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…

  • 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…