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 ...

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, ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For countless people working in business, education, and entertainment, the most commonly used tool to create a presentation is Microsoft's PowerPoint. It's easy to make something quickly and simply, ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va., April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL) will hold its annual "Omaha Brunch," an event at which the company's leaders take questions from investors, on Sunday, May 4 ...