I love video games. Hang on, let’s qualify that: I love a few high quality video games.* I simply don’t care about the rest. Despite #2, I will defend this misunderstood genre. Do What? A game’s objective is to entertain, while a presentation’s objective is to inform and persuade. A great game will also […]
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How do you look when you speak in front of a group? Not confident enough? Then you probably look as if you don’t believe what you’re saying. I meet plenty of people who feel this way. Too confident? You may come across as arrogant, and not seeming to care what the audience wants. I meet few
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I’m brilliant – did you know that? I used to play stand-up comedy clubs with some pretty big names. I’ve given some great talks and written some brilliant blog posts. Impressed? Recently I’ve seen a few speakers start with all their amazing achievements to validate themselves. However, it turns me off; I’ve granted them the
What’s On the Menu? I see a lot of presentations with too much content, presented badly, and without consideration of what the audience wants. Yuck. I think it’s useful to think of a presentation as a plate of food: what you often get is the equivalent of a school dinner: unoriginal, over-cooked, and made with boring ingredients. what
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When I cycle through Cambridge, I often encounter these potentially lethal threats: Daydreaming drivers Preoccupied pedestrians Silly cyclists Apparently I’m a ninja on a mountain bike, invisible until we nearly collide. It’s infuriating, frustrating and I simply don’t understand how they’re unaware of what’s going on around them. Sympathise with this chap; post-apocalyptic cities are
