Most, if not all business professionals that I work with make the mistake of writing their presentation in PowerPoint. It’s understandable, up to a point, when everyone is squeezed for time and who wants to write out a speech and then determine what should be on the PowerPoint slides? Unfortunately what happens is the slides [...]

In almost every job description there is the requirement that the person filling the role must have “excellent communication skills”. Unfortunately in many cases the communication skills of the employee are average at best – it is the reason why there are so many courses and books on improving your public speaking and presentation skills. [...]

Using appropriate language in your presentations is not a difficult task – yet many presentations are delivered with language that is innappropriate for the audience. Why? Usually, the presenter hasn’t taken the time to prepare properly by following some simple steps. The process is not long or arduous, but they do take a little thought [...]

Let’s be clear from the beginning, I’m not referring to foul language here. I’m assuming that you have enough respect for your audience that you don’t swear or use other socially inappropriate words when you speak to them. What we will discuss here relates to language that your audience understands and relates to in your [...]

Last week I made my stand up comedy debut. And, even with the experience I have presenting and speaking to large groups of people the nerves were still there in force. I have the video, and I hope to soon put it on you tube so you can all see my five minutes under the [...]

To deliver a presentation that will impress your audience you need more than confidence. It also requires more than a mastery of vocal variety, gestures, and your ability to handle a PowerPoint presentation. There are several soft skills that need to be developed that will endear you to an audience more than if you master [...]

In life things don’t always go to plan. Presentations are no different. Inevitably, at some point, you will deliver a bad presentation. It’s never enjoyable but it you can make it valuable. Let me expand on that. It is valuable provided you take the time to reflect upon what happened and dissect what actually happened. [...]

When you are asked to give a presentation what do you do? Are you like most people who immediately dive into PowerPoint and start generating slides? If that describes you – don’t worry you are no different to 90% of people who give PowerPoint presentations. The conventional method is responsible for the text heavy slides [...]

Time is the most precious commodity we have. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t express a desire to find more time in their day. When we deliver a presentation we need to be acutely aware of this. Do you remember the last time you were in the audience and the speaker went past his or [...]

For many the thought of giving a speech at a wedding or standing in front of a your colleagues at work to deliver a presentation induces steroid enhanced butterflies to form in your stomach. Sadly, for too many, the result is they avoid situations where they may be asked or expected to speak in public. [...]