If your (or your company’s) presentations are getting a bit waffly, try this ruthlessly concise format. This fantastic presentation format is called ‘PechaKucha’. Go to pechakucha.com and look it up. 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide, and the slides advance automatically. It’s brutal. It’s hard. But it is a discipline that will transform your presentations. […]
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In many video games and role-playing board games, you can choose what type of character to play as. For example, in a military or fantasy game, you will probably see these roles: Heavy/Warrior (AKA ‘Tank’): big, slow and powerful, you can deal out lots of damage, take lots of damage, but not a lot else. I see this
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It’s Showtime! The opening night of a show in London’s West End is scary for everyone involved; the most recent dress rehearsals may have gone OK, but now there are hundreds of actual paying customers (and some ruthless reviewers). Success tonight is vital if the show is to continue, and if so, it may run for many years
‘Storytelling’ can feel like something for children, but in fact, everyone loves a good story, and they can be the best way to create good material for your pitch or presentation. The best stories usually contain these elements: Relatable characters. Peril/problems/drama. A satisfying conclusion. Here’s how you might do it: Relatable Characters Define your team:
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Bad meetings; the bane of office life. Soul-sucking, demoralising and confusing, the bad meeting is even worse no meeting, because it has an adverse effect, actually doing more harm than good. Fortunately, to deal with this particular problem, you can use the same principles of good communication that you would for other speaking situations such as presentations
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