"Developing an effective presentation is akin to the value chain in business: a series of activities performed to deliver a valuable product or service.

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"Amit Agarwal is the founder of Digital Inspiration, a popular tech & how-to website since 2004.

"Educators are often admonished to design work that 'leaves the classroom.

"There are many different ways of telling a story, but everything starts with an idea.

"Having sat through more presentations that we can count and having had to present our own work and ideas throughout the years, we have learnt a lot about what makes you a good presenter and what doesn’t.

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"As mobile work styles become increasingly popular, odds are you’re going to wind up hosting a video conference or webinar sometime in the near future.

"It’s fairly inevitable: at some point in your career, you’re likely to be asked to make a presentation," remarks Bernard Marr.

"Not all leaders are great communicators.

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The communication professionals at CommPRO explore the good and bad in crisis communication.

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Usability experts at Nielsen Norman Group offer dozens of research-based articles on effective communication using mobile devices and other technologies.

"Google is a more powerful tool than most people realize.

"A sales presentation should be short, simple and concise; your audience will retain a maximum of 3-4 posts per presentation, so take advantage to target your customer by taking about their needs to gain their trust.

"If you’re interested in keeping your audience engaged, engrossed, and enrapt (or at least awake), here are 7 PowerPoint tips that will help you grab and keep their attention," declares Monique Torres (photo, left) in an article at Act-On.

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