SellingPower Presentation Newsletter Survey
SellingPower
magazine is conducting a survey to support our Presentations E-newsletter. This survey will only take a few minutes to fill out and will help us tremendously. You are part of a select group receiving it and your individual response will be kept anonymous. By completing this survey you will be entered in a drawing to win a free copy of "
Selling 2.0"
signed by the author.
Thank you, from
SellingPower
magazine!
1.
Title
Which best describes your title?
Sales
Sales Management
Corporate Management
Operations Management
Communications
Marketing
Other:
2.
Size of company
Do you work for:
A large corporation
A mid-sized company
A small business
Yourself
3.
Presentations given
How many presentations do you produce/give in an average month?
1-3
4-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-30
over 30
4.
Digital projectors
How many digital projectors does your organization currently own?
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-30
over 31
5.
Your industry
Please check the category that best describes your industry:
Hi-tech
Manufacturing/industrial
Hospitality/food service
Education
Professional services
Retail
Construction
Medical/health care
Engineering/scientific
Consumer
Communications
Other:
6.
Projector familiarity
Please check the brands of digital projectors that you are familiar with.
Epson
Boxlight
HP
Panasonic
Sony
Plus Vision
3M
Hitachi
BenQ
InFocus
NEC
Sharp
7.
Projector ownership
Please check the brands of digital projectors that you or your organization now own. Please check all that apply.
Epson
Boxlight
HP
Panasonic
Sony
Plus Vision
3M
Hitachi
BenQ
InFocus
NEC
Sharp
8.
Projectors good for selling
Which of the following digital projector brands have models that are especially good for sales presentations? Please check all that apply
Epson
Boxlight
HP
Panasonic
Sony
Plus Vision
3M
Hitachi
BenQ
InFocus
NEC
Sharp
8a.
Why this brand or brands?
9.
Communicating benefits
Which brands of digital projectors are doing a good job communicating their benefits to you?
Please check all that apply
Epson
Boxlight
HP
Panasonic
Sony
Plus Vision
3M
Hitachi
BenQ
InFocus
NEC
Sharp
10.
Persuasive elements
When you give persuasive presentations, which of the following persuasive elements do you use? Please check all that apply:
new idea
inspiration
making a financial case
facts
emotional appeal
getting competitive/comparative
changing a perception
getting audience deeply involved
creating excitement
offering a solution
building trust
telling a story
humor
overcoming anger/hostility
11.
One most persuasive element
On the same list as above, check just the one (1) element that is the most persuasive.
new idea
inspiration
making a financial case
facts
emotional appeal
getting competitive/comparative
changing a perception
getting audience deeply involved
creating excitement
offering a solution
building trust
telling a story
humor
overcoming anger/hostility
12.
Trust
Which three (3) of the following approaches build the most trust when you are presenting to an audience? Please pick the top three (3) approaches that you feel build trust the most.
being well-prepared
being likable
being empathetic
offering facts or proof
taking the audience seriously
listening to audience questions
clean, simple graphics
humor
positive attitude
confidence
enthusiasm
conservative clothing
sharing a story about yourself
sharing your values or philosophy
consistency of message
easily understood proposal
understanding the audience's needs
audience involvement
offering a guarantee
13.
Ways you start presentations
Which of the following have you used to start a persuasive presentation? Check all that apply.
joke
funny story
serious story that relates to subject
dramatic story
referencing other people in the room
funny quotation
serious quotation
thanking your sponsors/organizers
thanking your audience for their time
giving an historical perspective
acknowledging the previous presenter
asking a question
introducing yourself
interactive exercise
state objectives of presentation
short video clip, or slide sequence
startling fact or statistic
none of the above, you just jump directly into the content
other:
14.
SellingPower subscriber?
Are you currently a subscriber to SellingPower magazine?
yes
no
15.
Gender
What is your gender?
Male
Female
16.
Age
What is your age?
16-21
22-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
0ver 80
17.
Political party
What is your political affiliation?
Democrat
Republican
Independent
No affiliation
18.
Most persuasive presenters
Considering the following list of public public figures, please check the ones whom you believe to be the most persuasive presenters of our time.
Akio Morita
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bill Clinton
Bill Gates
Colin Powell
Condoleeza Rice
Donald Trump
George W. Bush
Henry Kissenger
Hillary Clinton
John Edwards
John F. Kennedy
John McCain
Kofi Annan
Lee Iacocca
Martin Luther King
Nelsen Mandela
Princess Diana
Ronald Reagan
Ross Perot
Rudi Giuliani
Steven Jobs
Tony Blair
Walt Disney
Other
19.
To enter in the drawing to win a copy of the book
"Selling 2.0,"
please provide your contact information:
Name:
Title:
Organization:
Street address:
City, state and zip code
E mail address:
Thank you, from
SellingPower
magazine!