p3

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

p3 posts

I wandered, lonely as a cloud.

It  is a big step in a presenter’s development moving out from behind the lectern. It allows you to engage more effectively with the audience and will significantly improve both…

Prepare for failure

SO, the Chair has introduced you and you stride up to the stage, there’s a flicker behind you and your title slide appears on the 20m high screen. You press…

Performance anxiety

My recent trip to a scientific conference allowed me to muse on many things including presentation skills. Most disappointing was not the standard of presentations constructed but the issues of…

It’s .pptx not .docx

A common mistake in attempting to deliver a (scientific) paper is the failure to recognise the difference between a document and a presentation. They are not the same. Perhaps the…

Quick copy this down!

When making an academic presentation it is often valuable to quote the literature. Quote means to speak. Don’t write it down, it is not valuable.There is an increasing tendency to…

  • Running over time

    Running over time in a presentation is unforgivable….

  • show some emotion

    I was recently privileged to speak at a…

  • don’t look back

    Don’t look back at your slides on the…

  • grab bag

    Every good presenter carries a grab bag stocked…

  • Afraid of public speaking? Why?

    Afraid of public speaking? Why? People are apparently…

  • ffolliet is in the audience

    I know it’s a compliment but it is…

  • Last minute tips

    So, The Greatest Presentation in Your World #gpitw…

  • Was that any good?

    When most presenters step from the stage their…

  • This is how not to do it

    The White House Press Spokesman Sean Spicer is,…

  • On pink elephants

    The mind is a very strange thing and…