Tag Archives: communication
Preparing For Q&A Sessions
Allowing your audience to ask questions can be quite daunting for most presenters because...
Presentation Tip: Put Less Text on Your Slides
When you sit in the audience at a conference or presentation and the presenter...
The Dangers of Great Images in Slides
When I talk about slide design, the number one lesson that I tell people...
SpeakTech: Video, Recording Yourself Speaking
Record your speeches and presentations. Not just the speeches you give in public but...
Giving Great Presentations
This has to be one of the better presentation skills books out there, not...
Did He Really Say That? Upsetting Your Audience
At a recent workshop, I was asked the following question: “You’ve done your research,...
The Five Elements: Interaction
A few months ago I asked a fellow speaker what he thought the Five...
The Five Elements: Passion
“Great dancers are not great because of their technique; they are great because of...
The Five Elements: Clarity
The first of “The Five Elements of the Perfect Speech” is Clarity. Every time...
Is Body Language in Presentations Over-rated?
We’re told that using body language while speaking and presenting can be a very...
Open with the Fire
How many presentations have you heard starting with “hello my name is X, I...
Return of the Zen: The Zen Strikes Back
It’s a commonly accepted fact that 99% of the time the sequel is never...
GeekFeast: Great Articles About Presenting
Every week hundreds of people write about all manner of aspects of presentations and...
The Five Elements of a Perfect Speech
A few months ago, I ran a workshop called “The Five Elements of a...
The Photographer’s Guide to Presentation Slide Design
Photography. If I asked you to list all the skills that are necessary to give...
Making It Stick: The Christmas Story
It happened over 2000 years ago yet despite all that time, the story of...
Making Your Message Stick
What happens when you finish a presentation? What happens to your words and ideas?...
It’s Not About You
When it comes to public speaking, presentations and sales there are four words that...