I've created a special holiday conversation starters game for 2020 that can liven up any remote or in-person meeting! And I'm giving it to you for FREE. This PowerPoint game is played in the Slide Show View. To play, ask someone to choose a topic. Click on the “???” box to reveal the first … [Read more...] about Free Holiday Conversation Starters Game
Four icebreakers for remote meetings
Icebreaker activities are a fun way to get to know your colleagues and set a friendly tone for meetings. They work just as well online as in person! What's an icebreaker? Just as the name implies, an icebreaker is an activity that's designed to smash through the chilliness that prevents … [Read more...] about Four icebreakers for remote meetings
Bring that DJ energy to your presentations!
Presenting to an unseen audience? Then learn to act like a radio personality! On the air "You're listening to Laura on the Roadhouse on the Big MoFo, WMFO, coming at you live and direct from Tufts University!" If you lived in the greater Medford/Somerville, MA, area in the late nineties, … [Read more...] about Bring that DJ energy to your presentations!
Tech check? Yes, please!
Many times, we're asked to present using someone else's platform. Maybe you're a Zoom expert who needs to use Microsoft Teams for the first time. Or maybe GoToWebinar's your jam, but your client uses BlueJeans. How do you get up to speed with a new platform before showtime? Tech checks, that's … [Read more...] about Tech check? Yes, please!
Presenting to persuade? Talk about the Ideal Future.
Engineers tend to put lots of data, charts, and bullet points into their presentations. This is OK when they're talking to their peers, but will cause Death by PowerPoint if they're presenting to persuade. A meeting with the CTO I have a dear friend, let's call him Sal. Next month, Sal's … [Read more...] about Presenting to persuade? Talk about the Ideal Future.
How to present with more energy!
Giving yourself more room to move around will energize your presentations, but you'll have to leave your comfort zone! The Problem Most of the time, we're sitting down during remote meetings. We also remain seated during our remote presentations. And that's a problem, because when we sit we're … [Read more...] about How to present with more energy!
The Virtual 2020 Presentation Summit Was Amazing!
The Presentation Summit is the premier conference for presentation designers. (What, you didn't think we had a club? Think again!) Every year, it attracts people from all over the world who gather together to geek out about presentation design and to learn from the industry's heavy hitters, such as … [Read more...] about The Virtual 2020 Presentation Summit Was Amazing!
Cheat Death by PowerPoint with a free game
In Toastmasters, we have a thing called Table Topics. Speakers are given a topic and they have to come up with a brief speech about it on the spot. Always on the lookout to make online meetings more interesting, I wanted to find a PowerPoint game where I could click on a box to reveal the question. … [Read more...] about Cheat Death by PowerPoint with a free game