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p3

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

p3 posts

Thank you for your excellent presentation. I very much enjoyed it.

Thank you for your Christmas present. It was exactly what I wanted. Thank you for the date. I will call you. Thank you for your comment. I will bear that…

ffolliet
October 25, 2014
p3

Your powerpoint is not an autocue

One of the reasons some speakers are unwilling to change their presentation style is that their supportive media (p2) is actually an autocue; they simply read from it. This fails…

ffolliet
October 16, 2014
p2, p3

How to “do” a presentation #htdap

How to do a presentation is an ordered list. Please follow the steps, in order. I think you’ll find the result both illuminating and rewarding. There are lots of links…

ffolliet
October 5, 2014
#htdap, practise

It’s just not scientific…

Recently I shared ideas with a colleague about presentations and she significantly altered the supportive media (p2) of her upcoming presentation. She was very pleased with her performance and the…

ffolliet
June 24, 2014
p cubed, p1, p2, p3

The scientific literature is clear regarding the many proven behavioural flaws in the nature of a standard “powerpoint” delivery. My “Presentations Skills” presentation has expanded to cover more of the…

ffolliet
June 10, 2014
p3, slideument

Your “powerpoint” is not the message, it supports the message.

I did a little talk in late November 2013 at TEDx Stuttgart. I am hoping to write a few posts around the construction and delivery of the whole thing but…

ffolliet
March 18, 2014
p cubed, p1, p2, p3

@ffolliet would be proud…(2)

More pride as more friends and colleagues make better and better presentations and suggest that I am at least partly catalytic in the process. I do keep encouraging them that…

ffolliet
March 16, 2014
p cubed, p1, p2, p3

You’re boring me.

Seriously, I’ve heard this all before. You need a presentation on your cv You’ve asked the boss who said, “please review my last x cases of” something not very interesting.…

ffolliet
March 4, 2014
p1, p2, p3

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…