Comments on: PowerPoint Tricks: Banish Boring, Invite Fun

By: What Transformers 3 Taught Me About Giving Speeches (public speaking tips to boost presentation skills and business presentation) | The Accidental Communicator

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:02:21 +0000

[...] I’m afraid that I’m going to end up disappointing you. However, it turns out that this movie has a lot of lessons for speakers if you know where to look for [...]

By: How To Use PowerPoint To Kill Your Audience (Figuratively) (public speaking tips to boost presentation skills and business presentation) | The Accidental Communicator

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:03:02 +0000

[...] Hopefully we can all agree that as a speaker, you should never start a speech with intention of killing some or all of your audience – your chances of being asked back go way done if you do. Given this, why are you still using such bad PowerPoint slides? [...]

By: Advanced PowerPoint: 3 Tips The Pros Use (public speaking tips to boost presentation skills and business presentation) | The Accidental Communicator

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:04:43 +0000

[...] PowerPoint is a double edged sword when it comes to giving a speech: it can be both a powerful way to add a multimedia impact to your speech or it can end up distracting your audience and taking their attention away from what you have to say. The experts know how to use this tool correctly and here are three of the ways they tame the PowerPoint beast… [...]

By: The 100 Hour Secret To Creating Speeches Everyone Will Want To Hear (public speaking tips to boost presentation skills and business presentation) | The Accidental Communicator

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:04:25 +0000

[...] their attention away from what you have to say. The experts know how to use this tool correctly and here are three of the ways they tame the PowerPoint beast… Share and [...]

By: Mastering The PowerPoint Beast In 3 Easy Steps (public speaking tips to boost presentation skills and business presentation) | The Accidental Communicator

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:05:21 +0000

[...] always, always write your speech first. Don’t you dare pop open that copy of PowerPoint and start creating slides until AFTER you’ve gotten your words all worked out. Remember: the slides are there to [...]

By: Big Game Hunting: How Public Speakers Capture An Audience's Attention (public speaking tips to boost presentation skills and business presentation) | The Accidental Communicator

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:04:46 +0000

[...] Nope, we’re not talking about having you sound like Crocodile Dundee or like you are from the U.S. deep South, instead we’re talking about what else is going on on stage while you are speaking. Like PowerPoint. [...]

By: Reef Aquarium

Reef Aquarium — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:36:58 +0000

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By: Real World Speaking: A Trip To See The Doctor (public speaking tips to boost presentation skills and business presentation) | The Accidental Communicator

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:04:14 +0000

[...] PowerPoint Tricks: Banish Boring, Invite Fun [...]

By: Max Atkinson

Max Atkinson — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:29:27 +0000

I should also have mentioned earlier that your link to the Einstein picture inspired me to run a competition on my blog. The closing date is 10 September, so there’s still time to enter. The lucky winner will be announced some time after that, and will receive a free autographed copy of my book ‘Lend Me Your Ears: All You Need to Know about Making Speeches and Presentations’!

By: Dr. Jim Anderson

Dr. Jim Anderson — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:50:54 +0000

Max: fantastic – you are already doing what I wish so many other presenters were doing – making your presentations more entertaining. As always, it’s the words that you are saying that really count and the slides should just be there to support you and keep your audience’s attention…