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p cubed framework

A presentation is made of three component parts; the story (p1), the supportive media (p2) and the delivery of these (p3). The value of a presentation is the product of these three factors, the p cubed value.

The three components are discussed in more depth in their individual sections. This section deals with the p cubed value, the product of preparation, design, and delivery.

Some key posts include:

Your presentation is the product of its parts (The FIRST blog post)
The maths of a better presentation
Don’t put the cart before the horse
The p cubed value of a presentation

Presentations fail because science

There is a feeling that this improved approach to presentation is principally about style. No, it is principally about science. The reason that the majority of presentations fail is because,…

ffolliet
November 28, 2014
p cubed

The practice of presentations.

The 5th P in Presentation is for Practice. It is, of course, the most important. The astute or grammarians amongst you will have noticed that this is the noun version…

ffolliet
November 24, 2014
p cubed

One Hundred Posts!

Way back in March 2013 I published my first post on this blog site; “Your presentation is the product of its parts.” In it I discussed the p cubed concept…

ffolliet
November 17, 2014
p cubed, p1, p2, p3

It is a performance, not a reading.

The 4th P in Presentation is to Perform. Clearly this is the most important. Even having perfected all of the preceding parts of your presentation if you simply stand on…

ffolliet
November 17, 2014
p cubed, p3

The 5 Ps of Presentation

In order to improve the value of a presentation one must construct an excellent story (p1), design appropriate and supportive media (p2) but ultimately all of this will come to…

ffolliet
November 2, 2014
p cubed, p1, p2, p3, practise

Less is more

Less words.Less complexity.Less facts.Less bulletpoints.Less datapoints.Less graphs.Less clip art.Less annotation.Less slides.Less rambling.Less apologising.Less time.Less is more.

ffolliet
October 5, 2014
p cubed

It’s just not scientific…

Recently I shared ideas with a colleague about presentations and she significantly altered the supportive media (p2) of her upcoming presentation. She was very pleased with her performance and the…

ffolliet
June 24, 2014
p cubed, p1, p2, p3

Your “powerpoint” is not the message, it supports the message.

I did a little talk in late November 2013 at TEDx Stuttgart. I am hoping to write a few posts around the construction and delivery of the whole thing but…

ffolliet
March 18, 2014
p cubed, p1, p2, p3

facts are enough

There is a belief among some presenters that…
marginal gains

Marginal gains across all aspects of a presentation…
the night before

The night before Christmas is an oft-quoted poem…
The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address was delivered at the dedication…
great presentations

Great presentations are in the eye of the…
A single message

A great presentation has a single message; simple,…
Just talk.

Just talk. When presenting one must have a…
presentation buddy- have you got one?

Scuba divers have one, sky divers have one,…
On sharing slides

The recent podcast started the discussion around sharing…
Version 1 is never the best

Version 1 of your presentation is never the…