I'm a public-speaking expert, and I've trained many executives and senior teams. I tell all of them to stop starting work presentations with a salutation or a "hello." Instead, you should engage your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covering all things related to communication skills. Aug 25, 2025, 04:40pm EDT “Start with a joke,” is one of the most poorly ...

“Dying is easy,” the Shakespearean actor Edmund Gwenn said on his deathbed. “Comedy is hard.” Every business communicator who has tried—and failed—to lighten up a presentation by being funny knows ...

Creating a presentation can often feel like a daunting task, especially if you’re new to the world of digital slideshows. Whether it’s for a school project, a business proposal, or a personal project, ...

Looking for a way to avoid the boredom of the PowerPoint. There’s a way to streamline your content with a simple three-part structure. Try creating a “presentation sandwich” — with the delicious ...

Ordinary presentations are too commonplace now and often fail to have an impact. You need something new and innovative to stand out and impress stakeholders. In the dynamic and data-driven corporate ...

Here are the ways to create an interactive online presentation: Create an interactive presentation using Google Slides with a free add-on called PearDeck. Use ClassFlow to create an interactive online ...

Whether you’re creating a presentation or giving one, you can do it more efficiently with the help of keyboard shortcuts in the Microsoft PowerPoint desktop app for Windows or macOS. PowerPoint’s ...