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A friend of mine recently asked me for some advice about a podcast interview they were doing at the weekend. They’d not done one for a few years and wanted to be at their best. Below is the result. It was bashed out in a hurry to get it over to my friend so it’s …
I recently spoke at the course creators engergize conference, hosted by Zenler giving tips on how to make your videos and presentations better for online courses. Why? Let’s face it, most of them are rubbish! 😉 In my presentation I made the observation that to make your videos really pop you should embed yourself as …
I’m not suggesting I have the best home studio for presenting here… nor the cheapest… but for me it’s the ideal compromise between being good and good enough to work really well for clients but without bankrupting me 😉 Want to take a video tour first? I’ll make comments below. Why would you want to …
Easier online presentations? Yes please! Here’s a simple hack for PowerPoint and Keynote that helps you stay on top of things hugely!
I was supposed to be launching my first physical product (other than a book) right now. It’s got astonishing feedback and was getting traction. You can see it for yourself over at design.presentationgenius.info. It’s a cracking product and people loved it… … but… … I’ve decided not to push the Presentation Design Pack because it …
Because of the Corona Virus, lots of people are asking me for urgent help with their online presentations. I’ve split this post into two parts – general help about online presentations and how they’re different from in-the-room presentations and then some specific stuff about the “software de jour” to do that with – Zoom. Some …
The StoryMaking System is the result of reading (in mind-numbing detail) over 400 peer-reviewed research papers, dozens of books, thousands of ours of observational research and blood sweat and tears!
It's the framework for designing a presentation which gives you the fastest way to getting something is (almost) guaranteed to work. It gives your audience what they need - and only what they need - to be impacted.
The key elements are:
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