Presentation Preparation:  Where to Start

Presentation Preparation: Where to Start

Dec. 2, 2009 by

How should you start preparing a presentation to senior executives? Don’t start by digging through your slide library and pulling the old standbys out. Rather, answer these questions. What is the topic or subject you are reporting on? Be clear

Presentation Techniques:  In Praise of Informality

Presentation Techniques: In Praise of Informality

Dec. 2, 2009 by

I’ve been introduced with fanfare, and I’ve been introduced with a kind of shrug in my general direction, as if to say, “Hey Sims.  You’re on.” I like fanfare, pomp and circumstance.  But when it’s touting my resume and puffing

When Scientists Present

When Scientists Present

Dec. 1, 2009 by

When scientists present, they usually start with methods, then move to findings, conclusions and perhaps recommendations.  There are good reasons for this, and it can provide some drama.  Yet any communication we are willing to pay for is built in