by Olivia Mitchell | Content
In my Presentation Planning Guide I suggest that you use a thee-part structure for your presentation. They work for novels and movies, and for presentations too. But, using a three-part structure is not a rule set in concrete. Sometimes your presentation will be more...
by Olivia Mitchell | Content
In a perfect world, every new presentation would be prepared from scratch, tailored exactly to the specific audience. But in reality, you sometimes have to cobble together a “new presentation” from pre-existing material. How can you create an effective...
by Olivia Mitchell | Audience
In my last post, I wrote about why it’s worthwhile to spend time preparing a presentation. But it’s also possible to waste time preparing a presentation, by not going about it in the right way. So here are my 7 time-saving tips to help you prepare a...
by Olivia Mitchell | Content
Devoting time to preparing a presentation is worth it. Here are four reasons: 1. The audience’s time Balance the time that you will spend planning the presentation against the time of the people in your audience. Say you’re presenting to 10 people for 40...
by Olivia Mitchell | Content
I ask people who download my presentation planning guide what they find hardest about presenting. Here are some of the answers: Being concise Finishing on time Fitting everything into the allotted time Finding a balance between presenting too much and too little Not...