I hate PowerPoint presentations. Let me clarify; I don't hate PowerPoint. I actually like the program quite a bit. But most of the PowerPoint presentations I am forced to sit through seem to combine ...

“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 ...

Three minutes is all it takes to explain even the most complex of ideas. That is the concept behind 3 Minute Thesis (3MT), a research competition started by University of Queensland, which calls on ...

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A great presentation is like a gourmet meal. It requires quality ingredients, lots of planning, and careful preparation. But if you’ve never made Boeuf Bourguignon or whipped up a fluffy soufflé, ...

Business presentations are a part of the routine at virtually every office. Occasionally, employees will get excited about seeing a presentation, but more often than not, they expect to be — and dread ...

Most people are more afraid of public speaking than of death itself. In fact, research shows that public speaking is in fact one of the most common forms of social anxiety. Regardless of your reason ...

Let’s be honest: Everyone has used (and likely abused) PowerPoint before. Microsoft’s presentation program is more than 20 years old, and although Redmond works very hard at keeping one of its primary ...

Apple's San Francisco music event on Sept. 9 marked the return of the world's greatest corporate storyteller. There are more than 40,000 YouTube links to Steve Jobs' presentations, reflecting the ...

Marketing and sales presentations are often augmented with multimedia tools. The most common multimedia presentation tool is Microsoft PowerPoint. Using a multimedia presentation tool can be a way to ...