<b>Allow Your Audience to Listen<br /></b>Every presentation aims to get a message across. With too much text on your slides, it’s likely that your audience will become preoccupied with reading. This divides their attention and prevents them from fully engaging with you. It’s far better for your audience to listen than read. Compared to listening, reading involves one extra step – called decoding – before information is understood. By listening, your audience instantly gets the message, leaving you free to influence and inspire them.<br /><br /><b>Choose Impact over Volume<br /></b>Distil your information into a few key points. Expert speakers will often select just three points and stick to those. You may have more than three points to present, but remember, our minds can only handle four items at a time. If you’re struggling to keep the word count down, why not use a picture? Choose a high-quality image that illustrates your point, supports your message and makes it memorable for your audience. Don’t forget about handouts. These are great for communicating text-heavy information or items that are difficult to read on-screen. By providing your audience with handouts, they’ll know that they don’t need to take notes, which means they can simply sit back and enjoy your presentation. <br /><b><br />Remember, You’re the Expert</b> <br />Wordy slides make it easy for presenters to just read the text aloud. Audiences don’t appreciate this. A survey found that nearly 70 per cent of audiences said the most annoying thing a speaker does during presentations is reading from their slides. If you’re presenting on a topic, chances are you’re the expert at it. Be confident in your knowledge. Don’t turn your slides into a teleprompter or include everything you plan to say. Think about it, would you trust a doctor who answers questions by reading out of a textbook? You’re more credible if you can simply talk about your topic. Practice Your Delivery Practice your presentation well and you won’t need too many notes. Even the most successful speakers make time to rehearse. Because no one is born naturally confident, you’ll need to work hard to polish your skills. Presentations look effortless after you put in the effort to rehearse. If you need to follow notes, add these into the notes section where only you can see it. Remember, slides should support your talk and aid comprehension – not act as your proxy. In a nutshell: Avoid text-heavy slides by going for impact over volume and ensure your audience gets the message every time!
In 1993, the communications and brand expert moved from within the Oetker Group to Hamburg and the shipping company, where she started building up the Communications Department in 1996. Today, Hamburg Süd is one of the strongest brands in container logistics and shipping in the North-South trades. Starting 1 February, Rainer Horn will be in charge of global communications at Hamburg Süd. The Hamburg native already has a decade of communications experience in liner shipping and, before that, he covered the industry as a business reporter for the Hamburger Abendblatt daily newspaper.
His eye on the victory, the Slovak rider surged ahead in the sprint finish, taking the win after his BORA-hansgrohe teammates had controlled the pace expertly most of the day. <b>The Stage</b> With just 50.6 kilometres to race today, it would be hard to see who was in form today for the rest of the Tour Down Under, but the 22 laps would give riders a chance to stretch their legs over a straightforward course on the Adelaide street circuit. Four intermediate sprints would liven the race up – with it being down to the riders to bring the excitement. A sprint finish was all but guaranteed – and the fast men in the peloton would be ready and waiting to shine for the fast and flat finale in front of huge crowds. <b>The Team Tactics</b> As one of the first races of the season and the first time some of the BORA-hansgrohe riders had raced in a few months, today was a chance for the team to show how the results of team training camps and their own efforts over the off-season. With a sprint finish to end the day, you could be sure the familiar teal helmets of BORA-hansgrohe would be up there in the finale to try to bring the team the win. <b>The Race</b> Looking to make an impact on the short opening stage, a small breakaway went off at the start of the day. What was a three-man group grew in number to seven as the intermediate sprints came and went, with the peloton watching closely to make sure they didn’t amass too much of an advantage, with the BORA-hansgrohe riders controlling the pace. The break splintering as the final laps ticked away meant it was only a matter of time until they were swept up, and on lap 18 of 22, it was all back together, the pace rising. Jay McCarthy took the intermediate sprint on lap 20, setting the tone for the finish, and while a crash in the final metres caused some confusion in the bunch, the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, was too far ahead at this point to notice, taking the victory with a textbook sprint, claiming his first win in his first race in the 2018 season. <b>From the Finish Line</b> "The 2018 season for BORA-hansgrohe got under way with a very good race. Everybody came together really well for the sprint finish. The boys rode perfectly to bring Peter Sagan into a good position and make a good leadout for him. It certainly is a good start to the week." – Jay McCarthy "The People's Choice Classic was a fast race with a fast sprint finish. The team worked very well, following the plan the sport directors had set. When the final sprint started, I found myself a bit closed but I then took Greipel's wheel and managed to beat the others on the line. I'm very happy with this result for me and the team. Thanks to BORA-hansgrohe, Specialised and all the sponsors and partners of the team for their support." – Peter Sagan "Although the leadout plan wasn't perfectly executed, Peter showed his strength and took the win. Overall, I feel happy because the team worked very well in the last laps and everybody seems to be in good shape. I think the team's performance shows it was a good decision to come to Adelaide a week earlier and adapt to the local weather condition and get some proper training here. It is the perfect start to the season, we can all be happy Everybody is now motivated for the proper Tour Down Under start on Tuesday. We are all ready, the riders are in good shape and I think we can expect some good results next week." – Steffen Radochla
Henkel, the manufacturer of LOCTITE® adhesives, and its global recycling partner TerraCycle have developed a program to help customers achieve their waste reduction goals by recycling the company’s signature red LOCTITE bottles. Henkel customers in Australia can now recycle their empty LOCTITE bottles simply by dropping them into a collection box. The empty bottles are treated and recycled into new plastic products, keeping LOCTITE containers out of landfills and incinerators. “Henkel’s commitment to leadership in sustainability is deeply embedded in our values”, said Daniel Rudolph, Head of Adhesive Technologies Henkel Australia and New Zealand. “I am excited to share with our customers our world first adhesive recycling program where in partnership with TerraCycle we offer an environmentally responsible path to dispose of their adhesive packaging for anaerobic.” Henkel is the first adhesive company to offer this type of recycling program. The program recycles LOCTITE anaerobic adhesive containers, which include threadlockers, thread sealants, gasketing products, and retaining compounds. With Henkel selling hundreds and thousands of bottles of anaerobic products a year in Australia, the potential for recycling is significant <br /><b>How It Works<br /></b>The program is simple: Henkel customers can register their expression of interest on the Loctite website, then a Henkel distributor or LOCTITE industrial sales representative will contact them shortly. The boxes includes pre-affixed return shipping labels. When the box is full, the customer seals the liner in the box and ships it to TerraCycle. At TerraCycle, the empty LOCTITE bottles are cryogenically or thermally treated to cure the adhesive residue. The bottles are then shredded and pelletised. The pellets are turned into new plastic products – everything from garbage cans to paving stones, park benches, and plastic yard furniture. TerraCycle, founded in 2001, is an industry leader in collecting and repurposing hard-to-recycle waste, ranging from used chip bags to coffee capsules and complex laboratory waste. The program is significant for TerraCycle as well, since it’s the first time the company has recycled adhesive containers. TerraCycle’s experts collaborated closely with Henkel’s chemists and R&D staff to determine that the LOCTITE bottles and residual anaerobic adhesives, once cured, could be 100 percent recycled. “We are breaking new ground with our Henkel partnership,” said TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky. “This is the first time we have recycled this category, and we hope it will be an eye-opener to an industry that has previously not had an option to recycle adhesive containers.” <br /><br />For more information on the Henkel program, visit www.loctite.com.au/recycleloctite. Information on TerraCycle is available at www.terracycle.com.au Henkel customers can recycle their empty LOCTITE bottles by purchasing these collection boxes. Henkel’s partner TerraCycle will treat the empty bottles, shred and pelletise them and turn them into new plastic products.
Bonn, December 8, 2017: DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, brought together cutting-edge frontrunners and start-ups in logistics and technology with its annual DHL Innovation Day in Germany. Competitions, interactive sessions and keynote speeches proposed new social approaches to transport and reimagined the future of tech in the industry. Participants answered DHL’s call for a new mobile-piece picking robot prototype, as well as ideas for incorporating sharing economy strategies into logistics. Vecna from the US won the Robotics Challenge, while the start-up Parcelly from the UK took home the prize in the Sharing Economy Challenge. Entrepreneurs pitched ideas in the 'Shark Tank with KWIK being declared the winner, and PACCAR Parts was recognised for working with DHL on the most innovative customer solution. “The pivotal forces of digitalisation and globalisation are reshaping our world, and DHL is committed to facilitating innovation that prepares us for these changes. We couldn’t think of a better way to discuss the endless possibilities ahead of us than by bringing together these creative minds at our DHL Innovation Day. We congratulate all of the winners for pushing us one step closer to the future of logistics”, said Matthias Heutger, Senior Vice President DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation. <b>Excellence through Innovation</b> From March to September this year, DHL accepted entries from all over the globe, proposing new prototypes for autonomous mobile-piece picking robots for warehouses, as well as sharing economy solutions for logistics. Finalists were selected by senior DHL executives, with three finalists for each challenge presenting their solutions in front of 180 senior supply chain professionals at DHL Innovation Day. Winners were chosen with a live audience vote. For the Robotics Challenge, which was hosted in collaboration with DELL EMC, finalists from Singapore, Switzerland, and the U.S. demonstrated their prototypes live. The robots were designed to autonomously navigate a warehouse and collect boxes of varying sizes from shelves to place in a cart. The winner, the Piece Picking Robot from US-based Vecna, received a grand prize of 15,000 Euros, as well as a chance to participate in a proof-of-concept with DHL. “We are thrilled that our prototype proved itself to be fit for the challenge of autonomous picking and excited to see how far our robot can go through our partnership with DHL”, said Daniel Theobald of Vecna. Dell EMC co-sponsored this year’s DHL Innovation Day. As a company with a strong track record in delivering innovative solutions for organisations undergoing IT transformation, Dell EMC is well positioned to help tech leaders of the future explore new horizons in cutting-edge robotics and logistics. Timmy O'Dwyer, Vice President, Global Parts Operations and Limerick Site Leader at Dell EMC, said: “As one of the largest technology solution companies in the world, it has been a fantastic opportunity for Dell EMC to co-sponsor this initiative. We believe Innovation is at the core of digital transformation, and are proud to be involved in this robotics challenge.” Finalists of the Sharing Economy Challenge also presented their inspirational solutions aimed at rethinking the status quo of access and ownership. Out of over 60 submissions from around the globe, Parcelly took first place with their platform that coordinates convenient package drop-offs at local businesses, along with immediate notification and flexible pick-up times. “We are encouraged by DHL’s openness to logistics strategies that challenge conventional business models”, said Sebastian Steinhauser from Parcelly. “We are absolutely on board with adapting to customers’ changing needs by extending the capabilities at the first and last mile of the DHL network, allowing dynamic on-demand pick up and drop off.” Ending the conference on a high, four start-ups participated in a Shark Tank competition, in which entrepreneurs presented their ideas before an expert jury consisting of Dr. Alex von Frankenberg of High-Tech Gründerfonds, renowned founder and tech investor Frank Thelen of Freigeist, and Peer Bentzen of Deutsche Post DHL Group. The start-up of choice, KWIK, won and will have the chance to conduct a proof of concept with DHL and showcase its solution at the DHL Innovation Centre. KWIK impressed the judges with its online shopping solution that allows customers to reorder their favourite products with just the push of a button. KWIK's open marketplace and analytics dashboard also offers brands the ability to develop a direct relationship with customers. “It was a great platform to illustrate how our solution combines the Internet of Things and online shopping to the benefit of both customers and companies”, said Ofer Klein, CEO and Co-founder of KWIK. <b>Pushing the Limits of Logistics</b> DHL also recognised the most innovative customer solution from the past year. Michiel Greeven, Executive Vice President Sales Europe, DHL Express presented the honour to PACCAR Parts in recognition of their role in the co-creation DHL MetriX Freight, a high-potential dimensioning system developed by startup company Metrilus GmbH, jointly with DHL’s innovation team. The need for a modern, low-cost, high performance dimensioning system was identified during an Innovation Center tour and workshop. Based on the camera sensors of a renowned game console manufacturer and Metrilus state-of-the-art software algorithms, DHL MetriX Freight allows for accurate measurement of a piece of freight – regardless of shape – in less than a second, a process that previously required up to a minute and two employees. A pilot was conducted with DHL, PACCAR Parts, and software start-up Metrilus and subsequently scaled up to five additional DHL sites. PACCAR Parts has shown a people- and quality-first approach, promoting a culture highly receptive to new technologies. Ever looking towards the next innovation, DHL and PACCAR’s brand DAF will conduct a platooning pilot to demonstrate the safety and efficiency of wirelessly-linked truck combinations, or “platoons”, in 2019. Keynote speakers inspired attendees with new insights on social issues and technology. Thomas Ogilvie, Board Member for Human Resources at Deutsche Post DHL Group, emphasised how cultural change and innovation can be mutually beneficial, while Lufthansa’s Dr. Christian Langer presented the impact of digitalisation and evolving planning processes on business improvement efforts. Anab Jain of Superflux discussed future-focused topics from the Internet of Things to climate change in her talk on why imagining different futures matters. DHL Innovation Day presents a chance to bring together senior supply chain leaders, innovators, industry partners, and start-ups once a year to push the limits of logistics and technology. Here the audience sees live demonstrations of new prototypes and participates through interactive workshops, voting on challenge winners, and the active exchange of ideas. DHL’s challenges for 2017 focused on social issues, tech, and entrepreneurship and allowed an opportunity for bright minds from around the world to showcase ideas that could change the landscape of the logistics industry.