science of fail

Presentations in their current form fail. This failure is due to construction and delivery. They are the result of a failure to understand psychological principles.

Holding the door for a lady, dial up internet access, travellers’ cheques and a limited number of slides in your deck are definitely remnants of times past. Some of the behaviour of the 20th Century however still persists in 2013…
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Hypnotised, like a chicken.

ffolliet April 12, 2013 1 Comment

When presented with written data, audiences will read. They can’t help themselves. This is due to complex neural issues of having to make sense of images. Whilst a picture can be examined at the same time as listening, this is…
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On why people defend bulletpoints.

ffolliet April 11, 2013 2 Comments

I was lucky enough to attend Garr Reynolds PresentationZen workshop in London last November and met some amazing people from all round the world. What struck me was that powerpoint (type) presentations are ubiquitous, there isn’t even an Asiatic or…
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If I could make just ONE change to improve, what should it be?

ffolliet March 8, 2013 0 Comments

It’s clear that when a speaker steps off stage having giving an excellent presentation that a lot of work has gone into the finished article. Whether that is a business case to 5 people or oration to thousands, it takes…
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science of fail

Welcome to the 21st Century

Hypnotised, like a chicken.

On why people defend bulletpoints.

If I could make just ONE change to improve, what should it be?

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