by Denis Francois Gravel | May 31, 2018 | Language : English, Speaking Tips
Repeat questions before answering them. Especially if the room is big. Repeating the question allows all participants to hear the question (especially if you are using a microphone). Remember that the participant who asked the question was projecting his voice towards...
by Denis Francois Gravel | Apr 8, 2018 | Language : English, Slides, Speaking Tips
Avoid text-heavy slides. Simplify, simplify and simplify. Too much text forces the audience to invest a good share of their cognitive capacity to read, decipher, interpret, and understand your slides. As a result, he pays less attention to what you say. A good visual...
by Denis Francois Gravel | Feb 28, 2018 | Activity, Language : English, Speaking Tips
A visit to Toronto is the source of today’s presentation tip. A city? Who inspires a presentation tip? It sounds strange. But that’s exactly what happened. Here’s how. I went to Toronto last November to do a training course at Laurentian Bank. Since the training is in...
by Denis Francois Gravel | May 23, 2014 | From the Web, Language : English, Speaking Tips
Links and news about presentation gathered in last week (May 23, 2014) 11 choses à ne jamais dire dans nos présentations (anglais) par @XCamilleWong & @empoweredpres via @SlideShareToday http://t.co/ZJW1vHtLgB — Denis F. Gravel (@PRESENTabilite) 21 Mai 2014...
by Denis Francois Gravel | Jan 12, 2014 | Language : English, Presentation analysis, Speaking Tips
What was the REAL cause of Michael Bay meltdown on CES stage and how he should bounce back from this. Last week, Michael Bay, movie director, walked on stage at CES. He was supposed to talk about the incredible new Samsumg TV. Instead, something went wrong with...
by Denis Francois Gravel | Dec 14, 2013 | Language : English, Speaking Tips
No surprise! Noah St. John won the Snap Judgement performance of the year. Watch his presentation and focus on the storytelling and the vocal variety. Pure mastery. It’s a perfect example of how to use your voice. The rhythm, the pitch,...
