Persuasive Presentations

Persuasive Presentations

Term explanation

Definition and meaning

A persuasive presentation is designed to change the audience's opinion, attitude, or behavior. The presenter builds a case using evidence, logic, and emotional appeal to move the audience toward a specific conclusion or action. Persuasive presentations are common in sales pitches, political speeches, fundraising campaigns, and change management initiatives. They differ from informative presentations in that they take a deliberate position and actively seek buy-in.

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.pps file extension

A .pps file is a legacy PowerPoint slideshow format that opens directly in presentation mode rather than the editing view. Double-clicking a .pps file launches the slideshow immediately, which made it popular for distributing finished presentations to audiences. The .pps format was later replaced by .ppsx as part of Office 2007's shift to an open XML-based file structure.

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