Planning a presentation? You should know that public speaking is only partially about speaking. “Moby Dick” is a great novel, but if you stood in front of an audience and read it word for word to an audience, no matter how well you read it, you’d soon be reading to an empty room. While your content and what you say are important, how you say it and how you present it is equally important. The most powerful presentations successfully blend four elements: relevant content, a logical organization, compelling visuals, an engaging speaker.

I’m sure that you’ve sat through your share of less than stellar presentations. (of course our are always stellar - just ask us! ) The PowerPoint slides are out of order. The speaker reads her notes or even worse reads the slides and has her back to the audience. The pacing is comatose. The visuals suck. It’s not a pleasant experience for anyone in the room.

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