Tips to present better
If you want to improve your ability to create powerful business presentations you have to master three aspects: preparation, design and delivery. In these articles I'll show you how.
Using icons in presentations is an excellent way to transform boring slides full of text into beautiful and effective visual aids that support and amplify your messages.
A couple of things to consider though:
SIMPLICITY
The icons you choose have to be simple. The reason you use icons in the...
When the creation of a presentation involves designing slides, you often have a graphic designer who takes care of the visuals and somebody else who is instead responsible for the content (the message to be communicated). In these cases, who is in charge? Who should have the last word on...
In this excellent video Simon Sinek explains the difference between being nervous and being excited, which is very relevant to the world of presentations because when we speak in public we can feel a bit nervous or anxious.
Simon Sinek says that when he was watching the London Olympics he would...
I watched a video some time ago where Tony Robbins explains the secret to learning. The title of the video is Strategies Are The Secret To Learning - How To Make Learning Easy. It's a 10-minute video which I recommend, but if you are in a hurry, here’s a recap of the...
One of the most common mistakes people make when rehearsing a presentation (if they rehearse at all) is that they don’t do it under similar conditions they will face during the actual presentation.
Let me explain. If your presentation involves you standing up, you shouldn’t rehearse it at home or...
In his book Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker, David Nihill introduced seven tips he learned as a stand-up comedian in order for business people to become better speakers and, why not, even a little more funny.
I liked his book because...