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In his 2018 letter to shareholders, Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, reminded his senior managers that PowerPoint is banned in all executive meetings. Bezos's reasons for banning presentation software and his suggestions for a replacement provides invaluable insights for all leaders and professional influencers.

PowerPoint is everywhere in financial services. Client reviews. Seminar decks. Conference talks. Internal meetings. For many advisers, it has become the default way to “present professionally”. Yet research commonly referenced from Harvard suggests something uncomfortable: slide‑led presentations often weaken clarity, understanding, and decision‑making rather than improve them. That matters — because in advice conversations, clarity isn’t a nice‑to‑have. It’s the difference b

Ever wondered how Google beat Yahoo, Ask and other search engines to achieve such dominance? What is their blueprint for their success? What if you could apply that same formula to your presentations? And what if that same formula could transform your presentations to make them more, persuasive, memorable and engaging? So, what do you need to do?

Whether you are speaking to one person or to many, every aspect of your communication counts. Your body language, tone of voice, what you say, and how you say it all contribute to your overall message. Certain words and phrases are almost guaranteed to switch others off. And yet, I hear them time and time again in presentations. Here are some examples of phrases to cut from your presentations...

What if there was a proven formula that could help you persuade more people than ever before and improve your presentation skills to make your delivery more engaging?

Your words matter. A single word can change someone's mind, often without their awareness. Certain words are proven to be more powerful and persuasive than others.