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7.7K2PersuasionHow The Ladder of Abstraction Can Help The Public Speaker
Why a Ladder of Abstraction? The purpose of a speech is to move people to action. You point an audience to a...
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2.8K1Big Five Questions
The Guru’s Big Five Questions – Jon Schwabish
Jon Schwabish is an economist, writer, teacher, and creator of policy-relevant data visualizations. He is considered a leading voice for clarity and...
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3.4KDesign Principles
The Wondrous World of Colour in Presentations
We regularly detail the importance of conveying a message in presentations using different techniques for visuals, but what exactly is it about visuals that...
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3.0KPowerpointTeamSlide Review – How A Few Simple Tools Can Boost Productivity
At Presentation Guru, we continuously try to showcase new technologies to our audience to help them be better presenters. Here’s an article by...
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5.2KPerformance
What Do Great Presenters Do That Good Presenters Don’t?
Have you ever wondered what makes a “great” presenter stand out more than a “good” presenter? Many of us have probably sat...
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7.0K4Performance
6 Essential Steps To Get The Best Conference Introduction
Experienced presenters know that introductions can make or break a good presentation. Here, Jack Vincent discusses the importance of establishing a connection...
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2.8K1Build Real Impact
Advanced Presenting in the Experience Age – Important Advice
Whether you give presentations for work, or to expand your business or as a professional, things have certainly changed over the last...
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2.6K1Great Speeches
Breakthrough lessons in rhetoric – Anarchy in the UK
Philip Collins is a columnist on The Times and the chair of the Trustees at the think tank Demos. Until 2007 he...
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3.2KStorytelling
Even the Shortest Story Needs Structure
In a previous post we shared an anecdote about Ernest Hemingway, and his shortest story ever, just 6 words long. We then...
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3.9K2Authenticity
How Short Can a Story Be? Ernest Hemingway’s Special Gift
We recently explored the neuroscience behind telling a story, and more specifically how it appeals to an emotional response from an audience....
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17.9K10Powerpoint
Google Slides Tested vs PowerPoint – Who Wins? It’s a Massacre
PowerPoint has long been the most widely used app for making presentations. There have been few competitors that came close to acting...
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11.0K4Rehearsal
5 Most Common Tech Problems for Presenters… and How To Avoid Them
Every speaker has had something go wrong with the equipment as they speak. The hard truth is that most technical problems are...
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