Author Archive: ffolliet

At work I'm a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon. That involves Surgical Oncology, Neonatal Surgery and Trauma. There's also a lot of teaching and mentoring. None of this actually makes me particularly clever. I'm pretty heavily into improving presentations and long for the world to lay down the weapon of bulletpoints and embrace creative and engaging presentations. I lead presentation workshops and am currently working up a book on presentations. I did a wee thing at TEDx Stuttgart in 2014 of which I'm quite proud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFza3W87eDg Outside all of that I struggle to keep fit, cycle a bit and the odd triathlon. I'm a father, singer, laugher, learner, sharer, blogger, thinker, strummer and much more.

On the ninth day of Christmas…

On the ninth day of Christmas… …my true love gave to me nine ninja tips. On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me nine ninja tips. I did a little post on these a long time…
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On the eighth day of Christmas…

On the eighth day of Christmas… …my true love gave to me some inspiration. On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave me some inspiration. With a clear understanding of the brief (something to do with eight and…
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On the seventh day of Christmas…

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… …seven facts to remember. On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me seven facts to remember. A seminal paper in psychology by Arthur Miller…
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On the sixth day of Christmas…

On the sixth day of Christmas… …my true love gave to me a six step taxonomy. On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a six step taxonomy, Bloom’s taxonomy. The impact of understanding this educational…
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On the fifth day of Christmas…

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…
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On the fourth day of Christmas…

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….
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On the third day of Christmas…

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…
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On the second day of Christmas…

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…
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On the first day of Christmas…

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…
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minimise the importance of p2

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…
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