by Denis Francois Gravel | May 11, 2010 | Language : English, Slides, Speaking Tips
I am always surprised to discover that one of the biggest mistakes presenters do is still: Reading the slides. With all the information about speaking and presenting, easily available to everybody , I don’t understand. There are free blogs, books, articles. Jim...
by Denis Francois Gravel | Jan 2, 2010 | Language : English, Slides, Speaking Tips
Most people complain about boring presentation that uses slides that looks like walls of text. The brain don’t have the ability to listen et read all that text at the same time. According to Microsoft, the average slide shows 40 words. The BBC...
by Denis Francois Gravel | Dec 4, 2009 | Language : English, Speaking Tips
I learned a few lessons from this week second Pecha Kucha in Quebec City. The event took place in “Le Cercle” on Tuesday night. For those not familiar with this formula, each speaker present his project or his ideas in 20 pictures. Picture changes automatically after...