Teaching Business Presentations in a Business Communication Course

Learn from three creative experts on the four biggest presentation design trends that will emerge in 2021.

"Most of us feel scared about speaking in public, and in response, we either rehearse incessantly — or we stop doing it altogether. Neuroscientist Anwesha Banerjee has a suggestion."

"This article takes a deeper dive into one aspect of public speaking that many of us overlook when drafting our speeches and presentations."

When you speak in front of an audience, you have about a minute to capture people's attention, establish credibility, and motivate them to listen.

How to give a presentation that customers, colleagues and coworkers, will talk about, long after you're done talking.

The right kinds of non-verbal communication do correlate with success. How can you send out the same signals—and hopefully generate the same success?

At the Center for Body Language, we’ve  studied successful leaders across a range of fields and identified several positions which are indicators of effective, persuasive body language.

Business presentations can turn around a bad situation. It gives you an opportunity to right a wrong done to employees, correct a misapprehension, or change."

Giving memorable and persuasive presentations is more than an art. It's brain science.

"Ramona Smith, a 31-year-old teacher from Houston, won the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking competition. Smith broke down the techniques she used in her winning speech, which you can view here.

"Here are 10 TED Talks that clearly qualify as ideas worth spreading. I invite you to listen, learn, and share the following presentations that will inspire you give better presentations and to take positive actions right now."

Try explaining your idea to a kid.

Writing a full speech is a process that excludes the audience, whereas delivering a speech with limited notes involves and incorporates the audience into the experience. This concept is critical, because humans are more apt to give attention to speakers who seem to, or actually do, demonstrate a sincere interest in them.

"Speaking spontaneously, with authentic conviction and awareness, signals that you have something to say — a point you feel so strongly about that you’re willing to express it personally and out loud."

When you're giving a presentation, you should always ask: "What gift are you giving to your audience?"

"PowerPoint is a ubiquitous platform and is being used since last two decades. However, with the addition of powerful new functionalities in the new versions of PowerPoint and the awareness of need for visually rich designs, the face of presentation is changing."

I am a professional speaker, and I get many chances as I travel around the country to see other people give presentations. When I see speakers give presentations, they’re always very well done and professional."

"Here's a big-data approach to public speaking, because we now have big data tools and machine-learning techniques to examine the core characteristics of effective communicators." Now you can use these key takeaways to your advantage.

The ability to communicate a message, sell an idea, or paint a vision is a critical skill for anyone who wants to have an impact on the world, even in the age of emojis, animated GIFs, and Snapchat filters."

Words alone will not impress an audience. And the bad news: a simple gesture can derail your message.

"The single most important thing to remember is that there is no one good way to do a talk. The most memorable talks offer something fresh, something no one has seen before. The worst ones are those that feel formulaic."

Curiosity killed the cat. It also kept the audience interested. Here are 12 killer presentation openers to keep your audience interested."

Do recordings of your voice not sound the way you think your voice sounds? Here's why.