is it a picture that paints a thousand words...or a word or two that paints a thousand pictures?  a few, well chosen words can evoke amazing images. there’s been some recent comment in the blogosphere on this. for instance CreativityWorks’ post citing ...Read More

learn to paint your presentation

Starting a presentation is a bit like starting a car.  You don’t jump in, throw it into 5th gear and try to roar off.  If you did you’d probably stall the car, damage your gear box and make a fool ...Read More

Mission control. Ready for lift off.

Many presenters confess that they shudder at the thought of the audience asking them questions.  This is a monumental shame for 2 reasons.  a) Questions from the audience give us the opportunity to clarify important points, to dive deeper into ...Read More

Put yourself in the firing line

Every day it seems I see an article or a blog stating that presenters should never read from their slides – and I simply don’t agree. ‘Gasp!’ I hear through the ether. But before I get into the whys and ...Read More

Make friends with your slides – go ‘slide surfing’