Entrepreneurs can invest in truss displays because it is cheaper than banners. However, they have to make sure that the designs of the truss they are using in trade show exhibits must stand out. Since these are often used in trade show displays, naturally, there is competition everywhere. The purpose of the truss in the trade show booths is to give the customers as well as potential customers the preview of what they can expect from the company.

Banner stands are also important in the industry for the very reason that these banners are used to advertise the products of the entrepreneur or the business. Amidst the flock of selections that are available to customers and potential customers gathered in trade show exhibits, it only makes sense that these capture their undivided attention.

Banner stands may seem to not be that much of a concern compared to the bigger picture, but like what they say, an entrepreneur must not take the small things for granted. A smart businessman knows that the littlest details is worth investing on. Take for example, ordering banners. Some believe that it is alright to get the cheaper paper because it will save them dollars in the short run. However, the portable trade show displays can only print out as much graphic for the banner as they can depending on the kind of paper that is used. Therefore, it makes sense that the entrepreneur invests in good quality paper in order to have a fine banner that is pleasing to the eye of passersby in the trade show exhibits.

A smart entrepreneur knows how to pick the best truss and banner stands. He prefers truss that is made out of aluminum because once made into truss displays, this will be the most stable. As for the banner stands, the higher it is when set up, then the more chances of the banner to be viewed by onlookers. Of course, the truss displays and the banners also count because this is where the attention of the customers and potential customers are really focused on. The truss is the material of the truss display and the banner stand is used to hold up the banner. Regardless, all these four materials for an entrepreneur or a businessman participating in trade show displays and trade show exhibits are necessary.

Finally, an important note for any businessman or entrepreneur to remember whenever he is part of a trade show display or trade show exhibits is to prepare his trade show booth in such a way that it stands out from the other booths. He can do so by choosing only the best truss and banner stands. How ironic it is that something so simple and often not looked upon is actually the foundation to a successful participation in trade show displays.

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We've all heard that less is more, but not when applied to the frenetic, fact-filled culture of today. Today we are constantly bombarded with information, junk, information, junk information. There's little "free space" left - with advertising embedded on the shopping cart, popping up on the computer screen, scrolling across the TV, you name it. Feeling like there's barely any space left in our minds, overburdened with unwanted information, we might feel like screaming, but it's easier and less noticeable to flip the "off" switch. Not take in any more. So working with today's overburdened minds, how do you get an audience to turn on the "on" switch and get your own "very important" message across?

"In an ancient Chinese legend, the emperor offers a reward to the man who has just invented the game of chess. The inventor modestly asks for one grain of rice on the chessboard's first square, two grains on the next square, four grains on the third, and so on, doubling every square. The emperor, thinking this is a swell bargain, grants his request - only to realize later that the sixty-fourth square would have enough grains of rice to cover the entire earth. He angrily orders the inventor beheaded." (Business 2.0, July 2001)

Like the Chinese rice, the amount of data which assaults a person's mind, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, is more than one mind even begins to need. According to research from the University of California at Berkeley, the amount of digital information produced in the world today is doubling as often as every two years. Since information is so quickly multiplying, when you give a presentation, it's more important than ever to deliver a lot more than facts and data to your audience.

In Samurai Selling: the Ancient Art of Service in Sales, the authors tell of research which indicates that people tend to ignore all data (yes, ALL) when given more than they can process. Recently, neuroscientists tested people for the effects of information overload and found these symptoms.

1) Irritation

2) Boredom

3) Inability to take decisive action

4) Pervading sense of "So what?"

5) Failure to respond

Don't you desperately want to avoid any one of those five symptoms occurring in your audience? So make your presentation on target, but also succinct. For that, you need to create a central thesis. Just like writing a college paper: What are you trying to say? Make your message clear so that no one will drift off, imagining the run they missed that morning or wondering how much more interesting the next speaker will be.

Here's an example of succinctness to the extreme. In the annual Webby awards, given for achievement in Web creation, the recipients are allowed only five words with which to make their acceptance speech. At one of the recent award ceremonies, having listened to countless abbreviated thank yous, the audience waited for Al Gore, wondering about his response to his lifetime achievement award. He did not disappoint.

"Please don't recount this vote," he said. The message was clear......

Fortunately you'll be working with more than five words.

An effective presentation is a well-organized presentation. For your presentation, organize it by using the classic art of rhetoric -- the art of persuasion -- and its three main forms: logos (logic and reason), ethos (the character of the speaker) and pathos (emotion). Be sure you understand what your message is, then apply that understanding to a structure, even an outline, if that works for you. To give your presentation a hard and sharp edge like an arrow, write down each section with this thought in mind: What is my point and how does this idea support it? You need to know your message yourself, inside and out, before you can motivate others and sway them toward what you want them to take away from your presentation.

Introduce your main point, then keep the audience's attention. A good story is one very effective way to do it, at all times keeping your mind on the message. Studies show that presenters have the greatest mind share of their audience when they make a point by weaving it into a personal story. That way, the audience doesn't need to remember the details to remember the message. The audience can keep the message and toss out the details that kept them listening.

Succintness is power. Write your speech, then cut, edit, cut some more. Express much in few words. Win your audience. Make your point.

Terry Gault is a coach, trainer, and consultant in presentation and communications skills. He has worked with clients such as Oracle, GE, Wells Fargo, Visa, EMC, eBay, etc. In addition, Terry oversees all curriculum, services and selection, training and development of all trainers and facilitators for The Henderson Group. He also had a 20 year career in the theater working as an actor, teacher, director, writer and producer. In addition, Terry worked in sales and management in the building industry for over 10 years. Please visit http://www.hendersongroup.com/art_pres_info.asp for more information.

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