Presentation slide design mistakes (and how to fix them)
Even if you don’t put every word on your slides, it’s possible you’re creating “beautifully designed” slides that are better suited for reading than presenting. In this article, I show you a couple of examples of what I see on a regular basis, and what you can change to create beautifully designed slides that support your message and engage your audience.
Is It Fear or Excitement? The Simple Reframe That Calms Public Speaking Nerves
Public speaking is the #1 fear in the world (above death). And somewhere between 30% and 40% percent of Americans deal with communication apprehension severe enough to affect how they speak up, causing them to avoid doing so altogether. before you give into that fear, I’m going to give you a technique that will change everything.
Say Less. How to Be More Clear and Concise in Meetings and Presentations
We've all been in that meeting or presentation. The one where the person speaking just drones on. Your eyes start to glaze over. Maybe you fight to keep them open and your head from lolling to the side. Or maybe, just maybe, you've been that person. How do you choose how much detail is too much? Here are a few simple steps.
Two Stages. One Lesson. What Jazz Can Teach Us About Storytelling
My husband and I go to the Newport Jazz Festival every year. We post up at Fort Adams, sunshine on our faces, ocean breeze on our skin, and just listen to the musicians sharing their art. What I love most about the festival is how different everything sounds from stage to stage. Some of it is textbook jazz. Some of it barely resembles jazz at all, except for the roots underneath it. There's truly something for everyone in attendance. What I love, someone else might skip right
