5 steps to rehearse for your presentation

5 steps to rehearse for your presentation

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBefore big presentations, a great way to build confidence and practice lines is rehearsing several times. It may be time consuming and tedious but it is a great way to build confidence, smooth out any imperfections in your presentation and...
Tips to use humour effectively in a PPT

Tips to use humour effectively in a PPT

Reading Time: < 1 minute– A great way to cover feelings of nervousness is to use humour. Letting your audience know you are nervous may not necessarily create a bad impression, it could endear you to them. – Humorous anecdotes and sharing personal...
Presentation Problems and Solutions: Setting up

Presentation Problems and Solutions: Setting up

Reading Time: 2 minutesImagine you are about to deliver a key piece of information during your presentation and suddenly the screen behind you goes blank- A speaker’s worst nightmare. To prevent this (including other mishaps like tripping over wires or losing audio)...
How to build your presentation

How to build your presentation

Reading Time: < 1 minuteYour structure of your PowerPoint is important. It should have a flow of ideas and a narrative your audience can follow. Often, when creating PowerPoints you can get caught up in creating details and specifics for a slide which does not need...
Why silence is an unexpectedly useful tool in presentations

Why silence is an unexpectedly useful tool in presentations

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSilence doesn’t always have to be uncomfortable or awkward. Use it to your advantage to create a strong impression. Overloading the audience with information and speaking fast may quicken the time spent on the presentation but it could...