Science of fail
Presentations in their current form fail, not through lack of effort but due to a lack of understanding of simple education and psychological science applied to the construction and delivery of presentations. That science also affects the engagement and retention of the audience. Understanding and applying these simple, key issues will entirely change presentations.
Science of fail posts
Download complete?
In considering the audience and what they expect from a speaker, too often the implicit understanding of the purpose of the presentation is of an information download. This directly affects…
When a small step is a giant leap
Helping colleagues with their presentations is a privilege. Rather than telling what to do, I usually direct them to Garr Reynold’s helpful pdf, suggest they buy at least one of…
One change for dramatic improvement. (you won’t do it!)
I’m rather hoping that frequent visitors to the blog will have taken to heart some of the important concepts of presentation. Perhaps my deepest insight has been the p3 concept. The…
Don’t put the cart before the horse.
To develop presentations, one must move away from the concept of looking at the text on a slide and asking how can this be improved by reduction and illustration. This is…
It’s not a powerpoint, it’s a presentation
When we talk of hoovering the lounge or of closing a package with selotape we are (frequently) using the generic name instead of the specific product; it might be a…
Welcome to the 21st Century
Holding the door for a lady, dial up internet access, travellers’ cheques and a limited number of slides in your deck are definitely remnants of times past. Some of the…
Hypnotised, like a chicken.
When presented with written data, audiences will read. They can’t help themselves. This is due to complex neural issues of having to make sense of images. Whilst a picture can…
On why people defend bulletpoints.
I was lucky enough to attend Garr Reynolds PresentationZen workshop in London November 2012 and met some amazing people from all round the world. What struck me was that powerpoint…