Have you ever listened to a presentation, and it’s been excellent? What were the elements that made it so? Well, it would likely be a subject that was of interest to you or real value to you. It was probably delivered in a way that was interesting, engaging, and maybe even entertaining. And without a […]
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How to deliver a presentation – should I stand or should I sit?
How to deliver a presentation – Should I stand or should I sit? I’ve been asked this question so many times and while the true answer is, it depends, often the real reason someone is asking is that they do not want to stand and are hoping for an easy reason to sit! Why don’t […]
How do I design PowerPoint slides?
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. […]
How to deliver a presentation when you are full of the cold…
Do you watch The Apprentice? It has become a firm family favourite in our house at a time when we rarely all sit down together to watch anything on the TV or find something that appeals to both me, my husband and my teenage son. But there is nothing quite like a programme that generates […]
Chicken and Egg – what came first?
This is a question that as we grow into adulthood we know we can’t answer: my six year old though has just discovered the question and keeps trying to engage us in a conversation as to why he thinks one came before the other. I was asked recently by a client about what came first […]
Yeah – but so what? Why should I listen further?
I was working with a client the other day on a major presentation for them. He outlined the content as it existed in his thoughts so far ( nothing shaped, crafted or created as yet) and asked for my feedback. ‘great content in essence’ I replied, “But…where is the perspective? What are you expecting the audience […]
Presentations – an opportunity to snooze..or has the Speaker got the measure of you?
Think of a recent presentation you attended. How involved did you get in that presentation? Did it make you think? Did it make you do something? Did you feel something? If the answer to those questions was YES, then the chances are you will remember the content and may have cause to draw on it […]
How to make your presentations as clear as crystal.
The curse of knowledge is what Chip and Dan Heath in Made to Stick call those situations where you know a lot, probably more that your audience, and struggle to get clarity in your presentations. How can you simplify without losing meaning? How can you pare down without doing the material and yourself an injustice? […]
Supercharge your presentation…five things you MUST do to deliver engaging presentations
Imagine a world with no more Death by PowerPoint presentations? No more dull, predictable monotone monologues? No more hours wasted listening to information overload that you will instantly forget when you leave the room? No more irrelevant lists of information that have no connection or resonance with our lives and needs? Here are five ways […]
What a typical, predictable and boring business presentation looks like…
What a typical, predictable and boring business presentation looks like… The Speaker starts to speak the moment they stand up without centering themselves or focusing the audience The Speaker introduces themselves, ‘Good morning my name is *******a and today I am going to talk to you about… The PowerPoint slides are already up: lots of […]
