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…

  • When imperfect is perfect.

    The p cubed value of your presentation is…

  • Credit where credit is due.

    In a previous post I recalled my sadness…

  • Feel better, not more

    For some presenters, there is a striving after…

  • Never, ever, ever, ever

    Never, ever, ever, ever overrun. Ever. Aim for…

  • er…thank you?

    A sentence without the final word is. A…

  • The Greatest Presentation in the World (tribute)

    As titles of talks go, that is something…

  • Which part of your preparation took the most time?

    A great presentation takes time. None of them…

  • Look ’em in the eye.

    The best way to reduce your nervousness on…

  • On speaking to a wider audience. Don’t.

    The message you deliver at a presentation may…

  • p cubed value of a presentation

    Your presentation is the product of three component…