When should you use presentation slides?
Presentations have become synonymous with presentation slides. But in the time I’ve been coaching professionals with Vautier Communications, one theme has made itself clear: presentation slides aren’t always necessary. Here are eight scenarios that justify using presentation slides: 1/ When you need to show pictures, videos, or data. Seeing as slides are visual aids, […]
Podcast Summary: Three things you can do to stand out as a presenter
Three things you can do to stand out as a presenter Written By: Jenny Rearick In episode 1 of The Speak As Well As You Think Podcast, Jenn Alex and I talked about three things you can do when presenting to stand out. Because presentations have become the go-to medium for sharing […]
Stop Doing These Three Things When You Deliver a Presentation
Peter Drucker once said, “We spend a lot of time teaching leaders what to do. We don’t spend enough time teaching leaders what to stop. Half the leaders I have met don’t need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop.” And the same goes for presentation skills. The simple […]
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Coach John Wooden is well-known for his success with UCLA Men’s Basketball, winning 10 NCAA National Championships in a 12-year span (between 1963 and 1975). Even more impressive was his resolve in becoming the best person, coach and leader he could be. His focus was never on winning. He believed that winning was just […]
Do you have a clear idea?
Your audience remembers far less of what you tell them then you might think. David gets it right when he says you should be able to sum it up on the back of a business card. If you can’t? Don’t present it until you can. A few tips on making it stick… – Say it […]
6 Rules for Writing (George Orwell)
These were written in 1946 and still hold true. If you want to get your message across, leave nothing up to interpretation and edit ruthlessly. Politics and The English Language – April 1946.
If the audience could do better, they’d be on stage.
You won’t be invited to stand on a stage (literally or figuratively) and address a group unless you’ve earned the right to be there. And this should be all the more reason to develop your delivery skills. You can know everything there is to know about your topic and feel passionate about it, but if […]