The best advice is to prepare for any situation that might go wrong. Always have at least one backup of your presentation; ...

For the past 10 years, I've done presentations on how to do presentations. Nothing like setting yourself a high bar! I learned to present the hard way. As an undergrad at Cornell, I majored in Design ...

Although public speaking is on the top of many people's list of anxieties, it's something most of us have to do for work, for church, for school, or for an organization we belong to. In the first part ...

“Alright, Mike. You go on stage in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1. Go for it!” says the stagehand at DesignThinkers, a major graphic design conference in Toronto, Canada. I walk out on stage, waving to a dark sea ...

When presenting in front of an audience, you’ll probably think about what you want to gain—and that’s okay. You’ve got a sale to make, investors to convince, minds to change. But to make an impact, ...

How to give a good presentation. Here we look at three questions you should ask yourself and answer to develop a really effective and powerful presentation. Those questions are, 1. Why am I giving ...

Unlike a briefing you may have given in the military -- the goal of which may have been simply facts and brevity -- giving a ...

Carmine Gallo, presentation coach and author of the upcoming book The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs (McGraw-Hill, October 2009), has counseled many executives on how to give a great presentation.

A little more than a year ago, on a trip to Nairobi, Kenya, some colleagues and I met a 12-year-old Masai boy named Richard Turere, who told us a fascinating story. His family raises livestock on the ...

Have you ever seen a really great presentation? Honestly, they’re pretty rare. Michael Foley is an educator and coach, and founder of Clarity Central, a communications training and consulting firm ...