Microsoft Corp. co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates shared insights on the art of delivering compelling presentations, highlighting the latest times The Apple company. co-founder Steve Jobsnatural talent in this area.
What happened: Gates discussed the importance of storytelling in Expert With chair presentations Dax Shepard podcast earlier this month.
During the conversation in India, Gates spoke about the role of storytelling in securing government funding for the film Gates Foundationthe initiatives of.
“The work that we do, the cost of even just providing the vaccines in Africa, even for our foundation, although it is the largest by the standards of the foundation compared to the actual cost of purchasing all the vaccines and having them delivered, let’s just tell everyone children in Africa, it would be too much for us,” he said.
Gates added: “So we need to work with governments that have these aid budgets and convince them, hey, let’s put the money together.”
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“And so telling the story is very important. That’s what makes it legitimate for us to get politicians to step up,” the former Microsoft CEO said.
When Shepard praised his speaking ability, Gates said he wouldn’t call himself a natural. “Steve Jobs had a natural talent, even if he tried.” He noted that Jobs’s ability to make his presentations seem spontaneous was part of his genius.
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“It was always fun to watch him try, because part of his genius was that when he finally did it, he made it look like he was just thinking about it.”
Because matter: In a previous interview, Gates acknowledged Jobs’ unique abilities, including his sense of design and marketing, despite his imperfections.
“I learned a lot from Steve, we were completely different. I mean, he never wrote a line of code, but his sense of design, marketing, and his intuitive feel for who is a good engineer…Steve was a very unique person and could get a lot out of people.
Work presentation skills have been the subject of admiration and study for many years. His ability to captivate audiences and convey complex ideas simply and convincingly has been a source of inspiration to many aspiring presenters and business leaders.
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