practise
The delivery of a presentation is p3. It is an essential component of the effective presentation.
Practise, practise, practise
To deliver an excellent presentation, one must practise, practise, practise. Focused, structured, and deliberate practise brings fluency, nuance, and passion to a presentation, elevating the whole beyond simple delivery. This…
in actual fact
One of my father’s dear friends, John used to say, “in actual fact,” a lot. In actual fact, he would say, in actual fact, probably every other sentence, more in…
On the tenth day of Christmas…
On the tenth day of Christmas… …my true love gave to me ten presentation practises. On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ten presentation practises.…
Running over time
Running over time in a presentation is unforgivable. There is no presentation ever that has been made better by going longer. Worse it steals time from the audience and potentially…
Afraid of public speaking? Why?
Afraid of public speaking? Why? People are apparently more afraid of public speaking than death itself. This led Jerry Seinfeld to comment that some folk would prefer to be IN…
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.…
The maths of presentations, preparations and time
The value of a presentation, in the view of the audience, is down to maths: the product of the story (p1), the supportive media (p2) and its delivery (p3). What…
Feel better, not more
For some presenters, there is a striving after perfection that drives them to constantly tinker with presentations before delivery. No presentation will ever be perfect; there is always space for…