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Post by banessau on Sept 20, 2013 13:13:41 GMT -6
Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
The way this article was written, is how data should be presented; straight to the point. Anytime I am in a class lecture where the professor is reading off the slides, it kills me. That is too much data in paragraphs and it is overwhelming. They are supposed to summarize and transmit the information in a way that is understandable to their audience, their clients. Not only that, but everyone's personality type is different and unique to them. Some people enjoy data and grasp that better than any other information. Whereas, others are creative and have a different way of interpreting data so it can be very painful to sit in a meeting and see too many words and models. Overall, data should be given in a clear way that is flexible for everyone to understand.
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Post by dipanjali1 on Sept 21, 2013 21:47:06 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
Open discussions are more fruitful than having a presentation loaded with data. When people themselves participate in any discussion, it leaves a better and lasting impression on them. Even when giving presentation, one must make sure that it is precise and to the point. A powerful presentation is the one that conveys the message and urges the audience to take action.
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Post by stephaniemeyer on Sept 22, 2013 12:21:28 GMT -6
Decker's article really hit home for me as it made me think about parent teacher conferences. In my profession, it's important that I approach parents with specific information about their child and with an action plan to resolve any conflicts. If I overwhelm them with too much information, the conference is more likely to go in a negative direction. By following Decker's advice, my conferences are more likely to end on a positive note with all parties pleased with the outcome.
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Post by cory on Sept 23, 2013 14:15:49 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
As college students, I think we have all been in the situation were we have been presented with too much data and not enough messages to support it. Basically, we were thrown numbers and definitions but had to clue how to associate them with the topic at hand. This is especially important in the business world. Customers will not be impressed if you just throw numbers at them and expect that to convince them to buy your product or service. You have to tailor the message to the individual and work hard to encourage feedback from the customer so that you can generate the appropriate responses that will get them to purchase your product.
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Post by ernestmajoue on Sept 23, 2013 18:12:14 GMT -6
This article talks about information overload and giving the customer or client what they need. This article was an overload itself, they should have cut to the point. Decker talks about a clear point of view, yet he point in this article seemed to be pushed on the reader. Keep the message simple and to the point. Let the customer read and understand the material.
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Post by kathrynprieto on Sept 24, 2013 12:31:42 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
I agree that data should be accompanied with a clear end goal, and why that end goal matters to your success. Numbers and information in general are much more useful when you know why the data is important. Keeping your audience from feeling overwhelmed is key to motivating them to utilizing the information in a positive way. "Consider what you want them to walk away with." is the number one consideration when preparing a presentation like the article is talking about. Without keeping this in mind, you will have wasted everyone's time, including yours.
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Post by brittanyfury on Sept 25, 2013 14:59:30 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data I completely agree with this article. I feel when professors overload their students with information, we get discouraged and feel incompetent. Informing employees and students of objectives and what is expected of them leaves no room for confusion. If employees are aware of their job duties, then they are likely to succeed with no problem. Employees also need to know why they are given certain information and what to do with that information. Don't overload employees with information that they arent going to use right away. Instead, deliver the information in bits, while welcoming any questions or concerns employees may have.
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Post by brittanyfury on Sept 25, 2013 15:01:46 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data I completely agree with this article. I feel when professors overload their students with information, we get discouraged and feel incompetent. Informing employees and students of objectives and what is expected of them leaves no room for confusion. If employees are aware of their job duties, then they are likely to succeed with no problem. Employees also need to know why they are given certain information and what to do with that information. Don't overload employees with information that they arent going to use right away. Instead, deliver the information in bits, while welcoming any questions or concerns employees may have.
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Post by bneedham on Sept 25, 2013 18:47:17 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
It is important to streamline information. I often feel that many of the news sites or sources that I use have problems with information overload. I agree with the message of the article and feel that sometimes its not what you say but how you say it. People tend to lose interest and often interpret long passages as rambling. Creating more concise streams of information also lowers the amount of time required to get your point across.
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Post by jessicareid on Sept 27, 2013 7:52:29 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
Ms. Kelly Decker is the executive Vice President of Decker Communications. She advises that in order to more effectively communicate, and especially to influence, you have to take a different approach to information delivery. Typically people tend to deliver a speech: just saying everything there is to say about the subject, including their plea of conviction, all at once. This method leave the message receivers overwhelmed and they typically don't take any action. Instead business people should have a formula in place before attempting to influence: point of view, specific action, and benefit of that action. These should be delivered in small parts, allowing time for feedback and questions. In this way, the receiver of the message has a clear idea of what you think they should do and why. This leads to more effective influences and communication, which leads to more successful business.
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Post by sbardwell on Oct 1, 2013 9:52:23 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
Most people are like me, when presented with an overload of data a mental shut down is inevitable. It is very difficult for people to process a few things, much less a wealth of information. This is especially true if it is not a product, service, or area in which they are not familiar. Once you present the major points, those that are interested will seek more information. Narrowing down those who are truly interested in a subject or product can save loads of time. In addition, it can afford the presenter the opportunity to spend dedicated time to those specific people who are interested. Quality over quantity is a concept in which many people need practice.
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Post by christiebrown on Oct 2, 2013 14:45:37 GMT -6
I think that while doing a presentation, it is important to give the listeners good, real life examples to keep them interested if you are doing a presentation on something that is a bit dry. Giving them definitions will quickly lose their attention, and in business, it is not a good thing to lose your audience's full attention throughout. I think that keeping an audience's attention can be hard, but if you can figure out a way to do it, it will make things go much smoother for you in the long run.
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Post by darrell2009 on Oct 4, 2013 20:05:35 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data IT exactly what most business presentations consist of data after data of information with most time only 25% of what the speak said we as the audience took in reason is of that hours of lectures. If we as speak understand about how fast our audience mind drift to another state of mind and not playing attention to exactly what we are saying that would know that need to get there point across as early and as fast as possible.
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Post by danielleolivier on Oct 7, 2013 10:03:05 GMT -6
Kelly Decker makes a very good point. When talking with someone or a group, whether it is a presentation, business meeting, or one on one interaction, it is vital to make your point known and to get it across clearly without a lot of extra information. Dumping a ton of data and unnecessary details into a conversation make your main point blurry and makes it hard for listeners to keep up and decipher your main point. Interaction is an important tool that helps to keep their attention and keep them interested in your topic and the main point you want them to take away from listening to what you have to say.
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Post by tevinrapp7 on Oct 7, 2013 14:14:39 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Overload Your Audience With A Bunch Of Data
This article is right dont overload people with too much data. To much data can drive a person insane if a person cant comprehend the data in one meeting standings. I know when a teacher overwhelm me with data I get discourage and aggravated. People dont want to feel overwhelm at work it brings there ego down. Expectantly if its a new worker, give that person some time to understand the data before you overwhelm the person with data. A brief amount of data can benefit employees in outstanding ways by offering them opportunities to give ideas about the data and better understand it. Data can be overwhelming sometimes but if its kept brief people can more feedback to it.
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