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:

just talk

Just talk.

Just talk. When presenting one must have a message that works for the individual audience. Those presenters who simply talk or list facts are just a clanging bell. As George…

slide sharing

On sharing slides

The recent podcast started the discussion around sharing slides. I felt it would be helpful to expand upon some of the ideas in written format. All of this was sparked…

version 1

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.…

enemy of good is perfect

The enemy of good is perfect

Voltaire, apparently, popularised this aphorism: “The enemy of good is perfect.” As with all good philospophy, the longer one thinks about such a concept, the deeper the understanding becomes. It…

hysteron proteron

Hysteron proteron

Hysteron proteron is a figure of speech, probably inherited from the Greeks, where the object that should come second is put in first place; “to put the horse before the…

not just repetition

Practise is not just repetition

It is humbling to see the p cubed ideas being taken up and shared by others. A recent blogpost by a twitter friend Shane Gryzko reiterates a valuable point: there is more…

  • Delete your slides

    I received a question via Twitter about #presentationskills…

  • Design affects function

    Simple design changes in the supportive media  make…

  • My boss won’t like it.

    “I would love to change presentation style but…

  • It’s a presentation not a…

    Take your phone out and have a look…

  • Speaking in public terrifies me. Help?

    For many, the hardest thing about giving a…

  • That’s not how you spell prezentation

    The original website for this blog was at…

  • Presentations fail because science

    There is a feeling that this improved approach…

  • The practice of presentations.

    The 5th P in Presentation is for Practice….

  • One Hundred Posts!

    Way back in March 2013 I published my…

  • It is a performance, not a reading.

    The 4th P in Presentation is to Perform….