Learning Public Speaking

A tip to battle nerves

Drew — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:37:10 +0000

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What Slides Can Do For You

Drew — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:58:34 +0000

One of the best presentations ever. Two notes: 1. The creators are animators (very good ones). 2. The entire thing was done with Google Docs. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Three tips for great presentation slides

Drew — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:53:06 +0000

Slideshare recently finished their "World's Greatest Presentation" contest. If you look at the winners, you can find three tips you can use in your presentations. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

More athletes should have good public speaking training

Drew — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:22:30 +0000

Athletes should be the first ones to get public speaking training. Most times you are not giving speeches. But you are going to giving a ton of interviews: before, during, and after the game. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

6 tips for Pecha Kucha or Iginite presentations

Drew — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:10:56 +0000

If you want to give a Pecha Kucha presentaion or Ignite Talk, remember five things. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Explain this slide in 50 words or less

Drew — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:10:00 +0000

Oh, and that explanation better make sense or it does not count. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Like Pacino or not, this was a great speech

Drew — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:03:10 +0000

Sure, this was from a movie script. But it is a great example of how a speech can move people. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

PowerPoint (almost) never works like you want

Drew — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:57:40 +0000

When people depend on their PowerPoint to make a good presentation, I always hope they have a Plan B. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Three Things You Must Know When Presenting

Drew — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:44:51 +0000

Jon Thomas of Presentation Advisors had a great post where he notes that good presenters need to know three things: Your Subject Yourself Your Audience Know your Subject I tell people that you do not have to be an expert on your topic to be effective. That’s true. But show that you are familiar [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

App Review: Keynote for the iPad

Drew — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:30:47 +0000

One of the most used programs on my Mac laptops is Keynote. The presentation program has proven to be visually superior to the Microsoft product, PowerPoint. I was excited to see this product on the iPad. The iPad’s Keynote is a less powerful version of of the Mac app. But there is a lot to [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.