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A pitch contest is not really about squeezing as much company information as possible into a short speaking slot. It is about creating a str...
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A pitch contest is not really about squeezing as much company information as possible into a short speaking slot. It is about creating a str...

Many businesspeople believe they are already reasonably good presenters. Their colleagues understand them. Their bosses do not complain. The...

Most businesspeople have no idea how low the standard of professional presenting really is. We attend the same conferences, listen to the sa...

Presentation content selection is one of the hardest disciplines for experienced speakers. The more research, data, images and previous slid...

Being able to present well is no longer a nice-to-have business skill. If you cannot persuade people, sell an idea and get others to support...

Confidence is one of the most persuasive qualities a presenter can project. Audiences may not consciously analyse your vocal strength, eye c...

The first five minutes of a presentation can determine whether an audience sees you as credible, confident and worth listening to—or as unpr...

The final five minutes of a presentation often determine what the audience remembers about the entire talk. This is the principle of recency...

A strong business presentation should sound and feel as though it could only have been delivered by you. That does not mean ignoring present...

Foreign executives often ask whether they should copy the Japanese presentation style when selling to Japanese companies. The short answer i...

Business storytelling is one of the great untapped advantages in professional presenting. Most executives compete in crowded markets, red oc...

Fear can destroy a professional presentation faster than weak slides, poor grammar or a short speaking slot. A senior executive reading a on...

Small presentation changes can create big gains in persuasion, authority and audience engagement. Most presenters do not fail because they l...

Highly pointless presentations are everywhere, and they damage trust faster than most speakers realise. Whether the presenter is a governmen...

The Presenter's Dilemma The presenter's dilemma is simple: should we build the talk around slides, or build the slides around the message? T...

Imposter syndrome does not disappear just because someone becomes a business owner, Ph.D., author, trainer, executive, or recognised expert....

Great presentations do not depend on words alone. Even when the language is unfamiliar, audiences can still detect structure, energy, enthus...

In business presentations, having a point of view is not the problem. The problem is failing to decide where the line is before you open you...

Presenting to a small executive team and speaking to a packed ballroom are not the same game. The fundamentals of public speaking stay const...

Great presentations do not make the speaker the hero. They make the audience feel seen, understood, and capable of winning. That shift matte...