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The truth about visualization for public speaking success

October 2, 2009

Many people think that this type of visualization can help you not only speak better but also help reduce your fear of public speaking.
It may make you feel good at the time, but the scientific evidence doesn’t support the belief that it will help you achieve your best performance or reduce your fear of public [...]

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PowerPoint Design in 2009: Develop visual thinking skills

January 16, 2009

This is the second post in the series guiding you through the 40 contributions to “PowerPoint Design in 2009″. In the first post I explored the issue “Does Design Matter?”.
And here are the links to the PowerPoint Design in 2009 resources:

A list of all the blogposts with a one or two sentence summary of each [...]

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5 steps to effective Powerpoint Presentations

November 25, 2008

Stepcase Lifehack just published a blogpost on tips for more effective PowerPoint presentations. I was surprised to see some outdated and unhelpful advice. Here are my five steps to create an effective PowerPoint presentation. I’ve written about many of these steps before, so I’ve provided links to more detailed posts if you’d like more information.
1. [...]

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Are you stuck within the Overhead Projector Paradigm?

November 22, 2008

In the days of overhead projectors, we’d slide a piece of paper down the transparency to reveal information step-by-step. That’s the Overhead Projector Paradigm.
When you’re stuck in this paradigm, you’re not using the full power of PowerPoint. What are the signs that you’re stuck in the Overhead Projector Paradigm?

You bring on elements one-by-one
You add elements [...]

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Review of the top 10 methods to overcome fear of public speaking #1

November 4, 2008

There’s a ton of internet advice on how to overcome the fear of public speaking. Much of the advice is of the “what worked for me” kind. Or the advice is the first stage of trying to sell you a a hypnosis CD. So how do you decide what advice to follow? In this post [...]

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The 3 steps to creating a PowerPoint Diagram

October 7, 2008

When you see that a diagram might be useful to explain the concept you’re talking about – don’t go straight to PowerPoint. Doing this is as bad as trying to design your whole presentation in PowerPoint.
Two things can happen:

You try and squish your concept into an unsuitable diagram type.
You get caught up in creating the [...]

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The PowerPoint Revolution hasn’t gone far enough

August 13, 2008

We’re in the midst of a PowerPoint revolution as more and more people take on the ideas of Cliff Atkinson and Garr Reynolds. That’s great – countless people are being saved from death by bullet-point.
But many presenters still see PowerPoint as a visual aid, as an adjunct to their presentation. A take-it or leave-it enhancement.
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Don’t forget the word-pictures

May 19, 2008

Many of my previous posts have been about adding a visual element to your presentations. But you don’t have to do this literally – you can also do it by triggering images in the minds of your audience.
I first learnt this about 15 years ago when I was presenting with an overhead projector. I was [...]