Presentations Q&A: Using Clipart – Yes or No?
Question: Should clipart be used in modern presentations? Answer: Clipart is still quite prevalent...
Tag Archives: public speaking
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...
Speaking Masterclass: Ernesto Sirolli – Want to Help Someone? Shut Up and Listen
“Planning is the kiss of death of entrepreneurship” says Ernesto Sirolli and he couldn’t...
# 1 Rule for Slide Design
For many people, the first thing they do when asked to do a presentation...
Presentation Tip: Practice Practice Practice
One of the big reasons why so many people don’t connect with their audience...
Add a Little Magic To Your Presentation
What’s the difference between a good speaker and great speaker? Good speakers don’t bore...
Speaking Masterclass: Tan Le – My Immigration Story
No gimmicks, no powerpoint, just a story and when it comes to storytelling, nothing...
Speaking Masterclass: Jane McGonigal – Gaming Can Make a Better World
With her goal to try to make it as easy to save the world...
Speaking Masterclass: Ramona Pierson – An Unexpected Place of Healing
An amazing story of survival, growth and the power of community
Speaking Masterclass: Chimamanda Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story
Stories are powerful, they shape the way we see the world, how we look...
The Geekspeak Manifesto: All Techies to Speak Better Than Steve Jobs
Let’s work together to banish the image that geeks cannot communicate! We work on...
SpeakTech: Dictate Your Speech
In my last blog entry I spoke about how useful it can be to...
Don’t just speak it, write it down
Sometimes the hardest part of giving a speech is writing it. For me writing...
SpeakTech: How Your Smart Phone Will Help You Become a Better Speaker
One of the most useful tools available for any speaker is close at hand...
SpeakTech: Video, Recording Yourself Speaking
Record your speeches and presentations. Not just the speeches you give in public but...