Despite what you might have heard, a presentation without PowerPoint is much better for you and for your audience. Forget all the books trying to convince you that a good presentation is all about slide design. A good presentation is all about the presenter and how they talk to their audience. Here are 5 do’s […]
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10 Slide Design Best Practices for a Knockout Presentation. Number 9 is Impossible!
Your slides are a distraction from your presentation. They are either getting all your audience’s attention (in which case they’re not listening to you) or they are putting your audience to sleep. Think back to the bad business presentations you’ve attended. What made them bad? Most likely the presenter’s lack of preparation and knowledge, and […]
Death by PowerPoint: Yeah Right, PowerPoint’s the Problem (Here’s 3 Ways to Prevent Your Audience Dying)
How many times have you said this? The presenter’s hands are behind his back, his face is beetroot red, and he’s mumbling incoherently at the floor, but man those PowerPoint slides look good. I’m so interested! If you answered “never”, let me ask you this: Why is it PowerPoint’s fault? Is it death by PowerPoint, […]
4 Simple Tweaks That Make Your Presentation Awesome
Every year it was the same. Like a kindergarten. Experienced adults behaving like 4 year olds. Celia kicked off her shoes and dropped her bag in the hallway. She headed directly for the mini bar and zeroed-in on a wine glass. She poured herself a large serving of red and made her way to the […]
6 Presentation “Tips” That Are Total BS
Beware! Rant approaching! I’d like to take a second to point out some of the useless tips that you are likely to receive from presentation and communication “experts”. This is partly driven by the general crap I have heard from trainers over the years. The main driver of this post, however, is an article I […]
Nobody Gives a Crap About Your PowerPoint Template
A good indicator of how bad a presentation will be is how long the presenter takes to decide which PowerPoint/Keynote template to use. Firstly, there are no good templates. Second, a template is not going to “fix” your presentation or make your presentation better. The only thing that can improve your presentation is YOU. Deliver […]