visually interactive platform using my current slide shows?
What if I don't know PowerPoint well?
Is it possible to gradually ease into learning visually interactive techniques?
How can I get my co-workers unstuck from their linear mindsets?
What if our presenters just want to read bullet points on their slides?
How do I convince my company this is worth the investment?
Speakers give me things at the last minute and say, "Make it look pretty."

   
Learning (Books/Workshops/Training)
Is an e-learning version of workshops available?
Do you still do onsite workshops that are open to the general public?
How can I be certified as a Relational Presentation trainer?
Does the textbook teach me everything I need to know about the process?
Is there a certification process associated with the workshop sessions?
Do I need high-speed Internet for your live online training?

   
Benefits and Reasons for Using
How does this concept make our slide shows more interesting?
How does Relational Presentation help a speaker feel more confident?
What is meant by saying Relational Presentation components are reusable?
What if our speakers travel a lot and changes must happen on-the-fly?
Explain the benefits of the one-idea-per-slide principle.
   
Design Issues

What if I have other people build my slide shows for me?
How do I get visual slide content if I'm not a graphic designer?
What if I give specific presentations only once? Is this worth it?
Is there more going on here than hyperlinks?
What if our content changes frequently?
Can information in the network (e.g. graphs) be updated automatically?
What about PowerPoint templates, themes, and Slide Masters?
How can I make my bullet point slides more interactive?
How do I learn the fancy media design stuff like graphics and video?
How do you get your navigation structures to appear and disappear?

   
Delivery/Interactivity

Why is interactivity important if I'm just giving people information?
How do I keep from getting lost when navigating?
How do you find anything with so many slides available?
Can I use Relational Presentation and still present linearly (slide-to-slide)?
What does interactivity mean in a Relational Presentation context?
What does "customizing the message" look like?
How do you deal with handouts
when giving an interactive session?
Can a Relational Presentation platform be used as an intranet?

   
Applications (Sales/Speaking/Teaching)

How is Relational Presentation used in sales and marketing?
Will my sales people get off track and distracted using these methods?
Are there studies showing that this approach improves sales?
Does interactive presentation improve learning?
Does this approach work at large-audience speaking events (e.g. keynotes)?

Does this approach support a structured, certified training process?

   
Equipment/Software Considerations

What equipment/software do I need for this process?
What if I have an old computer?
Can I back up my presentation network on a memory stick?
If a network contains many thousands of slides, how big will it be?
What if something goes wrong with the technology?
Does this style of presentation require slide shows to be on a Web server?
Will this work on a Mac?
How do I become a beta tester for the RP software?
What is ASU's involvement with the RP software?

   
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