On the fifth day of Christmas… …my true love gave to me five p’s of presentation. On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me the five p’s of presentation: planning, preparation, consistency, practise and performance. There…
On the fourth day of Christmas… …my true love gave to me four pieces of feedback. On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me four pieces of feedback. Feedback is essential to develop as a presenter.…
On the third day of Christmas… …my true love gave to me three key points. On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me three key points. Structure in a presentation is essential and three is a…
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me… …two back up copies. On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me two backup copies of the presentation. Be prepared. Few presenters do this…
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… …the best presentation I’ve ever seen. A traditional Christmas carol apparently was written around 1760 (and probably imported from France) tells of the gifts given on each of…
The aim of a good presenter should be to minimise the importance of p2, the supportive media. The most important part of a presentation is the message. That must then be effectively delivered. The supportive media if it is anything…
“It’s a privilege to be here today and read my powerpoint out to you.” That’s not how it should be! It’s a privilege to be given the opportunity to make a presentation, to share insights, inspiration or research, to teach…
More questions on twitter and through email from friends and colleagues about presentations is a great sign of the desire for improvement and higher-order thinking on presentation skills. I want to emphasise that these replies are only my personal opinions,…
A useful tool in preparing a presentation is to consider the principal three obstacles an audience may have to accept the intended message. A great presentation has a single message but an audience requires to be persuaded. Sadly, even providing…
Just don’t ever consider doing any of these things. They need no more explanation than is given. Sadly, these ideas are more frequently expressed than one would expect. If you have ever considered one, just don’t. Plan using powerpoint (to…