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:

On the first day of Christmas…

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… …the best presentation I’ve ever seen. A traditional Christmas carol apparently was written around 1760 (and probably imported…

haters gonna hate

Haters gonna hate

Haters gonna hate sang Miss Swift. And she’s right, haters gonna hate. Whether that is about your lifestyle choices, musical tastes or indeed presentation style, haters gonna hate. The most…

Size matters

Size matters

In so much of life, size matters. In presentations, size matters a lot. Size affects the nature and construction of a presentation, its delivery and reception. Size matters in the…

Copying is a compliment

Copying is a compliment

Copying is a compliment whether in art, fashion or presentation skills. Noticing the impact or effect that something has and then utilising it personally is part of life and should…

speak Chinese

Speak Chinese

Approximately 13% of the world speak Chinese. That does not mean you should deliver your presentation in Mandarin to the Yorkshire Paediatric Trainees Annual Scientific Meeting. There is no single…

spaced repetition

Summary slides

Summary slides are the latest fashion. Variously titled “Take home messages”, “conclusions” and “summary” they are increasing in use and sadly in number during presentations. They are the message the…

  • 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…