Presenting with Power

Recommended resources and sites 

Power Presentation Skills Training

DESIGNED FOR : Everyone who is called upon to speak in a public situation.
Delivering powerful presentations has been described as the 'killer' skill in today's business world.
Yet for many people this is still an area that creates terror and stress.
Our Power Presentations workshop is designed to give you the skills, confidence and belief so that you too can give a presentation that makes a real connection with your audience. We can help you make an impact!
HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT. As a participant you will:
* Learn some key principles that change the way you approach presentations
* Practice the 8 key skill areas in successful presentations
* Experience inspirational ways of structuring your message and designing the visual components of your presentation

Create Your Communications Experience

by Bert Decker, CEO of Decker Communications, Inc.

Recommended Books on Presenting

From My Recommended Books Store.

Presentation Zen

Garr Reynolds' own site and blog. One of my favourites.

Garr's major contribution to this field is to get us to stand back from the technology and to consider an uncluttered approach to design and delivery.

Garr Reynolds, master of presentations

Writes Seth Godin: "Garr is that guru. His work on the cutting edge of the intersection of presentations, communication and PowerPoint is a model for how anyone can have an industry. His hard work, clear writing and persuasive point of view have changed our world for the better."

Write and Deliver an Outstanding Speech

Rikki Arundel Writes: "90% of business presentations are boring! That view is based on my 30 years experience as a professional speaker and sitting though thousands of speeches every year. Is it fear of public speaking that causes this - or do people simply not take the time to become outstanding speakers ?"

TED Blog

TED provides some remarkable and short (sub-20 minute) presentations from its conferences. Watching great speakers through a site like this can help sharpen up anyone's presentation skills.

Seth's Blog: The new standard for meetings and conferences

Seth Godin's riff on presentations at conferences.

Keeping speakers to time at conferences (Gurteen Knowledge)

Weblog Entry from David Gurteen: Keeping speakers to time at conferences

The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard

This is an excellent and innovative use of a website. Annie writes: What is the Story of Stuff?
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communitie

Jing Project: Visual conversation starts here. Mac or Windows.

Communication is evolving. Snap a picture of anything on your desktop.
Record video of what you do, or what you see.Instantly uploaded. Share in email, IM, or blogs.

Digital Roam. Inc.: Visual thinking for the business world

Visual thinking is how we use our eyes (and our mind's eye) to look at a problem, see patterns and opportunities, imagine ways to manipulate those patterns to our advantage, and show those insights to others.

Vector Magic

Online tool that de-pixellates graphics turning them into scaleable vector graphics in the format of your choice. No registration required. "precision auto-tracing online"

Speaking

Speaking headlines pulled from around the web

How to add emotional impact with evocative images

A useful article by Cathy Moore of the 'Making Change' Blog, about the effective use of stock photography in presentations.

RSA - RSA Edge Lecture with Sir Ken Robinson

An MP3 Audio file of Sir Ken Robinson's Lecture and Q&A.

Seth's Blog: Saying thanks in a conference presentation

An interesting suggestion on giving thanks in conference presentations from Seth Godin..

Top 30 Communication Gurus

Your Ultimate Compass in Directing You to World-Renowned Communication Gurus, Speakers and Trainers Across the Globe.

Webinar: Creating Powerful Presentations with Nancy Duarte

VizThink have posted a recording of a very useful webinar with Nancy Duarte.

Presentations Roundtable Podcast

Alltop Speaking

Speaking headlines pulled from around the web

Brain Rules for Presenters

A SlideShare presentation by Garr Reynolds on the implications for presenters of three of Dr John Medina's brain rules.

Alltop - Top Speaking News

Alltop presents all the top stories from Speaking websites. Think of Alltop as an online magazine rack.

PowerPoint Presentation Skills Tips for Effective Presenting | Presentation Skills

Seven great tips on how to improve your PowerPoint presentation skills. Learn how to present more effectively by using its strengths as a visual aid instead of its weaknesses.

Death By Powerpoint

This ailment is so common now that it has its own wikipeadia entry(!).
"Death by PowerPoint" is a criticism of slide-based presentations refering to a state of boredom and fatigue induced by information overload during presentation

YouTube - NPR's Scott Simon: How to Tell a Story

This video is a part of the YouTube Reporters' Center. See more videos on how to report the news -- and share your ideas -- at http://www.youtube.com/report...

Don't Give Out Your Slides When Speaking | Six Pixels of Separation - Marketing and Communications Blog - By Mitch Joel at Twist Image

'Can I have your slides?' is probably the most common question a presenter gets asked. Here's why you should never give them out...