Look ’em in the eye.
The best way to reduce your nervousness on the day of your talk is to look the audience in the eye. Preparation is essential and will deliver the majority of…
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Ok, hands up who DIDN’T fall for it?
The last blogpost was written and published 2 days ago. On the 1st of the month. On the 1st day in April… I know some folk view me as some…
Design- going retro is hip.
Slide design (p2) changes with time. Consider today and what is regarded as the norm for a slide and then consider how “Presenter” (powerpoint) started back before the Internet. At…
A little sadness
Perhaps the saddest comment I have heard related to #presentationskills was one junior colleague saying to another; “what he suggests is interesting, but I wouldn’t do it for an important…
A red rectangle doesn’t make things clearer
A bad data slide is not made better by adding a red rectangle. It appears to be the latest fashion in presentations. Clearly some folk have “found” the animation function…
On speaking to a wider audience. Do
There is increasing recognition that a presentation delivered is not solely for the value of the audience present. Clearly, if the message has value, it should move from the auditorium…
I’ve SEEN things you people wouldn’t believe..
The first post on this blogsite was 15 This week the hit count passed 100,000. I know about half of those are my Dad but thank you to the rest…
New Year’s Resolution
The new year is upon us and by now most of the resolutions will have slipped by like the flood water. It’s not too late though to make that decision…
Just add pictures
The same image cropped in different ways can convey a completely different meaning. Illustration in a presentation is not simply about “adding a picture“. There are simple tricks that can…
p cubed value of a presentation
Your presentation is the product of three component parts; the story (p1), the supportive media (p2) and the delivery (p3). The product of these three parts gives us the value…