p3
The delivery of a presentation is p3. It is an essential component of the effective presentation.
Quick copy this down!
When making an academic presentation it is often valuable to quote the literature. Quote means to speak. Don’t write it down, it is not valuable.There is an increasing tendency to…
No script.
At no time should you use a script when giving a presentation.I know one should write paragraphs with three or more sentences that explain the initial statement but that statement…
Delete your slides
I received a question via Twitter about #presentationskills and where I might focus beginning the journey of improvement. As with so many things, the more I considered the issue the…
Design affects function
Simple design changes in the supportive media make dramatic differences to the audience’s perception of value in a presentation. The overall value of a presentation (p cubed) is the product…
Never say, “I’m sorry.”
There is no place in a presentation for apologies. There should be nothing in your preparation that would cause you to apologise and nothing in your delivery that you should…
It’s a presentation not a…
Take your phone out and have a look at it. You could use it to hammer in a nail. You could use it as a coaster for a hot coffee…
This is a presentation, not a reading.
If you are giving a presentation, do not use a script. All the excuses you may come up with are limitations to giving a great presentation. The best presentations are…
Speaking in public terrifies me. Help?
For many, the hardest thing about giving a presentation is just that, giving the presentation. The p cubed approach recognises that great delivery (p3) of the presentation is essential and…