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…

  • Delete your slides

    I received a question via Twitter about #presentationskills…

  • Design affects function

    Simple design changes in the supportive media  make…

  • Never say, “I’m sorry.”

    There is no place in a presentation for…

  • It’s a presentation not a…

    Take your phone out and have a look…

  • This is a presentation, not a reading.

    If you are giving a presentation, do not…

  • Speaking in public terrifies me. Help?

    For many, the hardest thing about giving a…

  • You’re in charge

    When you present you are in charge so…

  • Buy a presentation remote control

    That’s it. Buy a presentation remote control. It…

  • Presentation skills are not intrinsic.

    “The liver transplant patient needs you to take…

  • Light sabres are for Jedi Knights only.

    There is no place for a light sabre…