Tag Archives: presentations
20 Phrases To Avoid In Your Next Investment Pitch
I’ve sat through hundreds of investment pitches and so many of them are filled...
Three Great Ways to Structure Your Presentation
1. Say What You’re Going to Say There are many ways to structure a...
Preparing For Q&A Sessions
Allowing your audience to ask questions can be quite daunting for most presenters because...
Presentation Tip: Starting With Strength
At a recent conference there was a very popular speaker and he was great,...
Speaking to a Non-Technical Audience: The Mammy Test
Sometimes after years of working with technology or business terms, certain ideas and concepts...
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...
What Would Steve Do?
The main message that I want to convey to you with this series of...
Use Theatre and Magic to Captivate Your Audience
When Steve Jobs stood up to talk, he didn’t give a presentation, he gave...
Use Great Visuals In Your Presentations
One thing that stands out when watching many of Steve Jobs talks is his...
Show Your Passion To Engage Your Audience
Making it all about the audience is our first really powerful step towards emulating...
Make It Memorable: Use a Tagline
Whenever Steve Jobs talked about a product he had a tagline: For...
Why This Is The Best Thing That You’ve Ever Done
It’s all very well to sell a dream but emotional decisions can lead 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...
Practice Until You’re a Natural
Ask anyone why they think Steve Jobs was a great speaker and they’ll usually...
Presentation Q&A: Finding Images For Your Presentation
Question: Where can I find images to use in slides? Answer: When looking for...
Presentation Tip: Put Less Text on Your Slides
When you sit in the audience at a conference or presentation and the presenter...
Designing Great Presentation Slides
Great slides add value and power to your presentation but what’s the best way...