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

“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 ...

Believe it or not, some people are jazzed about giving presentations. They love the experience, jump in with two feet, and many become accomplished public speakers who, in some cases, make a ...

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

Facing an audience alone can be anxiety-producing. But copresenting with others brings its own set of challenges as well: from confusion to unclear roles. I once taught a class in which students were ...

Do you have public speaking anxiety? Almost everyone has encountered that nervousness before a presentation, big or small. You feel a certain sensation in your stomach. Your breathing gets shallow.

Every golfer knows that having too many swing thoughts before they hit the ball is a recipe for disaster. The same mistake can derail any performance, including delivering a pitch or presentation. The ...

As a professional speaker, I get many chances, as I travel around the country, to see other people give presentations. With professional speakers, the presentations are always well done and ...

James Patterson is the world’s best-selling author because he’s mastered the art of grabbing the reader’s attention. The opening sentence in Kiss the Girls, the second of the Alex Cross series of ...

As presentation software goes, PowerPoint has long been ubiquitously chosen by presenters, but other good options exist, depending on what you want to communicate and how you’re putting it all ...