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Save the Date – Incredible Wedding Invitation

March 4, 2010 in Corporate Presentability, Language : English, People Presentability, Varia | 2 comments

This is an awesome wedding invitation.

This couple made a short movie to invite their friends and family to their wedding.

As I wrote in: Be memorable by being different & surprising, “To stand out from the crowd, we need to be different, unique.”

If you want to see something truly different, watch this video.



Source : Le Patrouilleur du Net


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I Present Naked to the Board of Directors

February 15, 2010 in Ad, Corporate Presentability, Language : English, Speaking Tips | No comments


I Present Naked to the Board of Directors | Source : DavidBaeza on twitpic.com


New stunning campaign from Citrix for is GoToMeeting solution. A true eyes catching ad, with an intriguing message.

We collaborate Naked | Source : DavidBaeza on twitpic.comHow can you be naked to present to the board or to collaborate with coworkers? (see picture beside from Los Angeles Airport).

You have to use GoToMeeting. It is a solution for online meeting.

The message is simple: you can do your meeting from the comfort of your home without the office dressing code (or naked if you prefer).

Citrix targets a growing trend in business. Telecommuting (not nakedness!).

Pure effectiveness. I like that campaign.


Really naked

Is there people participating to online meeting naked? According to a recent study, yes (CNBC).

About one in five UK participants in conference calls have called in while naked. Almost half have worn only their underwear while 68 percent have only worn pajamas, a survey by BT Conferencing showed Wednesday.

Is it the start of a new trend?


How would you feel to really present naked?

In 2005 Garr Reynolds post a brilliant article: Make your next presentation naked. It is not about removing clothes, but removing everything that is not contributing to the message.

Being naked involves stripping away all that is unnecessary to get at the essence of your message. The naked presenter approaches the presentation task embracing the ideas of simplicity, clarity, honesty, integrity, and passion.

According to this post, you should “Present naked to the board of directors”.


Twitter campaign

To my knowledge, Citrix is one of the first to use a Twitter hashtag in a billboard campaign (Twitter is a social media and a hashtag is a keyword helping people categorize the information. The # symbol is preceding the keyword.)

For the campaign,  Citrix have chosen the hashtag #getnaked and they are suggesting people to publish their story on Twitter.

You can search Twitter with the hashtag and see the contributions of the users.

The campaign is not targeting the technological challenged people. It is targeting those who use and understand those technologies.

Citrix is innovating with this campaign in leveraging the social media. Good move.

We will see more and more of this kind of campaign


Some fun

On the lighter side, here are some of the gems I found searching Twitter with the #getnaked hashtag.

New Zealand airline video Car snow working from home


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Creative ad – A Bus Stop with a Tuque

February 4, 2010 in Ad, Corporate Presentability, Language : English | No comments


Bus Stop with Tuque in Quebec City | PRESENTability.comA bus stop wearing a tuque!! I saw one on twitpic today,

I know it is cold in Quebec City (I leave there), but this is really funny. It is real creativity.

Thanks to @LaGeeke for the information and the picture.

As you can see the tuque is related to the milk ad. It is part of the campaign “Soirée réconfortante” (free translation: comforting evening).

I found some information about the campaign and more pictures on INFOPRESSE.com (French)


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Conseils de Nicolas Roberge pour les gestionnaires en TI face aux médias sociaux

February 2, 2010 in Corporate Presentability, Langue : Français, Varia | 3 comments

This post is only available in French

Joueur très actif des médias sociaux de la région de Québec (et individu extrêmement sympathique), Nicolas Roberge a contribué à l’article du journal Les Affaires intitulé :

Quatre conseils aux gestionnaires TI indécis face aux médias sociaux


Télécharger l'article du Journal Les Affaires (Nicolas Roberge)La version en ligne sur le site LesAffaires.com ayant été reformatée pour le Web, la photo de Nicolas n’y apparait malheureusement plus.

Pour le bénéfice de tous, je me suis permis de numériser l’article et de le distribuer ici. Voici donc, la version originale avec la photo de Nicolas dans toute sa splendeur.

Cliquez sur l’image pour visualiser l’article (PDF 514 K)


Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas Nicolas, il est le propriétaire d’Ovologic, une compagnie d’informatique. Il est très actif sur les différents réseaux sociaux, notamment sur Twitter (@NicolasRoberge).

Il est aussi l’organisateur des Tweetups (rassemblement d’utilisateurs de Twitteur). En passant, le prochain Tweetup est ce soir. Profitons-en pour féliciter Nicolas.


Auteur : Denis François Gravel


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3 Presentation Tips – Interview sneak peek

January 15, 2010 in Corporate Presentability, Ideas Presentability, Language : English, Langue : Français, People Presentability, Slides, Speaking Tips | 4 comments


I am not sure it was a good idea to accept this interview.

While I was driving, ideas where popping in my head. How is it possible to have something to say to fill 25 min? Will I be interesting? You know, that kind of thing.

It took less than 2 minutes to Davender to make me feel comfortable. He does this naturally with his large smile and his sincere interest in what we have to discuss.


Screenshot of the interview of Denis Francois Gravel by Davender Gupta

Interview of Denis Francois Gravel by Coach Davender


We agree on some topics to discuss and we start the interview.

It runs really smooth. Like a conversation in your living room.

Finally, we are so passionate about the discussion that we have to stop it without covering everything because we’re running out of time.

Reading the post of Davender about the interview, I suppose I wasn’t so bad.

I had a great interview this morning with Denis-François Gravel, an authority on how to use presentation technologies to improve your ability to communicate.

“An authority”! Wow!, that’s good for my ego.

You will have the chance to judge if the interview is interesting, it will be broadcast on Monday January 18 at 6:00 P.M. (Eastern time) at “Radio Passion au Profit.“ The interview is in French. It wills also be available in podcast after the broadcast.

Until then, here is a video teaser (the full interview is audio only)



Thanks to Davender for his kindness and for the great comments on his blog and on Twitter.


Davender is a business leadership coach. He is involved in several regional, national and international business networks and associations including Réseau META Québec-Lévis (President), Toastmasters (Division I Governor, District 61).

For more information about Davender, you can visit his Web site, read is blog “from passion to profit” or follow him on Twitter @coachdavender


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3 Trucs de présentation – Un aperçu de l’entrevue



Toutes mes appréhensions sont immédiatement disparues dès le début de l’entrevue pour la radio « De la Passion au Profit ».

En me rendant à mon rendez-vous, je me questionne. Est-ce que je vais figer? De quoi vais-je parler pour remplir 25 minutes d’entrevue?

Heureusement, je sais que Davender est très sympathique et que la formule de son émission est sans prétention. Ça me rassure.

Sur place, tout se déroule sans stress, Davender est accueillant (comme toujours). Il prend le temps de discuter avec moi pour que nous soyons tous les deux confortables avec les grandes lignes de la rencontre.

Et c’est parti….

Capture d’écran : entrevue Denis François Gravel & Davender Gupta

Entrevue de Denis Francois Gravel avec Coach Davender


Tout ce déroule comme une conversation naturelle. Le ton est agréable, la discussion est passionnante, captivante, hypnotisante.

L’entrevue est à ce point intéressante, qu’après avoir dépassé la durée prévue, nous devons conclure même si nous n’avons couvert qu’une minorité des sujets prévus.

Si je me fie aux commentaires de Davender sur son blogue (anglais), l’entrevue semble à la hauteur.

I had a great interview this morning with Denis-François Gravel, an authority on how to use presentation technologies to improve your ability to communicate.

Je vous invite à écouter l’entrevue lors de sa diffusion. J’espère qu’elle sera aussi intéressante pour vous qu’elle l’a été pour moi.

La diffusion aura lieu le lundi 18 janvier à 18h00 (heure de l’Est) sur « Radio De la Passion au Profit ». L’entrevue est en français.

Question de vous garder en haleine jusque-là, voici un aperçu vidéo de l’entrevue (bien que l’entrevue au complet soit seulement en audio).



Je tiens à remercier Davender pour sa gentillesse, son attention et les bons mots qu’il a eus suite à l’entrevue.


Davender Gupta est un coach en leadership et il est passionné par le succès. Il est impliqué dans plusieurs organisations régionale, nationale et internationale. Mentionnons qu’il est président du  Réseau META Québec-Lévis et qu’il est gouverneur du District 61 des Toastmasters.

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