The World of Presentations

In this episode, we're talking about what's new in the presentation industry and how it's about to change the way you're designing and delivering your slides.  Boris and Iva are covering some of the biggest updates to Microsoft PowerPoint and what they mean for brands who rely on presentations for any purpose. Enjoy the episode and remember to play it until the end where you'll hear about the biggest update right now. Contact us: contact@356labs.com  Find us all over the web: Website: https://356labs.com Presentation Academy - https://academy.356labs.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/356labs Instagram: https://instagram.com/356labs/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/356labs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/356labs YouTube: https://youtube.com/356labs Medium - https://medium.com/@356labs Meetup: https://meetup.com/356labs-Presentation-Meetups Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/euewr9i4mpwf3z4wubjc7owzb Behance: https://behance.net/356labs.com

Attention is one of the most vital currencies in the exchange of information when you're presenting in front of an audience. In this podcast episode, we're talking about how to meaningfully connect with your audience and earn 100% of their focus. Juraj Holub is the Head of Communications at Slido, the live polling, and Q&A tool for presentations. He's an expert in finding the most engaging ways to put the audience in the spotlight and help them extract the most of your presentation. Slido is one of the most effective ways to engage with your audience during a presentation with real-time questions, live polls, and Q&A sessions that can include all of your participants, not just a few. It helps you earn people's unwithered focus and attention throughout the entire presentation you're delivering. Listen to the new episode and learn more about how Slido.com can turn your presentations from regular to extraordinary. Contact us: contact@356labs.com Find us all over the web: Website: 356labs.com Presentation Academy - academy.356labs.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/356labs Instagram: www.instagram.com/356labs LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/356labs Twitter: twitter.com/356labs YouTube: youtube.com/356labs Medium - medium.com/@356labs Meetup: meetup.com/356labs-Presentation-Meetups Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/euewr9i4mpwf3z4wubjc7owzb Behance: behance.net/356labs.com

"Hey, I should be listening to this!" This is what the people in your audience should think when they put down their smartphones after you nailed their attention. Start with a bang! The number of people affected by your presentation depends on how much focus you're getting as a presenter. In this new episode, Boris and Verineia talk about ways to increase the impact of your presentation with different attention-grabbing techniques. It's not uncommon for people to get easily distracted, but you should be looking for ways to adapt to each audience and find the key to their focus. Who is Verinea? She is a public speaking coach that has been helping speakers for about 5 years. She owns a consulting company in Hong Kong that's called Speech Architects. Check this secret online course for public speaking: http://speech-architects.com/public_speaking_online_course View their complete checklist on the top public speaking mistakes that new speakers make: http://speech-architects.com/the-22-sins-of-public-speaking Listen to the new episode and start trying out different attention grabbers for your next presentations to keep getting one step closer to truly effective and memorable talks. Tune in and enjoy listening on all available platforms! Contact us at: contact@356labs.com  Find us all over the web: -- Website - 356labs.com Presentation Academy - academy.356labs.com Facebook - facebook.com/356labs Instagram - instagram.com/356labs LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/356labs Twitter - twitter.com/356labs YouTube - youtube.com/356labs Medium - medium.com/@356labs Meetup -  meetup.com/356labs-Presentation-Meetups Soundcoud -  soundcloud.com/356labs Behance -  behance.net/356labs --

For this episode it was important to dig deep into essentials, so we talked with Ciprian Sorlea, CTO of Nordlogic Software about how vital presentations are for his work, and for doing business in 2019. More about Ciprian... He is passionate about technology and people and spends a great deal of time getting the two play nice together. All with the intent of building great software products. As an employee, consultant and business owner, he had the great opportunity to work with and for companies ranging from Startups to Enterprises. Ciprian builds products used by most of the Fortune 100 companies. For over 20 years he wrote software, recruited, coached and managed several hundreds of talented engineers, designers, and managers. He brought tens of products to life. And he loved (almost) every bit of this. Currently, Ciprian is driving the Technology & Product Development strategy at Nordlogic Software, as its CTO. Tune in and enjoy listening on all available platforms! Contact us at: contact@356labs.com  Find us all over the web: -- Website - 356labs.com Presentation Academy - academy.356labs.com Facebook - facebook.com/356labs Instagram - instagram.com/356labs LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/356labs Twitter - twitter.com/356labs YouTube - youtube.com/356labs Medium - medium.com/@356labs Meetup -  meetup.com/356labs-Presentation-Meetups Soundcoud -  soundcloud.com/356labs Behance -  behance.net/356labs --

What else can go wrong before you even hit the stage? We started this topic in the previous episode and we are continuing with it. What should you be prepared for when you are about to deliver a presentation so that at the end of the day it is all a huge success? Learn in this episode! Contact us at: contact@356labs.com  Find us all over the web: -- Website - 356labs.com Presentation Academy - academy.356labs.com Facebook - facebook.com/356labs Instagram - instagram.com/356labs LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/356labs Twitter - twitter.com/356labs YouTube - youtube.com/356labs Medium - medium.com/@356labs Meetup -  meetup.com/356labs-Presentation-Meetups Soundcoud -  soundcloud.com/356labs Behance -  behance.net/356labs --

What can go wrong when you are about to deliver a presentation in front of a live audience? Well, this episode will teach you exactly that! Together with Iva we are sharing a ton of presentation wisdom based on our experience with both our clients and our own presentations. What can go wrong and how to prepare and plan for it? Enjoy listening!  Contact us at: contact@356labs.com  Find us all over the web: -- Website - 356labs.com Presentation Academy - academy.356labs.com Facebook - facebook.com/356labs Instagram - instagram.com/356labs LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/356labs Twitter - twitter.com/356labs YouTube - youtube.com/356labs Medium - medium.com/@356labs Meetup -  meetup.com/356labs-Presentation-Meetups Soundcoud -  soundcloud.com/356labs Behance -  behance.net/356labs --

Are you asked to present online? Maybe with the help of Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Hangouts or why not even Cisco Webex? If so, you probably already noticed that when your audience is not in front of you, the overall experience is a bit different. So what do you need to do and how do you need to adapt your presentation so that it is effective in that online environment? In this episode Boris and Iva share the most common mistakes and the tips & tricks that you can take home to go to the next level when preparing and delivering an online presentation no matter of the platform you are using. Contact us at: contact@356labs.com  Find us all over the web: -- Website - 356labs.com Presentation Academy - academy.356labs.com Facebook - facebook.com/356labs Instagram - instagram.com/356labs LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/356labs Twitter - twitter.com/356labs YouTube - youtube.com/356labs Medium - medium.com/@356labs Meetup -  meetup.com/356labs-Presentation-Meetups Soundcoud -  soundcloud.com/356labs Behance -  behance.net/356labs --

In this episode we have a guest. However, our guest is a very special one and yes, as you probably already noticed, we talked about body language.  Who is Mark: Voted the #1 Body Language Professional in the world, Mark Bowden is passionate about giving people the most influential and persuasive communication techniques to stand out, win trust, and gain credibility every time they speak. Inspiring, energetic, engaging, and entirely entertaining, Mark’s memorable talks and training programs not only educate, but have proven life changing for audiences and clients, helping their businesses grow across all industries and sectors. Mark’s work is consistently invaluable to business leaders and teams from Fortune 500 companies, politicians, and prime ministers of G7 powers. His highly acclaimed TEDx talk and YouTube Channel have reached millions of people, and he has presented and provided training to many of the coolest and most innovative organizations in the world, including for Real Madrid C.F., Shopify, Dell EMC, AMD, Viacom, RBC, Fidelity, Amex, Unilever, Daimler, Microsoft, Toyota, VW, Samsung, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, GSK, Walmart and Nestle. He also delivers presentation training for the #1 EMBA in Canada with Kellogg-Schulich, and is president of the National Communication Coach Association. Useful links: Mark's company website:  https://truthplane.com/ TRUTHPLANE's YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/MarkBowden1 Mark's keynote for Gartner IT Symposium Xpo: https://youtu.be/YL6dKrfJQwI   --- Contact us at: contact@356labs.com  Find us all over the web: -- Website - 356labs.com Presentation Academy - academy.356labs.com Facebook - facebook.com/356labs Instagram - instagram.com/356labs LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/356labs Twitter - twitter.com/356labs YouTube - youtube.com/356labs Medium - medium.com/@356labs Meetup -  meetup.com/356labs-Presentation-Meetups Soundcoud -  soundcloud.com/356labs Behance -  behance.net/356labs --

This week we’ve discussed everything around icons and where to find amazing selection of free and paid ones! As with pictures and fonts, which we discussed in the previous two episodes, icons can also convey your message and present it in a very visual way! So in case you want to level up your presentations on an even higher level, listen, learn and enjoy! Contact us at: contact@356labs.com  Find us all over the web: -- Website - 356labs.com Presentation Academy - academy.356labs.com Facebook - facebook.com/356labs Instagram - instagram.com/356labs LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/356labs Twitter - twitter.com/356labs YouTube - youtube.com/356labs Medium - medium.com/@356labs Meetup -  meetup.com/356labs-Presentation-Meetups Soundcoud -  soundcloud.com/356labs Behance -  behance.net/356labs --

In this episode of In the World of Presentations, we continue sharing with you cool resources that you can use for your presentations. This one is all about fonts – the voice of your presentation! You will see what websites we recommend for free fonts, how to use them and what to be careful with! 😉 Tune in and enjoy listening on all available platforms!   Contact us at: contact@356labs.com  Find us all over the web: -- Website - 356labs.com Presentation Academy - academy.356labs.com Facebook - facebook.com/356labs Instagram - instagram.com/356labs LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/356labs Twitter - twitter.com/356labs YouTube - youtube.com/356labs Medium - medium.com/@356labs Meetup -  meetup.com/356labs-Presentation-Meetups Soundcoud -  soundcloud.com/356labs Behance -  behance.net/356labs --