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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:

Your presentation is the product of its parts (The FIRST blog post)
The maths of a better presentation
Don’t put the cart before the horse
The p cubed value of a presentation

facts are enough

There is a belief among some presenters that the truth and import of a message will speak for itself. This is incorrect. Through history there have been many important and…

ffolliet
March 14, 2018
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marginal gains

Marginal gains across all aspects of a presentation will bring significant improvement in the perceived value of a presentation. This is about the maths of the p cubed concept where…

ffolliet
February 28, 2018
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the night before

The night before Christmas is an oft-quoted poem that brought me to consider what The Good Presenter should be doing the night before The Big Presentation. Reflecting on what I…

ffolliet
December 28, 2017
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The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in memory of the fallen soldiers from the pivotal and bloody civil war battle fought there…

ffolliet
September 10, 2017
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great presentations

Great presentations are in the eye of the beholder. Not everyone agrees on what makes a great presentation any more than they agree on the best film (Gregory’s Girl), best…

ffolliet
September 7, 2017
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A single message

A great presentation has a single message; simple, memorable and succinct.

ffolliet
August 25, 2017
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Just talk.

Just talk. When presenting one must have a message that works for the individual audience. Those presenters who simply talk or list facts are just a clanging bell. As George…

ffolliet
July 26, 2017
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presentation buddy- have you got one?

Scuba divers have one, sky divers have one, do you have a presentation buddy? There’s no two ways about it, presentations can be as scary and perceived as life threatening…

ffolliet
July 19, 2017
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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…