Actually, there are infinite ways to structure presentations, but these seven are the most popular. In any major art form that has stood the test of time there are structures. In poetry, there are sonnets–Shakespearean and Petrarchan, odes, epics, elegies, villanells, sestinas,… Read More »Infographic: 7 Ways to Structure Presentations
A researcher in a large pharmaceutical company was getting ready to sell his idea for a new drug to the executive committee. His molecule showed promising activity in the test tube and in animals, and he wanted funding to test… Read More »A True Presentation Disaster Story
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” Three out of the four nouns in this famous sentence penned by Winston Churchill are concrete nouns. That’s probably why it’s a famous sentence. It packs a powerful sensory… Read More »The Worm That’s Eating your Eloquence
Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) was an Italian economist. He noticed that 80 percent of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the people, and that 20% of the peapods in his garden produced 80% of the peas. Thus, he… Read More »The Pareto Principle
Presenters wonder, “How can I connect with my audience?” You can connect with your audience in many ways, but there is a rule of thumb. Essentially, you’ve got to find some similarity or commonality with your audience. A couple of… Read More »How Can I Connect with my Audience?
Presenting is such an important skill. The Uniform Code of Military Justice says that any officer who sends a soldier into battle without a weapon can be court-martialed. Well, if there were a code of justice in the business world,… Read More »Why presenting is such an important skill