Presentations: 2 Minute Training #10: Don’t Read Your Presentation Off The Screen

So many people read directly off the screen when they are presenting, that Tyler Dockery starts to wonder if the BAD PRESENTATION fairy came to school on a day when he was sick.

“I have sat through many presentations— students work, teacher work, Department

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Presentations: 2 Minute Training #9: Bring Your Whole Presentation With You. The Whole Thing. And A Backup.

When presenting, don’t leave anything to chance. To do so will only invite folly.

Avoid this grievous error by bringing your entire presentation with you. All of it. With YOU. Every part. And have a backup, just in case.

When presenting,

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Presentations: 2 Minute Training #8: Don’t Use Powerpoint

To many business people, and many presenters, Powerpoint is the end-all, be-all of the presentation world. So why does Tyler Dockery advise most business people not to use Powerpoint, and in fact, never to use Powerpoint for professional presentations? Powerpoint is an accessible program, and many people use it

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Networking: 2 Minute Training #18: Offer To Give A Joint Presentation

In a networking meeting, you learn about individuals, you learn about their professions, and when they present to your group, you learn why its worth your while to talk with them or suggests the presenter’s skills to your contacts.

Most groups have a sign-up sheet where

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Presentations: 2 Minute Training #7: Write Cues On Your Presentation Pieces

You practiced your presentation, and you helped to design every single piece of it. You worked for days and nights to make sure that you have a well-oiled machine of a presentation team. So, when you pull out the 3rd presentation piece, and you pull

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Presentations: 2 Minute Training #4: Bring Nametag Cards To The Presentation

You know your presentation backwards and forwards. You practiced and tested. The team that will be receiving your presentation knows the names and faces of your entire team (well, maybe not), but let me ask you this: Do you and the members of your team

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Presentations: 2 Minute Training #3: Clean Up When Your Presentation is Over

The presentation is over. All the questions were answered satisfactorily, and all the materials you brought are ready to go home. So you shake hands, exit out to your vehicle, and start on your way home, right?

WRONG. Everybody hates a guest that comes, makes

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Presentations: 2 Minute Training #2: Bring Sugary Snacks

When presenting to a client for an extended period of time (45 minutes or longer), you may start to notice that even the most lively of presentations will start to lose people’s attention. There’s simply no way around it, shy of requiring them to do major physical activities.

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