The best advice is to prepare for any situation that might go wrong. Always have at least one backup of your presentation; ...

Unlike a briefing you may have given in the military -- the goal of which may have been simply facts and brevity -- giving a ...

Whether you’re a business owner, employee or leader, presentations are a useful tool to relay a powerful message to your desired audience. Presentations are unavoidable in business, so it’s important ...

Most people are more afraid of public speaking than of death itself. In fact, research shows that public speaking is in fact one of the most common forms of social anxiety. Regardless of your reason ...

Steve Jobs speaking at a press conference for Apple’s iPhone 4. Getty “There’s something in the air.” With these five words, Steve Jobs opened the 2008 Macworld conference. Jobs is often cited as one ...

I recently met the head of sales for a publicly traded company who manages thousands of employees and had reached the top of his field. He wanted to know how to improve his public speaking skills.

A great presentation is like a gourmet meal. It requires quality ingredients, lots of planning, and careful preparation. But if you’ve never made Boeuf Bourguignon or whipped up a fluffy soufflé, ...

I've heard a ton of people give advice about presentations, and most of it, in my humble opinion, is bad advice. Tips such as "gesture with your hands" are not bad tips, per se, but they aren't geared ...

“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 ...

Business presentations are successful because of their visual design as much as their textual content. A good presentation will attract the eye and convey a sense that the presenter understands the ...

There are several effective ways to improve a group presentation. The key is organizing the presentation so that everyone understands her role. Group presentations are more challenging to coordinate ...