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…

  • Delete your slides

    I received a question via Twitter about #presentationskills…

  • Design affects function

    Simple design changes in the supportive media  make…

  • Never say, “I’m sorry.”

    There is no place in a presentation for…

  • It’s a presentation not a…

    Take your phone out and have a look…

  • This is a presentation, not a reading.

    If you are giving a presentation, do not…

  • Speaking in public terrifies me. Help?

    For many, the hardest thing about giving a…

  • You’re in charge

    When you present you are in charge so…

  • Buy a presentation remote control

    That’s it. Buy a presentation remote control. It…

  • Presentation skills are not intrinsic.

    “The liver transplant patient needs you to take…

  • Light sabres are for Jedi Knights only.

    There is no place for a light sabre…