As a professional speaker, I get many chances, as I travel around the country, to see other people give presentations. With professional speakers, the presentations are always well done and ...

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 ...

Giving a presentation can be a daunting task for many people—in fact, it’s often cited as one of the greatest fears. You’ve likely heard the usual public speaking advice: practice beforehand, know ...

Creating and delivering a compelling presentation that informs, inspires, and grabs the audience takes skill. It’s a skill that can be learned and sharpened, but it is a skill. Improving any skill ...

It’s bound to happen in your civilian career. Maybe you’ve been asking your boss for more responsibility, or perhaps you raised your hand to volunteer to give a presentation because you seek ...

Giving a presentation would be so much easier if your topic was always something enticing like: "How to make $10 million in 30 seconds." Even if you're not a great speaker, you know people will lean ...

Many leaders and entrepreneurs who took a presentation skills class I recently led at Harvard were looking for tactics to improve how they communicate data. There’s a trick to presenting numbers in an ...

Giving a presentation or a speech is not always an easy thing. One of the things you need to consider is how you will stand in a presentation. Here we go through a few tried and true tips on how to ...

There are times in life that call for you to give a good pep talk. Maybe your partner just lost their job. Maybe your kid has back-to-school jitters. Or maybe you're at karaoke and nervous about your ...