PowerPoint Sermons – 5 Tips for Preachers

Although PowerPoint has been around for years, there is still a lot of misuse. Here are five tips to strengthen your sermon with PowerPoint.

How to Choose the Right Paper - Part 2

Choosing the most appropriate quality paper for your project can be a daunting task. Paper has many features to consider and new sheets are continually coming into the market. To help you with this complex decision, we’ve compiled a list of top ten tips to make it easier to choose.

How to Write and Deliver a Dynamite Speech - Part Three

Most presentation skills coaches teach you the mechanics of speaking that make you look and feel mechanical. That's partially because many of them are not paid to speak, they're paid to teach speaking. To be a truly amazing speaker however, you've got to move beyond mechanics to dynamics. A great speech is not just a bunch of words - it’s an inspiring experience. In this and other articles, I'll teach you how to be a dynamite speaker.

Choose a Manual Projection Screen and Save Money

By purchasing a manual projection screen you can save a lot of money over other options that are on the market today. Of course money is not the only thing to consider when buying a projection screen, but depending on your situation it should definitely come into play.

Like a brick wrapped in velvet - designing a conference presentation (or most other kinds too!)

How you design your presentation is at least as important as how you deliver it. There's a lot of help on delivery online, but not so much on design. This article is a step in the right direction.

Choosing Tripod Projection Screens

Tripod projection screens are best used when a person needs to be able to travel with their projection screen.

When Less is Certainly More

The more that the simple shapes of the triangle, circle and square are used in a photograph, the more powerful the photograph becomes. This same logic applies to successful business presentations. The more focused and simple the message, the greater chance the audience has of remembering the message and taking action.

Present Like A Pro

Being a professional and speaking like a professional are two very different things. Before you can speak like a professional, you need to be certain that you believe that you are a professional. This may sound like an odd statement to some readers, however, many small businesses are successfully started and run by those who are more accustomed to working behind the scenes than in front of the microphone and camera. The fact is, no one is born with an innate ability to speak well before large groups and it is a skill best learned through experience and practice.

Visuals in Public Speaking: How to Use Them to Get Results

If you want to get results from your presentations, and from your speeches, you need, basically, a message and a presentation focused on the results you want. You use the visuals, then, to support that message – give it power. And you must be seen, in your presentation and in your use of those visuals, as competent and confident. Then you will produce the impact that you choose.

Awaken the Voice Within

By practicing eight key techniques, a stronger and more confident voice will awaken within from the rubble of unfocused presentations, misused words, and unrehearsed programs. Your presentations will be more meaningful, get you invited back, and allow for a greater chance to add another perfect customer.

Speak from Your Heart

Everyone talks about the need for authenticity in speaking. At the same time, many of my students complain that when they're enthusastic and emotional, some people tell them to tone it down. So which is it? Should you be yourself and get shot down for it, or tone it down and fit into the corporate box of approriateness? In this article, I'll give you solid, logical reasons why you must speak from your heart when you give a business presentation.

Presentation Skills for Trade Shows

Trade shows give you the opportunity to display and demonstrate your products or services. But for a lot of people, making a presentation can be a frightening and uncomfortable thing to do, however with some simple tips any such fears and anxieties can be replaced with confidence therefore making the whole experience very enjoyable.

On-Going Education, Business Presentation and the Flow of Entertainment

Some business presentation consultants and many on-going education seminar teachers warn about the flow of entertainment in teaching. It is important to make learning fun and using visual equipment in a classroom setting makes sense to pique the curiosity of the participants. But be careful not to over do it the experts say.