p3

The delivery of a presentation is p3. It is an essential component of effective presentation and preparation must incorporate this. A presentation is not reading slides but a whole performance designed to persuade the audience rather than simply provide information.

p3 posts

Hara hachi bu (腹八分)

What is the art of good comedy?Timing.I know it’s an old joke but it’s apposite. The art of a good presentation is also timing. There is no-one, not one single person, who…

Are you talking to ME?

In the movie “Taxi Driver” Rober de Niro as Travis Bickle envisages a confrontation with a mugger and the classic line, “Are you talking to me? Are you talking to…

  • Be prepared

    The motto of The Boy Scout movement is,…

  • The book was better

    How many of us have read a book,…

  • Useless

    Most presentation feedback is useless. “Thank you for…

  • To be or not to be

    Most of us have heard, even recited, the…

  • Podium problems

    Many conference presentations are set up with a…

  • Practise, practise, practise

    To deliver an excellent presentation, one must practise,…

  • Is there anybody out there?

    Is there anybody out there? Sometimes, when you’re…

  • Remote control

    A remote control is essential for changing slides….

  • Pointless

    A pointer in a presentation is pointless. Whether…

  • imposter phenomenon

    The imposter phenomenon affects virtually every presenter. The…