The art of a great business pitch dates back to Aristotle, who said the key component of a great speech boils down to repetition and its ability to really hammer in a point. It’s a tool used in the ...

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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, ...

Presentation expert Garr Reynolds is a leading proponent of minimalism in PowerPoint design. He says, "The slides themselves were never meant to be the 'star of the show' ... people came to hear you." ...

No business leader delivers a speech with the intention of boring their audience. But it happens. Reading PowerPoints line for line. Rambling on and on. Speeding past your main point. These are common ...

Presentation expert Garr Reynolds says "backgrounds should be simple without lots of perceptible differences among the background image itself since this would interfere with the foreground elements." ...

Nick Gold is managing director of Speakers Corner, a UK agency representing public speakers. He said work presentations should focus on two or three key points and keep slides under 10 words. Gold ...

Is delivering remote presentations critical to your 2013 success? For most professionals, the answer is definitely “Yes.” Communicating remotely with customers, prospects, and employees has become a ...