quotes

is for QUOTES

"Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said." - Jean Rostand

Quotes mean you never have to be alone in defending your ideas.

You have friends you can call upon to back up you up! Sharing WOWs (words of wisdom) spoken by others are authoritative, enforce your point and can offer inspiration. (As an additional tip – it seems the longer the person has been dead, the more punch!)

With the Internet and search engines like Google, you never have to be without the perfect "WOW" to reinforce your message.

One of my very favorite resources for quotes is Think Arete, sampled here:

Additional embellishment opportunities

Here are some ideas I culled from Tom Antion's book titled, Wake 'Em Up!:

Have a funny statement projected on the screen before a presentation begins can make participants take notice and build their anticipation of your presentation.

Leave the audience quiet and thoughtful by citing a touching phrase to close your presentation.

Have a pithy one-liner that makes the same point as a story, in case your time is cut.