p3

The delivery of a presentation is p3. It is an essential component of the effective presentation.

p3 posts

Guitarist playing guitar in a home studio with a Labrador dog watching attentively.

Useless

Most presentation feedback is useless. "Thank you for your excellent presentation. I very much enjoyed it." This really is not the critical review you hoped it would be. Feedback needs...

A skull presentation at a medical or scientific conference.

To be or not to be

Most of us have heard, even recited, the start of the soliloquy from Hamlet. "To be or not to be? That is the question." Few of us would consider that...

Podium problems

Many conference presentations are set up with a podium. Be aware that podium problems will affecting the p cubed value of your 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…

Is there anybody out there?

Is there anybody out there? Sometimes, when you’re all alone in the office, staring at the green dot, reciting meaningless text to an unresponsive void as an online presentation, you…

Remote control

A remote control is essential for changing slides. It is your responsibility to know how the one in your hand works and its range. Find this out before you take…

cat looking at a laser pointer in a confused manner

Pointless

A pointer in a presentation is pointless. Whether a laser on the stage or the cursor in an online presentation, there is no point in a pointer. It is pointless.…

a lion cub over a puddle. the reflection is not the lion cub but a full grown adulty lion

imposter phenomenon

The imposter phenomenon affects virtually every presenter. The belief, that as you wait for your moment in the spotlight, that you don’t deserve this opportunity, that others are more qualified…

  • You don’t need a script

    You don’t need a script to give a…

  • Don’t look at the screen

    The screen is for the audience, not for…

  • Plug and go (2)

    “I’m sorry, I don’t know. John usually sorts…

  • Plug and go (1)

    Some presenters expect to turn up for their…

  • Resting face

    Human beings are social animals. Exceptionally subtle changes…

  • Body language – hands

    Once a presenter steps out from behind the…

  • It all about the delivery

    The best story in the world p1, supported…

  • Let’s hit it and quit!

    The most important part of your presentation is…

  • Movement on stage

    A real step forward in #presentationskills is out…

  • Dual screen projection

    Dual projection screens showing the same image is a…