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Olivia Mitchell

I’m Olivia Mitchell and the aim of this blog is to help you with your next presentation. Here’s what you’ll find:

- Helpful articles to help you with every aspect of your next presentation
- Reviews of books and blogs on presentations and public speaking
- Analysis of great speeches and presentations.

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Latest post in Content category

The three key ingredients for planning a presentation

The Speak Fearlessly blog has  just published a guest post I’ve written on the three key ingredients for planning a presentation. You can check it out at Presentation Planning... [Read more]


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Latest post in PowerPoint category

The Top 7 PowerPoint slide designs

The PowerPoint revolution has sparked the evolution of different styles of PowerPoint design.  I’ve identified seven different styles to inspire you  - do add others in... [Read more]


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Latest post in Nervousness category

3 Reasons not to use NLP to overcome fear of public speaking

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a controversial topic. I started my research for this post with a relatively open mind. I say relatively, because I do have some biases against... [Read more]


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Latest post in Delivery category

How to project your voice

A reader has asked: I always feel that I am not able to project my voice and articulate the words properly. Is there any material / information on how I can improve these areas? Presenters... [Read more]


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Latest post in Audience category

8 tips for encouraging questions in your presentation

Most of us would like people in the audience to ask questions. A lively Q&A session is stimulating and engaging for the audience. But sometimes you ask for questions, and you’re... [Read more]


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