p3

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

p3 posts

In actual fact

One of my father’s dear friends used to say, “in actual fact,” a lot. In actual fact, he would say, in actual fact probably every paragraph, more in actual fact.…

Can I have a…erm…medium..err

I was standing in the queue at a franchised coffee outlet and noticed the various people in front of me make their orders. “Can I have a…erm…medium..err,” said the first…

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…

Stage presence

The third P in Presentation is of course the most important, the P of Presence. Once again a simple concept that actually contains a huge complex of ideas. It is…

The 2nd P is for Preparation.

Each part of your presentation is as important as the others. It is essential that we address delivery of our presentation in our journey towards improvement. In a previous post…

Fake it

The previous post introduced some of the ideas I have around p3, the delivery of your presentation.As this blog is not a stepwise instruction manual I am going to deal…

  • What is the optimum number of slides in a presentation?

    Whats the optimum number of minutes per slide…

  • A good presentation doesn’t need slides, does it?

    An interesting question and a good topic for…

  • Your best presentation will not be on the stage

    In the very best version of your presentation,…

  • The sigmoid curve of preparation

    The (perceived) overall value of a presentation, the p…

  • I wandered, lonely as a cloud.

    It  is a big step in a presenter’s…

  • Prepare for failure

    SO, the Chair has introduced you and you…

  • Performance anxiety

    My recent trip to a scientific conference allowed…

  • It’s .pptx not .docx

    A common mistake in attempting to deliver a…

  • Quick copy this down!

    When making an academic presentation it is often…

  • No script.

    At no time should you use a script…