by Denis Francois Gravel | Apr 22, 2009 | Language : English, Speaking Tips
Why? Because you are not as beautiful as you want, you don’t know how to tell jokes, you are shy, you are boring, you have a physical handicap, you have a speech impediment, etc. Don’t waste your time and ours. Run away from stage. Period. Wrong. Change your mindset....
by Denis Francois Gravel | Apr 11, 2009 | Language : English, Slides, Speaking Tips
When your preparing a speech, how do you know it’s ready? How do you know your materiel is ready? Your slides? Your story? Your knowledge of the audience? Your rehearsal? I read a blog post this week : While working on a piece of art, how do you know when it’s...
by Denis Francois Gravel | Apr 6, 2009 | Language : English, Slides, Speaking Tips
Good question. Who’s responsible for horrible slides in presentation? Blogger and Tweeter Jeff Bailey suggest that : “Many people who do presentations are forced to use slides created by others. You can’t blame them for using horrible slides, but you do.” Make...
by Denis Francois Gravel | Mar 27, 2009 | Language : English, Slides, Speaking Tips
When you want to present data to an audience, there is a lots of possibility. Each one serve a different purpose. Pie chart, diagram, histogram, etc. Which one will fit in your presentation? To help you choose, Andrew Abela create a nice tool. You can find it here....
by Denis Francois Gravel | Mar 18, 2009 | Language : English, Speaking Tips
Yesterday, i attend some conference at lunch time. The young women sitting next to me wasn’t eating. She looked preoccupied. When she got up, left the table et started her presentation, i understood why she wasn’t eating. She was the speaker and she was nervous to...
