Steve Jobs speaking at a press conference for Apple’s iPhone 4. Getty “There’s something in the air.” With these five words, Steve Jobs opened the 2008 Macworld conference. Jobs is often cited as one ...
If you want to become a dynamic communicator, you need to do three things: 1) become a great conversationalist; 2) write clearly and succinctly; and 3) present well – to groups of two or 200. Public ...
One of the biggest problems I see with PowerPoint presentations is a lack of clarity; the deck often feels like a progression of slides that don't really build towards anything or answer any key ...
This question originally appeared on Quora: What is the best way to give a PowerPoint presentation? Answer by Mira Zaslove, given a lot of presentations, some more successful than others, on Quora ...
I recently had a long conversation with Peter Handal, the CEO of Dale Carnegie Training, on the subject of giving great presentations. I've read (and written) plenty of posts on this topic, but Handal ...
I've heard a ton of people give advice about presentations, and most of it, in my humble opinion, is bad advice. Tips such as "gesture with your hands" are not bad tips, per se, but they aren't geared ...
“Be the Best Bad Presenter Ever — Break the Rules Make Mistakes and Win Them Over” by Karen Hough (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, $17.95). When it comes to presentations, there's one rule you should ...