Over the past month, I attended three conferences. Each one brought together some of the greatest minds in B2B sales and marketing. Sadly, some of their presentations distracted us from their important messages.

Business people seem to spend their lives making presentations, both formal and informal. Many of us get to the point where we think we can "wing it" in practically any meeting or venue. That's generally not a good idea, though.

After years of speaking to groups of all sizes, I still do not think I have it down completely. I had to really think hard, therefore, when a friend asked me recently how I gave such good talks and if I would mind sharing my "secrets."

If you're looking for a way to get your presentation to stand out and really captivate your audience, look to the video. Not only are videos easy to publish inside of PowerPoint, but they can deliver results.

I used to have a preacher who was so bad that the only way I could get through his sermons was to rewrite them in my head. Here are three main reasons most presentations are terrible -- and how to fix them.

Staying loose requires emotional regulation, especially if you're a perfectionist. If you want to boost your cognitive performance, simply tell yourself that you are fully prepared.

Turns out, your toughest competitor isn't standing next to you. It's inside of you. If you will step out of your own shadow, you will be the presenter you want to be -- and you'll create a must-see moment for any audience.

You are trying to convey the tricky mixture of spontaneity, authority, and audience contact, and to do that you have to be able to concentrate on the audience and their reaction, rather than on finding the right word or phrase.

Recently, I was asked if I had any tips for startups regarding making a memorable -- strike that -- making a killer presentation. Just remember these five things and you'll knock 'em dead every time.

It's not easy to say less and convey more. But if you learn how to do it well, you'll have much more impact on your audience and on your organization. What are your suggestions for learning how to say less?

Has anyone done a good estimate of the number of hours per year we spend applying fancy formatting to presentations? I'm willing to bet it's a terrify...

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If you are suffering from death by PowerPoint -- or presentations in general -- here are several ways that you can simplify and improve your communications.