A commonly touted solution to poor presentations is to change the tool that you use. You may have heard that Prezi, an online presentation tool is a popular option. It is one of many tools that exist, and I have seen ineffective Prezi presentations as well, so the tool is not the issue. You will…
Author: Dave Paradi
Dave Paradi has over twenty-two years of experience delivering customized training workshops to help business professionals improve their presentations. He has written ten books and over 600 articles on the topic of effective presentations and his ideas have appeared in publications around the world. His focus is on helping corporate professionals visually communicate the messages in their data so they don't overwhelm and confuse executives. Dave is one of fewer than ten people in North America recognized by Microsoft with the Most Valuable Professional Award for his contributions to the Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams communities. His articles and videos on virtual presenting have been viewed over 4.8 million times and liked over 17,000 times on YouTube.
Full-day workshop for executives (August 26, 2013, Milford, MA)
Customized full-day workshop for executives covering planning a presentation, creating effective visuals, and showing slide makeovers of their own slides to reinforce the ideas.
Presenting a Recommendation; Issue #268 August 21, 2012
Presentation Tip: Presenting a recommendation In most cases, there is more than one possible solution for a problem. When you have been asked to investigate possible solutions and present your recommendation, you want the decision makers to act on that recommendation. In this article I will discuss how to make the presentation effective and get…
Duke Realty Case Study
Organization: Duke Realty, a large commercial real estate company in the United States Challenge: Duke Realty senior executives knew that improving presentations internally and for clients was a high priority and would add to the bottom line. They previously had brought in experts on presentation skills, and had seen some improvement, but not the jump…
Presentation Resource: PowerPoint on Mac interface tutorials
Recently I did workshops for a company that has a mix of users on Windows and Mac, all using PowerPoint. While the features in the latest versions are very similar, the interface is slightly different. I have used PowerPoint on the Mac before, so I knew where to find the techniques I wanted to demonstrate.…
How to create and deliver effective web-based presentations
Are you thinking of using WebEx, GoToMeeting, Live Meeting or other online meeting services because of these issues? Travel costs are being cut Health concerns are cancelling in-person meetings Teams are now scattered around the country or the world All of the reasons shown above may have you presenting using an online web-based meeting service like WebEx, GoToMeeting,…
Make slides easy to see; Issue #267 August 7, 2012
Presentation Tip: Make slides easy to see There is no point using slides if the audience won’t be able to figure out what is on them. While this may sound obvious, I see too many presenters create slides that the audience won’t be able to figure out because of problems with the slide design. You…
Presentation Resource: SpeakerNetNews
Every Friday I look forward to the e-mail I get from SpeakerNetNews. This is one of the publications I signed up for even before I started my speaking career. Each week, speakers from all situations share their best ideas, what they are learning, and ask for help from others. I have submitted many tips and…
Prepare for questions or concerns; Issue #266 July 24, 2012
Presentation Tip: Prepare for questions or concerns It would be rare for a business presentation to be given and have no questions from the audience during or after the presentation. I am not talking about keynote style presentations from the big stage, I am talking about the regular presentations we deliver in our offices and…
PowerPoint Productivity Techniques Webinar for Rhonda Scharf July 18, 2013
I will be demonstrating numerous techniques for using PowerPoint more efficiently on this one hour webinar. See the full list of topics and register at www.on-the-right-track.com/event/powerpoint-productivity-techniques/