Learning Public Speaking

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. Related posts:

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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. Related posts:

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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. Related posts:

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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. Related posts:

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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 [...] Related posts:

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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 [...] Related posts:

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Really, Really Good Presentation Slides Have 3 Things

Drew — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:11:16 +0000

This presentation was awarded the award for the Best Presentation in 2008. This is a great example of effective slides. Good slides have three things: 1. Pictures – Clear graphic 2. Large easy to use fonts 3. Very little text. Find models for really good examples and base your presentation slides on those. THIRST View [...] Related posts:

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HTML5 and its impact on presentations

Drew — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:47:46 +0000

Everyone sees HTML when they go to websites. The latest version of HTML called HTML5. HTML5 is suppose to eliminate the need for Flash on websites. This website presents an slide deck on HTML5 that was written in HTML5. The slides are basic, but they are functional. Sides That Stick asks Could HTML5 become the [...] Related posts:

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An effective (and tricky) high school lecture

Drew — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:04:08 +0000

I love this idea. This had to have taken a ton of practice and you need the equipment in the room to do the job. But you can do everything in this video with Powerpoint. Related posts:Make it Brief Sticky Slides illustrates this point. It is a lot like... PowerPoint 2010 tip: Turn your Powerpoint [...] Related posts:

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