Presentation Skills: Adjust your level of detail

Presentation Skills: Adjust your level of detail

Jan. 17, 2012 by

You’re preparing a presentation and the question comes up, “How much detail should I include?” The answer is, “Just enough,” and that’s not a cop out, because there are so many different circumstances, audiences, and types of presentation. For instance, when

Presentation skill #65:  Getting attention for the right reasons

Presentation skill #65: Getting attention for the right reasons

Nov. 23, 2011 by

Last September, the malevolent toadstool you see in the picture on the left thrust its slimy head out of the familiar soil of my front yard.  It got my attention. I have rarely had mushrooms in my garden, and never

Presentation Tips and Tricks: The Power of Metaphor

Presentation Tips and Tricks: The Power of Metaphor

May. 24, 2011 by

Psychologists have demonstrated that people approve of differing responses to crime when it is presented as either a ‘beast’ or a ‘virus’ ravaging society. In the case of the ‘beast’ metaphor, respondents were more likely to call for strong law