Comments on: How To Give A More Exciting Presentation: A Note To Speakers

By: Keith Davis

Keith Davis — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:58:45 +0000

Wow found this post whilst looking at your CSS tips.

Some great stuff here for anyone giving presentations.
First point always gets my vote… Make em laugh and you won’t go far wrong.
You are not just presenting facts, you are in the entertainment business.

I’ll take a look at your four examples when I get time.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:08:59 +0000

Just wanted to let you know that I used some of your tips in a recent presentation and it made a real difference – thanks!

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By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:24:06 +0000

I did my training through my old company – it was 2 days full time. They taught us how to present without PowerPoint and without notes and I would suggest looking for that in your training provider.

Obviously a small group is best (we had 2 trainers and 6 trainees) because you really need one-to-one attention for something like this.

By: Yaili

Yaili — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:49:09 +0000

Thanks for your comment! Which kind of training should presenters seek then? Any recommendations? Tips? ;)

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:34:47 +0000

Very useful post, thanks!

I disagree with your first point though, I do think many speakers are fundamentally bad, partly because they’re untrained and partly because they simply don’t have the talent.

I’ve been trained in presentation training and it makes a world of difference – if I had my way, nobody would be legally allowed to give a presentation without adequate training. Also PowerPoint would be banned. ;)

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By: inayaili

inayaili — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:23:06 +0000

You’re right. These suggestions don’t apply to every kind of presentation, but they do to a lot of them though – mainly to the ones on events I attend.

By: Antony Kennedy

Antony Kennedy — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:13:01 +0000

Great article.

I think though, that it should be taken with a pinch of salt. There are probably a lot of instances where presentations just can’t be that fun, and movies, lolcats slides or star wars references might just be inappropriate. This is an opinion piece (although it feels a bit presented as fact to me), and of course, this comment is also just my opinion.

I have to agree – although I wasn’t expecting much, Ben Huh’s talk was one of the best I have seen :)