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Comment on Presentation Design: A Management Philosophy by Brian Pitts

Brian Pitts — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:50 +0000

Nancy … love the use of sticky notes as a type of design thinking to promote clarity. Just curious though … what do you do with all those post-it notes when you are done ? Do you ever just take a photo of them up on the wall after all your hard work?

Comment on Memorable Presentations Go Beyond the Slides by Pete Forde

Pete Forde — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:11:52 +0000

*cough*

http://vimeo.com/4031833

Comment on Memorable Presentations Go Beyond the Slides by Pete Forde

Pete Forde — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:11:28 +0000

Sorry for the self-promotion, but this is how I opened a well-received talk a few months back:

Comment on How Decker Made Me Different by Naveen

Naveen — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:52:19 +0000

That’s a great post. As a grad student in the sciences, presentation delivery skills (e.g. posture and eye contact) rarely get mentioned. However, one of the best science communication workshops that I went to was led by Tim Miller, from Divine Wind Design, who had a background in theater before getting his PhD.

Comment on How Decker Made Me Different by Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:05:53 +0000

I loved the article. I run a social networking platform company and too wrestle with public presentations. Many people are communicating more these days via social media, which is traditionally an electronic, pre-published format. I think this creates fewer opportunities for people to practice delivery skills and increases the need for this type of training & study. I’ll try a few of these tips at our next all hands meeting.

Thanks!

Michael Wilson
CEO, Small World Labs

Comment on How Decker Made Me Different by Rev. Dr. Chris N. Hinkle

Rev. Dr. Chris N. Hinkle — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:27:04 +0000

I’ve noticed that Bert Decker constantly harps on video. Now I see why. I guess it’s time for this old preacher to break out the camera again.

Comment on Memorable Presentations Go Beyond the Slides by Richard

Richard — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:01:13 +0000

For business meetings/Sunday School or other classes, the power of an ipod and external speaker to set the tone for a meeting also works well. The music energizes and helps set the spirit for what you may be presenting.

Comment on Memorable Presentations Go Beyond the Slides by Suhel Khan

Suhel Khan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:06:23 +0000

Thanks for that good piece of advice..Will try to experiment with it next time…Will post back the feedback story for you..:)

Comment on How Decker Made Me Different by Michael Vanderdonk

Michael Vanderdonk — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:15:32 +0000

Great post, showing just how much you as the presenting package effects the gift. Giving someone a birthday gift wrapped in old newspaper is very different than the same gift wrapped in crisp, colourful paper tied with a red ribbon.

I also really like the use of the faces on the chairs when you don’t have a live audience to practice on. I use it every time I’m preparing a presentation or making audio and video recordings. It makes a huge difference!

Comment on How Decker Made Me Different by Ellen Finkelstein

Ellen Finkelstein — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:53:33 +0000

Great post, showing us before and after. Funnily enough, I just did a post on filler words and eye contact (http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/powerpointtips/powerpoint_tip_filler_words_eye_contact.html). My technique is to use little animals on the back of my chair when I practice. I show a picture of them.