Schrodinger’s slides
Schrodinger's slides are both there and not there at the same time. Sadly, this analogy describes many presenters' approach to their supportive media; It is either there or not there....
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Presentation paradox
The presentation paradox is ubiquitous. Audience members, if questioned, will list the nature, content and delivery of a presentation that they dislike When their turn comes to produce a presentation,…
Just another presentation
A presentation is an opportunity to change the world. A presentation is an honour, hugely valuable and life changing. The experience of the world though is that a presentation is…
Presentation maths
Presentation maths highlights how all the elements in a presentation have a impact in the value of a presentation, as perceived by the audience. The p cubed concept is a…
Academic presentations are different
One of the recurring excuses from colleagues about not improving their presentations is that academic presentations are different. The inference is that the message should be unclear and forgettable, that…
Be prepared
The motto of The Boy Scout movement is, “Be prepared.” In its simplicity it covers so much. Perhaps, if there ever was a Guild of Presenters, that should be our…
Lost in time
“Lost, in time, like tears in rain.” A life of meaning that, in death, disappears. The phrase comes from the film Blade Runner. In his final soliloquy, Batty, the android…
p³ presentations are not just pretty pictures
One of the more predictable criticisms of p cubed presentations is that it is all about style, just pretty pictures. The p³ approach is not about making presentations look better.…
Never about slides
The future of presentations is not about slides, it never was. The future of presenting is not about more tech, more ai, more polish, it is about clarity of message,…
Being an expert
Expertise in a topic does not make you an expert in presentation. You may know more than anyone else in the room. That does not necessarily mean they will understand…