My colleague, Chris Jorgensen, shared a book with me called Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, by Nancy Duarte. It finally made me willing to use PowerPoint.

Ten years ago, Ian Parker of The New York magazine estimated that over 30 million presentations are prepared ... in order to make our presentation look great and add crisp effects to its content ...

One often overlooked aspect of great presentations is giving audiences time to process information mentally. People can’t process until you stop talking. They need a moment to process with their ...

They need fundamental recommendations for giving great presentations. That's why I developed my list of the Top 10 Tips for Giving Great Presentations. These are designed to be fail-safe tips that ...

Andy Goodman — in his book Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes and How to Ensure They Won’t Happen to Yours — says nonprofit officials often overestimate their effectiveness as presenters.

Nancy Duarte's new book "Resonate" is technically about how to give great presentations, written by a designer whose firm makes great presentations. But the book is really about communicating ...

I spend the better part of my week listening to and giving presentations. Great presentations move people, make them want to listen and engage with the speaker. Poor presentations are a waste of ...

Based on my observations of presentations by others ... You don’t want your audience to say, “Wow, what great Keynote skills that presenter had!” You want them to remember what you said.

Gone With the Wind. From Here to Eternity. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. These are all great titles for presentations, too. “The Budget Surplus and the Bush Administration: or Gone With the Wind.” ...

Yesterday, I shared the first five of my Top 10 Tips for Giving Great Presentations.Today's post continues with the second half of the list: Simplify your presentation: No matter how technical ...