In a previous post I gave a short set of reasons why presenters should never, never, never use a laser pointer, when they stand up to speak. Why? Because it makes them look incompetent, and the audience could work out what it was they wanted them to look at specifically if the slide wasn’t – A…
We love role models. They show us what to do, they don’t just lecture. Prezi is a great tool if you know how to create and present messages already Here are some simple examples of Prezi well used. If you’re using the software or thinking of using it, this is how it is best done….
In this podcast Jim asks why so many presentations that we see in the business world are so bad, and what can be done about it? He looks at a recent survey that asked senior managers in the UK’s most successful businesses for their views on presentations and analyses why they might be so negative…
Prezi has been around for years now. I’ve used it lots for pitches and presentations and we’ve built a big chunk of global business over the last few years designing Prezis for massive businesses like JP Morgan, Mercer and State Street to use. I’ve been a fan of Prezi and a critic at the same…
The latest in our series of expert guest posters comes from Roger Kethcart. Roger is an entertainment writer by trade, but his intellectual curiosity knows no bounds. His interest in rhetoric and public speaking started in college when he took Latin and was introduced to Cicero, the Roman philosopher, who though dead, added life to Roger….
Janine Shepherd’s 18 minute TED talk is truly inspiring, and not only because her story is incredibly moving, tragic and brilliant. For public speakers, it is a master-class in drawing your audience in to your story. In fact, I’d recommend everybody watch this video – we could all learn a lot about becoming better story…
As presenters, we can learn a lot from actors who stand up to speak to hundreds of people each night. Patsy Rodenburg is a famous acting coach, and her idea of us having ‘three circles of energy’ describes how we use all have and use different ‘energy’, which in turn affects our actions and voice…
In this series, we analyse a videos of presentations or speeches and highlight the ways they do and don’t follow our Fit, Focus and Flair presentation framework. This will help you to think in terms of Fit, Focus and Flair, and uncover hidden potentials for improving mediocre, good and even great speeches. Today’s presentation is a…
On Tuesday evening, I experienced two firsts: I went to the Apple store on Oxford Road (enormous, trendy and grand), and I saw the brilliant Garr Reynolds speak. If you’re not familiar, Garr is the author of the ‘Presentation Zen’ books – a must read for anyone who ever makes slides, writes speeches, or presents…