{"id":860,"date":"2017-03-19T17:18:04","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T17:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/?page_id=860"},"modified":"2026-08-17T12:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:32:21","slug":"p-cubed-presentations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image alignfull stk-block-image stk-block stk-5665ef7\" data-block-id=\"5665ef7\"><style>.stk-5665ef7 {margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:24px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-5665ef7 .stk-img-wrapper{aspect-ratio:16\/9 !important;height:100vh !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-1190\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/twitter-header.jpeg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" alt=\"p cubed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/twitter-header.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/twitter-header-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/twitter-header-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/twitter-header-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/twitter-header-1170x781.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-870741a\" id=\"p-cubed-presentations\" data-block-id=\"870741a\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">p cubed presentations<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">p cubed presentations is a <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/p-cubed\/\">concept about presentations<\/a> and how to improve them. The aim is to share ideas about presentations and<a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/p1\/\">&nbsp;their construction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/p2\/\">design <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/p3\/\">delivery<\/a> to keep the message from being <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/podcast\/lost-time-like-tears-rain\/\">lost, in time, like tears in rain<\/a>. If you&#8217;re looking for a mission statement, you&#8217;ll find it <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/comments-on-presentations\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-1fed8f2\" id=\"how-to-use-the-site\" data-block-id=\"1fed8f2\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">how to use the site<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally this site was a series of blog posts. As the library grew, I decided to reorganise them as a resource structured around the <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/p-cubed\/\">p cubed<\/a> idea. Use the pull-down menu to find key posts and the most recent uploads in each category. Each post essentially answers a single question with links to other posts to give further explanations on specific topics. If you want to catch up on the latest posts <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/latest-posts\/\">go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-9769e64\" id=\"concepts\" data-block-id=\"9769e64\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">concepts<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/p-cubed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">p cubed concept<\/a> is that a presentation is made up of three component presentations; the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/p1\/\">message (p1)<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/p2\/\">supportive media (p2)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/p3\/\">delivery (p3)<\/a> of the presentation. The value of the whole presentation is the product of these three factors, <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/p-cubed-value-of-a-presentation\/\">the p cubed value<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/science-of-fail\/\">The science of fail<\/a> is a discussion of the educational and psychological science behind the reasons presentations, as we currently know them, fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s important to construct a presentation in this order: firstly, determine the message (p1); then illustrate that message (p2) and then prepare for its delivery (p3). The standard approach, beginning with the slides is  <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/hysteron-proteron\/\">hysteron proteron, <\/a>wherein you put the cart before the horse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you understand this structure, check out the series of step-by-step guides on <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/htdap\/\">how to do a presentation #htdap<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">FAQ<\/a> page for quick answers to any questions you have.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-eeb34be\" id=\"examples\" data-block-id=\"eeb34be\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">examples<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/guest-blog\/\">guest blogs<\/a> from colleagues who have used this technique to improve their presentations.<\/span> If you would like to add your voice, please let me know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll find helpful <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/podcast\/\">podcasts<\/a> on some of these issues, and I&#8217;m always looking for new topics. I&#8217;ll also be adding a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/videos\/\">videos<\/a> covering presentations to the site in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-dc818c9\" id=\"development\" data-block-id=\"dc818c9\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">development<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The blogs are published fairly regularly, and are often responses to questions and discussions from twitter. Please follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ffolliet\">@ffolliet<\/a> and join the discussion there. Each post has a comments section and this too should add to the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please <strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong> feel I have all the knowledge, join the debate on twitter and together, we can improve presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve started a series of webinars, check out the current options <a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/webinars\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lastly, if you would like me to visit your place of work, a conference or organisation to give a p cubed presentation or run a workshop, then just leave a message. We can talk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; <strong><em>Ross<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">with thanks to Ian Summers for his amazing photo.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>p cubed presentations p cubed presentations is a concept about presentations and how to improve them. The aim is to share ideas about presentations and&nbsp;their construction, design and delivery to keep the message from being lost, in time, like tears in rain. 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