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

Facing an audience alone can be anxiety-producing. But copresenting with others brings its own set of challenges as well: from confusion to unclear roles. I once taught a class in which students were ...

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

“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 ...

As an intern or early career professional, chances are that you’ll be tasked with making or giving a presentation in the near future. Whether you’re pitching an idea, reporting market research, or ...

Although public speaking is on the top of many people's list of anxieties, it's something most of us have to do for work, for church, for school, or for an organization we belong to. In the first part ...

Fearless public speaking is about more than combating nerves. It’s about knowing the technique, the art, and the business of public speaking. Tricia Brouk is an award-winning director, writer, and ...

For the past 10 years, I've done presentations on how to do presentations. Nothing like setting yourself a high bar! I learned to present the hard way. As an undergrad at Cornell, I majored in Design ...

People who enjoy public speaking are luckier than they realise. A much-publicised survey from the 1970s claimed that Americans feared it more than death. In 2012 Karen Dwyer and Marlina Davidson of ...

The presenters may find many in the audience didn’t understand the technical words based on the questions they receive after a presentation. They may get questions after the presentation that they ...

Carmine Gallo, presentation coach and author of the upcoming book The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs (McGraw-Hill, October 2009), has counseled many executives on how to give a great presentation.