I think using Humor throughout is a great idea. I used to do presentations in groups of 10 all the way to packed rooms with 300+. Did class room education and really understand the multi-thread approach.

Having analogies for different attendees in your presentation is key. One person is into NASCAR another is into Club Med. What things will be different for those people (and everyone in between).

I used to sell Kirby vacuums door to door for 4 years back when I was first starting out. Many many techniques learned.

For example, this technique Feel, Felt, Found , Can be used to help in the persuasion end.

It goes like this.

Having gotten an objection to something you presented, this is how you would counter and continue.

"I know how you feel Bob, You FEEL.... (hit a couple of points of his objection) and I wnat you to know that I FELT the same way,... (give examples of you had problems with that aspect when you first found out), But then I FOUND that.... (explain it in a new way includes his objection)

Feel, Felt Found.

I know how you Feel,
I felt the same way,
But I Found....

This method gets you on THEIR side (I felt the same way, I'm with you).

It would be great if there was a OPEN SOURCE area that everyone could donate Great Graphs, Facts, Figures etc so presentations could be created quickly with up to date info.

Instead of hunting the web for articles, graphs you might have seen somewhere...

How about it Prof. Goose? Can we have an area to post OPEN SOURCE Peak Oil info??

John Carr