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Answering more than the question? Feb 04, 2019

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Do we answer the question asked, or do we go beyond that? There are many types of questions and the motivation behind each type is different. Take the clarification question. It is about understanding, or about preparation for the next question. Take the “Would it also apply to or work with” question. It is about … Continue reading "Answering more than the question?"

Lessons from the Cheetah run Dec 10, 2017

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What a running Cheetah taught me about presentations

No question during your Q&A? Nov 28, 2017

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Have you ever wondered why people who are neither dumb nor blind become mute when the time comes for them to ask questions at the end of your presentation? The reasons are audience or presenter-related. AUDIENCE-RELATED The Elephant in the Room. In some countries (Japan comes to mind), the attendees may consider impolite to talk before … Continue reading "No question during your Q&A?"

Animate using motion path or action builds Oct 03, 2017

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Motion Path animation (Apple Keynote) Animations with Motion paths (link to the video demonstration) The oral presentation surpasses the journal paper in many respects, but surely, one of the key differentiators has to be the use of animation to explain. A method comes alive on your screen whereas, on paper, it is mummified, embalmed in … Continue reading "Animate using motion path or action builds"

Face the Facts, and Face your Audience Aug 05, 2017

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The Bayon, Angkor Thom (6754760825).jpg – Wikimedia Amazing isn’t it, the way your body faces the audience when you start a speech, but your head and neck are stretched towards the screen as a compromise between facing the facts and facing the audience. The audience is less confused. It always faces the screen because … Continue reading "Face the Facts, and Face your Audience"

Three things that negatively impact your delivery Oct 05, 2016

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The first thing to keep in mind is not to keep in mind concerns that have nothing to do with your presentation, the extraneous: how do I look, who is that guy looking at me intently, why is my boss here, why are they all sitting at the back, and the list goes on. You can now … Continue reading "Three things that negatively impact your delivery"

Learning about your audience from where people sit Sep 10, 2016

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I want to sit as near to the stage as possible when I watch an opera or a broadway show or the newest show at the Cirque du Soleil. Naturally, everyone want to sit there, so the most expensive seats are the front seats. You hear better, see better, and feel closer to the actors. … Continue reading "Learning about your audience from where people sit"

Desktop picture: indiscretion or insight Jul 10, 2016

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Customizing the desktop picture on any computer is easy. Just select your favorite family or vacation photo from your photo album, and you are done! People do it all the time on their phone, revealing their intimate friends, their own narcissistic proclivities, or their taste for natural landscape. The default screen set by the manufacturer of your computer does not reveal … Continue reading "Desktop picture: indiscretion or insight"

Automatic Line Break on the Title Slide: a readability breaker Jul 09, 2016

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Do not let your presentation software break compound nouns across lines. Noun-preceded modifiers should be on the same line. In the following example, it makes little sense to let PowerPoint or Keynote automatically place p53 and GADD45 on two separate lines because it makes your title unclear : “A mammalian cell cycle checkpoint pathway utilizing p53 and GADD45 is defective in ataxia-telangiectasia“. At … Continue reading "Automatic Line Break on the Title Slide: a readability breaker"

The perfect presentation start: learn from the athletes Jul 08, 2016

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Presenters, beware of public warm-ups. A warm-up is not part of a race; likewise, it is not part of a speech. You warm up before putting your feet in the starting blocks. Athletes pre-visualize what happens in the first seconds in the race as their body spring into action. They rehearse the start, again and again, … Continue reading "The perfect presentation start: learn from the athletes"

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