Presentation Q&A: How Can I Stop People Tweeting During My Presentations?
It’s easy. Be interesting. Be so interesting that people forget that Twitter even exists....
Tag Archives: connection
Preparing For Q&A Sessions
Allowing your audience to ask questions can be quite daunting for most presenters because...
The Text May Be A Bit Too Small to Read
One very important question to ask when designing presentation slides is: “Will the audience...
Engage Your Audience With Stories
The most effective way to connect with your audience, to teach them and to...
Why Should the Audience be Excited by Your Idea or Product?
There are two ways to persuade an audience: 1. Logic 2. Emotion For most...
Why Should The Audience Listen To You?
In every presentation, Steve Jobs made sure to answer that first question: Why should...
Speaking Masterclass: Jay Silver – Hack a banana, make a keyboard!
Our normal image of a great speaker is someone like Martin Luther King, Steve...
Make Your Audience Glow
A few years ago I was on holiday in New Zealand and I got...
Speaking Masterclass: Shabana Basij-Rasikh – Dare to educate Afghan girls
A great speech is not about big gestures or performing, it’s about how you...
Presentation Tip: Use Correct Spelling and Grammar
Always check and recheck your spelling and grammar. Don’t just rely on the computer...
Creating a Connection With Your Audience
Think about the worst presentation that you’ve had to sit through. What was it...
Presentation Tip: Dealing with Large Rooms
Sometimes the room is so large that the screen dwarfs the presenter. Your slides...
Presentation Tip: The Magic Button
Probably one of the most powerful tools in your presentation arsenal hides innocently behind...
Presentation Tip: Allow Your Audience Time To Read And Think
A common mistake made by presenters is that they click onto a new slide...
What We Can Learn About Presenting From TED Talks
Let’s try an experiment. Choose a video at random from the ted.com homepage Watch...
Presentation Q&A: Handouts
Question: Which is better? Giving the handout before or after the presentation? Answer: In...
Presentation Tip: Don’t Read Your Slides
One very common breaking of connection with the audience occurs in presentations where the...
Presentation Tip: Practice Practice Practice
One of the big reasons why so many people don’t connect with their audience...
GeekFeast: Pitching, Sinning, Answering and Colouring
Tips on How to Pitch Tips on How to Pitch from Project Presentation View...
SpeakTech: Video, Recording Yourself Speaking
Record your speeches and presentations. Not just the speeches you give in public but...