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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

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…

ffolliet
January 3, 2017
p cubed, practise

People don’t present like that because…

In response to a tweet publicising the recent podcast “Why do people present like this” one tweeter replied as below: Because it’s often a. Easy to understand b. Easier…

ffolliet
December 13, 2016
p cubed

It all about the delivery

The best story in the world p1, supported by the most amazing media p2 is nothing if the delivery fails. This is the fear of every performer whether they are…

ffolliet
December 11, 2016
p cubed, p3

Meanwhile, over at St Emlyn’s…

It is a pleasure to be a Visiting Professor at the virtual hospital of St Emlyn’s situated in the teeming metropolis that is Virchester. The “hospital” has some of the most eminent,…

ffolliet
November 27, 2016
p cubed, science of fail

On negative feedback

I have no monopoly on ideas on #presentationskills and so it was with pleasure I accepted this guest post from a friend and educator supreme Anand Swaminathan (known to the world as Swami).…

ffolliet
November 21, 2016
p cubed

Lessons from The Sensei (3) beginner’s mind

Do it the way you’ve always done it. You can do that, you’re not good enough. Where is the standard background? Not enough text. Use a pie chart. Make sure…

ffolliet
November 10, 2016
p cubed, p1

The last post.

On Tuesday 5th March 2013 I first posted on the blog site Blogger. 217 posts later, this is the last post. What started out as just one bloke growling about…

ffolliet
September 18, 2016
p cubed

Credit where credit is due.

In a previous post I recalled my sadness of hearing a colleague say “what he suggests is interesting, but I wouldn’t do it for an important presentation.” He was expressing…

ffolliet
August 14, 2016
p cubed, p1, p2, p3

Bad online presentations are your fault

Bad online presentations are your fault. Online presentations…
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Focus is key

Focus is key in a successful presentation. During…
webinar or online presentation

Webinars or online presentations are not simply presentations…
starfish

A friend told me of a story heard…
Shared emotion and vulnerability

The presentations I have delivered with the most…
The twelve days of Christmas

The twelve days of Christmas was a useful…
On the eleventh day of Christmas…

On the eleventh day of Christmas… …my true…
On the ninth day of Christmas…

On the ninth day of Christmas… …my true…
On the eighth day of Christmas…

On the eighth day of Christmas… …my true…