Presentation Tip: Paperless Handouts

Is it possible to replace the paper handouts we use for our presentations with a more environmentally friendly electronic version that the a...

Presentation Tip: Stand-alone presentations

This summer one of my clients asked me how to make stand-alone presentations effective. They often have to send their PowerPoint file to a p...

Presentation Tip: Don't start with an apology

It happens at too many conferences every day. A speaker starts with an apology, and by doing so, sets the wrong tone for their presentation....

Presentation Tip: Presenting legal/regulatory quotes

Yesterday I spoke to a conference of real estate and legal professionals about how to create more effective PowerPoint slides when giving tr...

Presentation Tip: Repurpose your presentation as a web video

If you read the statistics about online video, you will see that online video is growing dramatically. And it is not just people watching fu...

Presentation Tip: Determining the goal of your presentation is hard

The foundation of every presentation should be a clear statement of the goal of the presentation. While I am sure you would agree with this,...

Presentation Tip: Presenting software/website usage

Have you seen a presenter attempt a live demonstration of software or a website? Too often the demo goes wrong, with the software locking up...