How to Create a Truly Great Presentation

"Creativity" isn’t the first word you’d associate with the average business presentation. The phrase "Death by PowerPoint" has been a cliché for years, but sadly the same clichés are being perpetuated day in day out – slides "designed" using hideous templates, crawling with bullet points and paragraphs in tiny fonts, which presenters then read out in a monotone (turning their backs to the audience), using interchangeable meaningless corporate jargon.

I managed to transform myself from someone who was terrified of standing up in front of an audience to an in-demand public speaker and workshop leader. Not only that, preparing and delivering presentations is now one of the things I enjoy most about my work. Here’s how I did it – and how you can do the same:

Mark McGuinness

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