How do I prepare for a presentation? Actually, most people don’t ask me that question. Most people ask either, ‘How do I write a presentation?’ Or ‘How do I give a presentation?’ And yet, because most of the people I work with are intelligent people, they know that preparation is key. It’s just that we […]
In an earlier blog, I wrote about how the slides were not the presentation and that the design of the slides needed to be almost the last thing you did when preparing for a presentation. Not the first thing that you do and not because they are a great way of having your script visible […]
How do I design PowerPoint Slides? First of all – don’t design them, first of all. It’s a misleading title I am afraid. PowerPoint (or other packages) is great. There are many books on slide design and the well-designed slide can make a presentation stand out from all others. I’m all for using slides. But. […]
The answer to how do I write a presentation is… you don’t! Let me qualify. If you are a speechwriter, if your presentation needs to be word perfect or you’re speaking in Parliament or the world stage for example, then your speech needs to be written. You may want to write down prompts, links, important […]
It’s all about the message right? It’s not just the words we choose to say or even the sequence and structure we employ to express those words. It’s the meaning behind all that, it’s what the audience will take away and remember, it’s how the listeners will be influenced by what you say and the […]
I’ve got too many things to say! Where do I start? I’ve been coming across this a lot just recently with both clients and other connections. Whilst most people who want to stand up and speak (or have to) get that there needs to be something to say – a clear message – getting to […]
This is the final blog in a short series tracking my preparation and delivery of my very first TEDx talk. The Big Day was last Sunday in Nantwich. This blog is some of my key reflections on the day. There were lots of things happened at TEDx event that didn’t surprise me at all. I was […]
Back in April I wrote a blog about the lessons for speaking I had learned from starting to develop my photographic skills. You can read it here. Just recently, as I continue to learn more about wielding the camera and capturing that perfect shot I have been thinking about how this relates to presentations and […]
This is the third blog in a series following my preparation for my first TEDx presentation in November 2016. At our first speakers meet up a few weeks ago we were given a strict timetable of submissions: when to submit the outline, when to submit the first draft, second draft, rehearsal and dress rehearsal. And […]
Be yourself – everyone else is taken! This is the second of what will be a series of blogs following my journey towards the TEDx stage in November this year delivering my first TED talk. I was reminded of the quote ascribed to Oscar Wilde when recently the speakers at the TEDx event met informally […]
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