by Dipan | Feb 13, 2016 | Uncategorised
Assessments of your presentations are one of the most important tools you can use to continuously improve your performance. Assessments can be performed from two main perspectives. Your perspective, and through feedback from others most importantly your audience. In...
by Dipan | Jan 30, 2016 | Uncategorised
In my last post I shared 3 sins that could sink your chances of presentation success. Here are 3 more sins to avoid if you want to create presentation slides that most effectively get your message across. Sin #4: All & Nothing Show When you turn the page in a...
by Dipan | Jan 24, 2016 | Uncategorised
Whether you use PowerPoint, Keynote, PDF, or any other presentation slide authoring software, here are 3 sins to avoid if you want to create slides that most effectively get your message across. Sin #1: Writing Presentation Slides Before Your Speech People come to a...
by Dipan | Jan 9, 2016 | Uncategorised
Answer: Checklists. It might not sound like much, but a checklist is one of the most simplest tools to drive you to high performance and with that success with your goals this year, whatever they may be, and whatever your role is in the workplace. The simple reason...
by Dipan | Jan 2, 2016 | Uncategorised
Happy New Year everyone! New hopes, spirits, and wishes to kick off 2016. Does anyone need any inspiration for a new year resolution? Or even just a goal to achieve this year, to make 2016 one of your greatest years on record. Well here are 10 of the most common...
by Dipan | Dec 23, 2015 | Uncategorised
It’s Christmas. With no shortage of gift ideas in every place you could possibly shop, it can be overwhelming if not stressful to think of and find a gift that someone truly needs. And if you’re like me (which means left all the shopping to the last day), you’re...
by Dipan | Dec 19, 2015 | Uncategorised
Almost every professional comes across the need to create a chart to communicate data in a presentation. I have seen some great charts presented, but unfortunately many more awful charts. Is this because the presenter is careless or is it because the presenter doesn’t...
by Dipan | Dec 13, 2015 | Uncategorised
A story allows us to say what we need to say in business presentations without being direct or overly persuasive. It cloaks what we need to hear in a beautifully accessible way. So we understand the deeper meaning of the story and the deeper meaning of information,...
by Dipan | Dec 5, 2015 | Uncategorised
Here’s a neat quote – “Tell me, I’ll forget. Show me, I’ll understand. Get me involved, I’ll remember” – this is a saying from an ancient philosopher – (a bit of a cop out but I can’t remember who exactly!). Audience interaction is a powerful way of getting your...
by Dipan | Nov 28, 2015 | Uncategorised
“I’m just going to light up, to be ready to present” said Anthony – a good friend of mine. I give plenty of tips on calming your nerves before presenting, but as I stood there waiting for Tony, it made me wonder if I needed to add fags to my tips list at least for...
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