Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jason Freedman has done his share of public speaking, and despite the racing heartbeat and anxiety we all have, knows how to deliver a relaxed, natural presentation. Here’s how he does it. More »
Tumblecloud is a new platform for piecing together music, videos, photos and websites into dynamic slideshows that you can share with others. Currently in beta, the free web app site can be used for “collaborative digital storytelling”, as the founders describe it, for business or personal purposes. More »
Lots of people dislike public speaking because the entire audience is focused on you and seemingly critical of any flaw or mistake. But you know what? The audience often just wants you to finish so they can get on with their life. More »
It’s no surprise that human speakers with a deeper voice are typically seen as having higher status. A new study in Social Psychological and Personality Science suggests lowering your pitch also increases how you perceive yourself and makes you feel more powerful. More »
Windows users don’t have a lot of choices when it comes to creating presentations, but PowerPoint has all the features you need for putting together a great presentation. More »
Although Apple has never been one to concentrate too much on office software, it is known for its simple, attractive and compelling presentations. That’s why Apple’s Keynote presentation software — the same app Apple staff use to create those presentations — is easily our favourite on the Mac. More »
With about $35 in parts, you can easily build your own teleprompter for delivering a video message or speech. This DIY prompter with camera mount fits a 10-inch LCD monitor, but is modifiable for an iPad or other tablet. More »
Profanity is a divisive subject. Some think obscenities have no place in any polite conversation, ever; some feel, judiciously applied, profanity is the best flavour in their communication spice rack; others lob expletives like they’re trying to unlock a coveted F**k-Yeah Four-Letter Words badge. It’s a touchy subject, and one that’s been the focus of some enjoyable debate in the past week. So let’s talk about it, shall we? More »
You may not be a designer, but your presentations also don’t need to scream I’m visually incompetent! GitHub developer Zach Holman — self-proclaimed as “expressly not a designer” — nonetheless made this beautiful presentation, and after wowing a whole lot of people, put together this slide design guide to help other non-designers get started down the road to attractive presentations. More »
