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:

slide sharing

On sharing slides

The recent podcast started the discussion around sharing slides. I felt it would be helpful to expand upon some of the ideas in written format. All of this was sparked…

version 1

Version 1 is never the best

Version 1 of your presentation is never the best version. Most presenters, given the opportunity to revisit a presentation for another audience, make changes and deliver an improved version 2.…

enemy of good is perfect

The enemy of good is perfect

Voltaire, apparently, popularised this aphorism: “The enemy of good is perfect.” As with all good philospophy, the longer one thinks about such a concept, the deeper the understanding becomes. It…

hysteron proteron

Hysteron proteron

Hysteron proteron is a figure of speech, probably inherited from the Greeks, where the object that should come second is put in first place; “to put the horse before the…

not just repetition

Practise is not just repetition

It is humbling to see the p cubed ideas being taken up and shared by others. A recent blogpost by a twitter friend Shane Gryzko reiterates a valuable point: there is 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…