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How to use minimalist flat design to create professional content. Aside from aesthetics, the beauty of design is that it helps the presenter to clarify messages and communicate more effectively with the viewing audience.

How to use minimalist flat design to create professional content

That is why presentations and infographics are highly effective means of communication (at least when created and presented properly). One of the trending styles is called minimalism; it is an artistic movement that uses only minimal and basic elements. Think of your iPhone’s clean and crisp interface and its flat use of icons and shapes. In this article we’re going to show you how you can improve your communication skills through minimalist design which will help you create better Presentations, infographics and other forms of rich content.

By extension in pretty much everyday language, minimalism is associated with everything that has been reduced to essentials and presents no accessories; no clutter, no depth, no bells and whistles. Presentation Skills and Cat's Pajamas: An Infographic. Presentation Skills and Cat’s Pajamas: An Infographic When it comes to delivering a presentation, are you the cat’s pajamas?

Presentation Skills and Cat's Pajamas: An Infographic

Well 32% of us sure think we are. While 23% of us would rather melt into the carpet than give a presentation. The rest of us fall somewhere in between. We conducted a Presentation Delivery survey with over 600 respondents. 5 Fun Presentation Skills Facts. A List of 20 Free Tools for Teachers to Create Awesome Presentations and Slideshows. How to Use Rhetorical Questions in Your Speech. A rhetorical question is a common rhetorical device where a question is asked by a speaker, but no answer is expected from the audience.

How to Use Rhetorical Questions in Your Speech

This distinguishes it from explicit verbal audience interaction where a speaker asks a question, and then waits for a response or calls on someone to answer it. You are certainly aware of this technique, but are you aware that you can use a rhetorical question in at least nine different ways? No? Read on! This article identifies nine ways to use rhetorical questions, and provides examples throughout. Rhetorical Devices Article Series Strategies when asking rhetorical questions Like other speech techniques, rhetorical questions can be used in a variety of ways, depending on the needs of the speaker and the speech.

Public speaking - Tips and tricks. 3 Free (But Powerful) Presentation Tools For Teachers. Teachers are presenters. Let’s be frank. They get up in front of a room of people and present. They then encourage the students to work together and continue the presentation through other methods. in other words, teachers need to know how to present and create slideshows. If you’ve been hunting around for a few free presentation tools for teachers, then you’re in luck. Here are three of our recommended tools for teachers, admins, students, and just about anyone looking to show up to class with a kick-butt set of informative slides. 1. Animoto has shown up on a number of ’awesome tools’ lists that we’ve done in the past, and it is because it’s one of the best free tools out there for slideshow creation. When your slideshow is done, you can share your video on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, email, or even download it to a DVD.

Your Biggest Gift as a Speaker. By Guila Muirinfo@guilamuir.com Does this sound like you?

Your Biggest Gift as a Speaker

“I’m a fine communicator one-on-one, but put me in front of a group and I just die!” Why is it easier for many of us to present in front of a few people than to a larger audience? Why do many of us believe that some people just “have what it takes” to present effectively, and the rest of us don’t? The truth is that everyone has the innate gifts to speak in public. Avoid Murder By PowerPoint: How To Make Your Presentations Compelling And Memorable. Have you ever done a PowerPoint presentation?

Avoid Murder By PowerPoint: How To Make Your Presentations Compelling And Memorable

Of course you have. If you said “no,” I’d call you a liar. Alright, that may be extreme. But most of us have, right? I’d say so. The presentations I saw done in college, both by students and the instructors, were embarrassing, to say the least. Begin With An Outline Just like when writing a report, it is helpful to have specific points laid out. Be Consistent With The Theme And Layout. What are the 18 secrets to giving a presentation like Steve Jobs?

Powtoon. Present.me. Stop Breaking The Basic Rules of Presenting. Public Speaking: Already a Decent Speaker? Here Are 5 Expert Tips. I recently outlined the eight basic tips every presenter should consider.

Public Speaking: Already a Decent Speaker? Here Are 5 Expert Tips

Here are five advanced tips will make your presentation that much more memorable: 1. Start With Your Face Make good eye contact by moving them across the room in a tic-tac-toe pattern and briefly locking eyes with as many people as you can. Linger long enough to complete a thought or statement. Your facial expressions should be deliberate and purposeful. 2. Always utilize your body--not your slides--to keep your audience engaged. Resist any temptation to stay stationary behind a podium. Your slides should be simple and support what you say, but should not distract your audience from focusing exclusively on you. 3. Your voice is your most powerful and important asset while you are on the stage.

The biggest mistake most speakers make is a failure to slow down or use pauses. Avoid filler words or phrases: "like," "um," "so," "right. "