In this Issue:
*allPM Co-publisher's Letter, Judy Umlas
*From the Co-publisher's Desk, Frank Saladis, PMP
*allPM December/January Poll Results and New Poll Question
*Theme of the Month – Dynamite Presentations for Project Managers: Presentation Techniques That Capture the Audience: How to get a 5-star
rating from your meeting participants
By Barbara Houser, M.A.
*Top Ten Presentation Tips
By Steve Blash, PMP and Greta Blash, PMP
*Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs
By Carmine Gallo
*The Fear of Public Speaking
By Jolyon E. Hallows, CMC
*Excel 2007 Feature: Making colorful, dynamite charts with Excel 2007
By Bob Umlas, Microsoft® Excel MVP
*Project Review Meetings – Every PM, Every Project, Every Month
By Ryan L. Hayes
*Positive Leadership In Project Management – Creativity and Innovation, The Leader’s Edge
By Frank P. Saladis PMP
*Ask Harry! Training Choices – A Few Things to Consider
By Harry Rever, PMP – Director of Six Sigma, IIL
*How to Maintain your Focus under Stress
By Seth B. Greenwald, PMP
*PM Crossword Connections™: Presentation Pointers
By Frank Saladis, PMP
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From the Co-publisher's Desk— Judy Umlas
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Well, you made me very happy this month – over 500 of you read the editorial calendar of allPM.com which you received in the newsletter as (Please) Read This or Else! I even got some article proposals for future editions of our newsletter. And I received one excellent submission for this month’s theme of Dynamite Presentations for Project Managers from a member living in British Columbia. Jolyon Hallows wrote a delightful article, which you will find in this edition of allPM.com. What makes me happiest is that you are participating. I told
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From the Co-publisher's Desk - Frank P. Saladis, PMP
The thought of having to prepare and deliver a presentation strikes fear in the hearts of many people. Standing in front of a room or other meeting facility and addressing a group of people that could be strangers, peers, friends, colleagues or clients can be nerve wracking and unsettling to even the most confident individual. It is a fact, however, that a project manager will be required to deliver many presentations during his or her career and it is important to develop the skills needed to be successful as a presenter.
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December/January Poll Results
Is your organization planning to adopt agile?
a) No. Agile is just a fad. - 22.62 % (19)
b) We are running pilot projects now. - 7.14 % (6)
c) Some projects already are using agile techniques. - 46.43 % (39)
d) We’re evaluating agile for the future. - 23.81 % (20)
Total votes: 84
The February poll question is:
Does your company value visuals in presentations?
a) Always - they must be stunning
b) Not really, we don't always use them
c) Indifferent to the way they look
d) Just want accurate information
If you have not already done so, please stop by allPM.com and add your opinion today. |
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Theme of the Month – Dynamite Presentations for Project Managers: Presentation Techniques That Capture the Audience: How to get a 5-star
rating from your meeting participants
By Barbara Houser, M.A.
“It was a waste of time.” “We accomplished nothing.” “I don’t know why I was invited -- the topics discussed had nothing to do with me.” “I never had a chance to give my opinion.” “George and Marina dominated the whole discussion.” “What are we supposed to do now?”
You can assume that those disgruntled meeting attendees were not
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Barbara Houser, M.A. is a New York City–based consultant and educator.
She has designed and delivered interactive communication skills programs for more than 20 years throughout the U.S. and in Canada, England, Bermuda, and Barbados. A certified facilitator, her clients have included banking institutions, medical facilities, insurance firms, and governmental agencies. |
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Top Ten Presentation Tips
By Steve Blash, PMP and Greta Blash, PMP
Introduction
Congratulations!! You have been asked to make a presentation. Someone believes that you have something worth hearing or seeing, or maybe both. Most people are never asked to be a presenter so now you have an invitation to become a member of a very exclusive group. Only those members have heard the flattering words, “We would like you to make a presentation for us.”
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Steve and Greta Blash have been frequent speakers world-wide at conferences and seminars. They have spoken on topics including systems development, business re-engineering/process improvement, project management, business analysis and business intelligence.
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Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs
By Carmine Gallo
Project managers know that team-building and effective communications are critical tools for success. Presentations give project managers the opportunity to inspire stakeholders to buy into the vision. In my opinion, nobody does presentations better than Apple CEO Steve Jobs. While most presenters deliver information, Jobs inspires. I analyzed his latest presentation for Macworld 2008 and identified the 10 keys that you can adopt to dazzle your audience.
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Based on the article originally published by TheLadders.com
Carmine Gallo is a communications coach for the world’s most admired brands. His book, Fire Them Up! (www.amazon.com/firethemup) contains insights from top business leaders who inspire through the language of motivation. |
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The Fear of Public Speaking
By Jolyon E. Hallows, Certified Management Consultant (CMC)
Several years ago, I jumped out of an airplane. Yes, the plane was flying and, yes, I had a parachute. Am I some extreme dude who thrives on mortal risks and believes that life is only worth living when it’s about to end? No. In fact, I’m somewhat risk-averse; waterslides bother me and I get nauseated even on merry-go-rounds. How, then, was I able to leap from an airplane at five thousand feet above the ground and overcome my
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Jolyon Hallows, Certified Management Consultant (CMC) has over thirty years experience in IT with a focus on project and portfolio management. He is the author of Information Systems Project Management, (First and Second Editions), and The Project Management Office Toolkit, both published by the American Management Association. He has given numerous seminars on project management, he is a faculty member for the Diploma in Applied Project Management offered by Simon Fraser University, and he conducted the Project Management Boot Camp at a recent New York Technology Forum. He is based in Burnaby, British Columbia. |
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Excel 2007 Feature: Making colorful, dynamite charts with Excel 2007
By Bob Umlas, Microsoft® Excel MVP
Excel 2007 has wonderful presentation features. Here we're going to look at a few charts.
One of the features of Excel 2007 is that it comes with the ability to use pre-built templates.
This series of charts comes from the template section called Charts, under the "more categories" area.
Suppose you have data like the following
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Bob Umlas has been a Microsoft® Excel MVP since 1995. He has been a beta tester for new versions of Microsoft Excel since version 1.5 (on the Macintosh)! He has led several sessions at Microsoft's Tech-Ed: Maximizing Excel development using Array Formulas, and Excel Tips and Tricks. He is also the author of “This isn’t Excel, it’s Magic!” The second edition of this book is now available (www.iil.com/publishing). |
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Project Review Meetings – Every PM, Every Project, Every Month
By Ryan L. Hayes
Project management usually focuses on how to organize and manage resources in a way that the project is completed within defined scope, quality, time, and cost constraints. Practitioners of project management have internalized numerous principles that reflect this. They ultimately seek to ensure that a project is delivered within these defined constraints.
If the above goal sounds obvious, it should. Virtually all companies in the
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The Gateway Engineers, Inc. is a full-service civil engineering and consulting firm with multiple offices who can design and manage a project from concept to completion. For over 50 years, the company has been at the forefront of innovation in the engineering industry. Today, the company effectively and efficiently manages literally thousands of projects a year for a diverse group of clients throughout the country. For additional information, please visit us at www.gatewayengineers.com |
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Positive Leadership In Project Management – Creativity and Innovation, The Leader’s Edge
By Frank P. Saladis PMP
Creativity and innovation are critical skills for any leader and a “must have” for success. As people mature and become comfortable in their respective job assignments, the inherent creativity found in everyone seems to dissipate or become sealed in a deep chamber of the mind where it is forgotten. During class discussions I often bring creativity and innovation into the dialog. I ask the class participants about their creative
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Frank P. Saladis (PMP) is Senior Consultant with International Institute for Learning, Inc. He has been involved in the development of standardized Project Management Guidelines (PMGs) for the AT&T Corporate Information Technology Services (Corporate ITS) organization and is the author of the Project Evaluation Review Process (PERP). He is the recipient of the 2006 PMI Linn Stuckenbruck person of the year award. |
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Ask Harry! Training Choices – A Few Things to Consider
By Harry Rever, PMP – Director of Six Sigma, IIL
I’m often asked by training participants what to look for or consider when looking for a PMP or Six Sigma certification training provider. For most of us in the project management and process improvement field, training is something of great importance to us individually and for our place of employment. Over the years, I’ve been to hundreds of days of training and attended more seminars than I can recall. As a Six Sigma and Project
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If you have a question you would like addressed, send an e-mail to Harry at harry.rever@iil.com
Harry Rever is Director of Six Sigma for International Institute for Learning. Harry has trained thousands of employees on Six Sigma, process improvement, and project management and he frequently presents at conferences and seminars. He has certifications as a Six Sigma Black Belt, Quality Manager, Quality Consultant, and Project Management Professional. Harry earned his MBA from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas and has Bachelors degrees in Marketing and Management from Texas Tech University. |
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How to Maintain your Focus under Stress
By Seth B. Greenwald, PMP
Have you ever felt unfocused, distracted or discombobulated? Silly question, right? The nature of project management is to be pulled in many directions at once. Your boss wants something now; your team needs you urgently; your client is in a very needy mood today; your consultant is MIA; your contractor requires answers or else the whole project grinds to a halt in the next hour! With so many conflicting forces acting on us, it’s a
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Seth B. Greenwald, PMP is a Senior Project Manager for TranSystems Corporation. His office, one of 45 nationwide, is located in Norwalk, CT. TranSystems is an architectural/engineering firm specializing in the full spectrum of transportation-related projects; from the design and construction management of roads to bridges to airport terminals to the retail stores and restaurants located within the terminals. Seth can be reached at sbgreenwald@transystems.com.
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PM Crossword Connections™: Presentation Pointers
By Frank Saladis, PMP
(Click here or the image above for a crossword in a new window. )
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