“Alright, Mike. You go on stage in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1. Go for it!” says the stagehand at DesignThinkers, a major graphic design conference in Toronto, Canada. I walk out on stage, waving to a dark sea ...

As an intern or early career professional, chances are that you’ll be tasked with making or giving a presentation in the near future. Whether you’re pitching an idea, reporting market research, or ...

Think back to the last time you were mesmerized by a magnificent public speaker. What went through your mind? Did you think, “Wow, I wish I could give presentations like that. I’d love to be able to ...

When presenting in front of an audience, you’ll probably think about what you want to gain—and that’s okay. You’ve got a sale to make, investors to convince, minds to change. But to make an impact, ...

Marketing plans are an extension of your business's vision. If your company exists to offer the best product available, your marketing plan is the vehicle that will drive you toward that goal. The ...

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Here’s a sobering scientific fact: 10 minutes into your presentation, most audience members are surreptitiously looking at their watches. Blame their brains. Writes John Medina in Brain Rules, “before ...

Have you ever seen a really great presentation? Honestly, they’re pretty rare. Michael Foley is an educator and coach, and founder of Clarity Central, a communications training and consulting firm ...

Public speaking can reduce grown men to quivering wrecks. Public speakers can also reduce their listeners to quivering wrecks of tedium and despair. There is little worse than listening to some ...

Many books have tactics for giving a good presentation but few establish a reliable structure that works every time. In The New Articulate Executive: Look, Act and Sound Like a Leader Granville ...

“Death by PowerPoint” is alive and healthy in corporate meetings around the world. The bad news is that we will have to sit through insufferably long and boring presentations for a long, long time.

Gallup says 40 percent of people fear public speaking — and some people fear it more than death. Jerry Seinfeld interpreted this as meaning that at a funeral, more people would rather be in the casket ...