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:

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…

My boss won’t like it.

“I would love to change presentation style but my boss won’t like it,” is a familiar lament heard when considering improving presentations.This resistance may be perceived, explicit, limited or simply…

Presentations fail because science

There is a feeling that this improved approach to presentation is principally about style. No, it is principally about science. The reason that the majority of presentations fail is because,…

multiple golf ball on a practice green

The practice of presentations.

The 5th P in Presentation is for Practice. It is, of course, the most important. The astute or grammarians amongst you will have noticed that this is the noun version…

  • 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…