It's been said that people retain 10 percent of what they read, 20 percent of what they hear, 30 percent of what they see, and 50 percent of what they hear and see. Training professionals often ...

VISUAL aids such as images, videos, infographics, and flashcards are known for enhancing comprehension, retention, and learning. They curate an accurate visual image in an audience’s head, motivating ...

Professionals are overwhelmed with meeting madness. Research shows the average professional sits through 23 hours of meetings a week – that’s over half of the workweek spent sitting through one ...

Visual aids have the potential to enhance your message, but they can also ruin your presentation if used inappropriately. “The most important thing for you to know with any presentation is your ...

If it’s been said once it’s been said a million times. PowerPoint slides don’t talk, the presenter does. PowerPoint slides don’t connect with the audience, the presenter does. Avoiding death by ...

As one of the founders of Onevest, a leading crowdfunding platform for startups, I am constantly advising project creators on how to optimize their campaigns for success. In every conversation, the ...

What does it mean to provide descriptions of visual content? In spoken presentations, all audience members should be able to perceive and understand all of the content. Oftentimes, presenters will use ...

Most of our anxiety in giving presentations comes from a fear of forgetting what to say. But our visual recall is much better than our verbal recall, so ditch trying to memorize a lengthy talk and use ...

Public speaking or presenting can appear complex. So many sources of "advice" all offering different and often competing points of view. It can be tough deciding what advice to take and what to ignore ...