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4 R's of Using Humor Effectively in a Business Presentation
Some good tips in this short video. His advice about using humor is: Be Real, Be Respectful, Be Relevant, Be Revolutionary. Humor can lower your stress, help you comes across as more approachable and...
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How to make your strategy stick with a strategic story
If you need to present your organisation's strategy, here is some great advice from Anecdote's Shawn Callahan about wrapping it up in a story that people can recall and retell. Download the pdf...
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What's Your Communication Style? Is it memorable? Is it unique?
My own blog, Seriously Quirky, has a certain style to it. As you'll see, there's a completely absurd and fictitious aspect, plus some sort of serious message if you look for it. Whether my approach...
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Speaking as a Performing Art.
Some tips here I've not seen before. Doug Lawrence has been a professional singer, music director, and speech coach. He says singing and speaking have much in common. The main goal is to engage your...
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Get Creative: How to Suck Great Ideas out of Your Head
On my Scoop.it site here, I hope you've already picked up stacks of tips on presenting in a creative, dynamic and memorable way. Now if you want to be super creative and original, not just in your...
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'I Went to Hear the Songs. I also Learned how to Give a Presentation.'
I confess. I'm not familiar with the music of Garth Brooks. It doesn't matter. The guy writing this article, top Communications Coach, Carmine Gallo, went to one of his concerts and looked beneath the...
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How to Handle the Dreaded Presentation to the Board of Directors
The challenge here, when facing this toughest of audiences, is to be creatively concise and creatively relevant – without turning to jelly and sensing that your career is going down the gurgler....
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The Myth of The Sales Presentation
In this video, communications expert, Suzanne Bates, talks about the "myth of the sales presentation" - and how to improve presentations to accelerate sales. Her advice is more about the strategic...
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Unusual, Creative Way of Crafting Your Elevator Pitch
On my blog 'Seriously Quirky', and buried in the post called, 'The Shed, The Elevator and Rembrandt', are some novel suggestions for making your Elevator Pitch more memorable and engaging. It's all...
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In Presentations, Kill Your Darlings (Harvard Business Review)
In this Harvard Business Review article, Jerry Weissman, a leading corporate presentations coach, argues the case for 'Less is More' when crafting your presentation. "Eliminate excess baggage. Be...
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28 Creative PowerPoint and Keynote Presentation Designs
The stunning designs you'll find via this blog post are proof that it's not PowerPoint or Keynote that are to blame for mediocre presentations, but the way they are used. To quote the author: "There’s...
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Words = 7% of Meaning? No Way! Busting the Mehrabian Myth
Can words really account for only 7 percent of the meaning of a spoken message? This short video animation puts 'Mehrabian's rule' under the magnifying glass...See it on Scoop.it, via Creative...
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How to be an outstanding communicator
Before you worry about the 'creativity' or the 'presentation skills', make sure you're actually communicating. Good advice here about getting the basics right.See it on Scoop.it, via Creative...
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PresentationGym - improve your presentation skills, anytime, anywhere.
I haven't seen anything like this before. Presentationgym is a totally online system where you can record, upload, develop and practise your presentation, while also getting feedback from a coach. Lots...
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Steve Jobs: Compilation Showcasing his Engaging Presentation Style
Steve Jobs was regarded as a marvellous presenter, through traits such as: connect to the audience … be your authentic self … tell stories rather than facts … reveal your personal life struggles. See...
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Presentation Lessons from Steve Jobs
When Steve Jobs passed away, not only did we lose a visionary, but we lost a world class speaker as well. In fact, all of us who speak in front of others can learn a lot from the man who turned...
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The Introvert’s Guide to Speaking
Great tips from Mack Collier: "The first social media event I ever spoke at was SXSW in 2008. Think about that for a moment; Here I am, an introvert that hasn’t spoken in a public setting for 5 years...
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Clever ways to use the iPad during a Presentation
iPad storyteller Joe Sabia introduces us to Lothar Meggendorfer, who created a bold technology for storytelling: the pop-up book. Sabia shows how new technology has always helped us tell our own...
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8 Presentation Techniques You Can Copy From Apple
A great presentation needs to inform, entertain and inspire. Here are eight tips to make your next presentation great.See it on Scoop.it, via Creative Presentation Skills
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101 Awesome Marketing Quotes
A great mix of quotes relevant to marketing in a general sense, and also social media marketing. Interesting way they've combined quotes with images.See it on Scoop.it, via Creative Presentation Skills
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How to Present to Senior Executives
Cut to the chase. Keep their attention....See it on Scoop.it, via Creative Presentation Skills
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Structure Your Presentation Like a Story
To win people over, create tension between the status quo and a better way.See it on Scoop.it, via Creative Presentation Skills
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Do Your Slides Pass the Glance Test?
An audience can't listen to your presentation and read detailed, text-heavy slides at the same time (not without missing key parts of your message, anyway).See it on Scoop.it, via Creative...
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Create a Presentation Your Audience Will Care About
Brainstorm like crazy -- and cut mercilessly.See it on Scoop.it, via Creative Presentation Skills
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The DifferenceMaker's Friend
Graeme Bowman is The DifferenceMaker's Friend. He serves people who believe they have an important message or story that could make a real difference to thei...Graeme Bowman's insight:Here's me trying...
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Presentation Skills: Ted Commandements for Great Talks
Sims Wyeth agrees with the 10 tips given to TED Conference speakers. Use them to get noticed!Graeme Bowman's insight:The organisers of TED Talks really know what works with their audiences. Here is...
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The Presenter Manifesto : 8 Distinctions of a World Class Presenter...
A compilation of proven distinctions on what makes a World-Class Presenter. Written by Eric Feng, Presentation Coach ( http://ericfeng.com ) and Designed by SliSee it on Scoop.it, via Creative...
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Public Speaking for CEOs: The Original Social Media
TEC – The Executive Connection is Australia's leading CEO and Senior Executive leadership organisation. Find out how you can become a better leader.Graeme Bowman's insight:This excerpt from this...
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6 Ways To Talk Like a Leader
Graeme Bowman's insight:Good advice here on an aspect of communication leaders need to get right before they bother too much about being creative. The language of leadership needs to demonstrate...
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What it Takes
IDEO.org is a nonprofit design and innovation organization focused on solving challenges in poverty and spreading human-centered design through the social sector. Graeme Bowman's insight:This is the...
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