p3

Most presentation feedback is useless. “Thank you for your excellent presentation. I very much enjoyed it.” This really is not the critical review you hoped it would be. Feedback needs to be actively sought, shared in the spirit of improvement and as part of a conversation. Vague, polite platitudes unsolicitedly offered and based on what the listener felt are useless when it comes to development of presentation skills.

Most of us have heard, even recited, the start of the soliloquy from Hamlet. “To be or not to be? That is the question.” Few of us would consider that recitation had any impact. Anyone can download and read the piece. It isn’t the same as being delivered by an actor, on stage, in costume and in the moment. A presentation is not simply a script, read out on a stage. The delivery of a presentation (p3) demands much more than that.

Many conference presentations are set up with a podium. Be aware that podium problems will affecting the p cubed value of your presentation.

A pointer in a presentation is pointless. Whether a laser on the stage or the cursor in an online presentation, there is no point in a pointer. It is pointless. Construct and deliver your presentation such that there is no…
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The imposter phenomenon affects virtually every presenter. The belief, that as you wait for your moment in the spotlight, that you don’t deserve this opportunity, that others are more qualified or that everyone knows more about the topic than you…
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