p cubed framework

A presentation is made of three component parts; the message (p1), the supportive media (p2) and the delivery of these (p3). The value of a presentation is the product of these three factors, the p cubed value.

The three components are discussed in more depth in their individual sections. Please check them out. This section deals with the p cubed value, the product of preparation, design, and delivery.

Some key posts include:

mathematics formulae on a chalkboard

Presentation maths

Presentation maths highlights how all the elements in a presentation have a impact in the value of a presentation, as perceived by the audience. The p cubed concept is a…

clarity of an image affects its perception

Signal to noise ratio

The signal to noise ratio describes the strength of a desired information signal against the level of unwanted background signal. That is, the clarity of the overall message in a…

lost in time like tears in rain

Lost in time

“Lost, in time, like tears in rain.” A life of meaning that, in death, disappears. The phrase comes from the film Blade Runner. In his final soliloquy, Batty, the android…

a hugely complex slide from a presentation

Your presentation

Your presentation is the product of its constituent parts: the message, the media and the delivery. The overwhelming majority of presentations are constructed using the media as the foundation, not…

there is a presentation happening. the presenter cannot be seen as they do not appear important. there is a slide. it cannot be read becaiuse it is too complex.

Never about slides

The future of presentations is not about slides, it never was. The future of presenting is not about more tech, more ai, more polish, it is about clarity of message,…

an empty stage at TEDx Stuttgart waiting for the next presenter

It’s too important

It might be a research funding panel, a conference plenary or your first research presentation but you want to get it right. It’s too important. So you add more: more…

  • Presentation maths

    Presentation maths highlights how all the elements in…

  • Signal to noise ratio

    The signal to noise ratio describes the strength…

  • Lost in time

    “Lost, in time, like tears in rain.” A…

  • If you could make just one change…

    One of the commonest questions I am asked…

  • Your presentation

    Your presentation is the product of its constituent…

  • p³ presentations are not just pretty pictures

    One of the more predictable criticisms of p…

  • Never about slides

    The future of presentations is not about slides,…

  • It’s too important

    It might be a research funding panel, a…

  • Being an expert

    Expertise in a topic does not make you…

  • Kintsugi

    The way presentations are currently constructed, delivered and…