Hope someone maybe able to help on here I have recently joined a new Company and looking to present a training session on Health and Safety awareness for Directors. If anyone could share or has one of these training sessions I would appreciate the info. my e mail address is paul_freeman@blueyonder.co.uk Thankyou

Don't get me wrong power point is a useful tool and I don't know about others, but I am increasingly finding powerpoint presentations tiresome and a bit 'old hat' and often instantly forgettable. Why not try another method and deliver it from the heart, with passion, conviction and a sense of proportion. I wonder if that may be more memorable and effective. That is what I am planning for my next foray into a similar scenario. Do of course use crib cards and practice it!

I experienced death by power point last week. We had just employed a new salesman and he asked to show our company accountant and myself his presentation he had worked on. To say we were bored after 5 minutes is an understatement, dont do it please! I also purchased a fire warden training kit the other week which included a power point presentation and this bored the staff rigid. I got the best reaction from the staff when I just simply talked to them and showed them some old training photos that I had. I will certainly not be using the purchased item again and will write my own training program for the next one. I even had people coming up to me the following day and wanting to continue the discussion in a very positive way. It just shows there really is no substitute for being passionate about your subject. MG