Robert Lane is founder of Aspire Communications, a firm specializing in visually interactive presentation development and training. His Visual Language methodologies transform standard PowerPoint slide shows into dynamic presentation tools that better engage audiences, enhance training outcomes and improve sales effectiveness.
Robert speaks, consults, and trains internationally, and has authored several books, including the new Visual Language Book Series. He completed a Bachelors of Science degree in Physics and a Masters of Science degree in Educational Technology at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, USA, where he makes his home.
Maurice de Castro is a former corporate executive of some of the UK's best loved brands. Maurice believes that the route to success in any organisation lies squarely in its ability to really connect with people. That's why he left the boardroom to create a business helping leaders to do exactly that.
Kare Anderson is an Emmy-winning former NBC and Wall Street Journal reporter, now connective behaviour speaker and columnist for Forbes and Huffington Post. Her TED Talk has attracted over 1.9 million views. She is a founding board member of Annie's Homegrown, co-founder of nine political PACs and author of Mutuality Matters, Mutuality Matters More and several other books. Discover more at her blog, Moving From Me to We.
Kartik Sundar is a co-founder at Aploris GmbH, a software firm that builds PowerPoint-focused productivity tools including a slide library solution called TeamSlide. Kartik leads the business development effort helping customers improve their presentation creation process. Previously, Kartik worked as a management consultant with Bain & Company and he later worked with Cisco’s corporate strategy group.
Philip Collins is a columnist on The Times and the chair of the Trustees at the think tank Demos. Until 2007 he was the chief speech writer to the Prime Minister Tony Blair. Before that he has worked as a director of a think tank, in investment banking and in academia. He is the author of The Art of Presentations: The Secrets of Making People Remember What You Say.
Peter Watts Paskale is a writer, trainer and speaker on all aspects of presenting. He coaches business executives on how to be at their best when on their feet. His blog The Presenters' Blog examines core disciplines of public speaking and how those disciplines are being illustrated by new stories around the world.
Simon started life as a research scientist looking at the causes of cancer. He then had a 24 year career as a university researcher before moving into a training role, starting by helping scientists explain their research in the 'real world'. His third book Presentation Genius is an easy-to-read exploration of the science of how to make presentations - what works and what doesn't.
You can get hold of some of Simon's tips and see the rest of what he does at Presentation Genius.
