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This is the first article I write on my beloved iPad 2. I hope in the next article I can write about iPad 2 and how educators can leverage on its awesome features. I bought this amazing thingy on the day it was launched but I had to wait for another 2 weeks because it was out of stock (I came in the afternoon). Although Apple would not pay me any commission or offer any discount, I have to confess that this is simply the best buy of the year, worth every single penny! This iPad 2 has exceeded my expectation and now I can say that its value is worth more than what I have paid. Well, I hope to share with you soon 10 reasons why educators should get an iPad 2. Watch out! For now, I would like to share what I was reading (of course, on my iPad) recently. Here I would like to share a page on Science website about scientific presentation skill . On this webpage you will find many useful links on various topics on presentation skill. This is one area where all educators and scientists should...

Here I'm just sharing Carmine Gallo's presentation he posted on the Slideshare. Carmine Gallo is the author of two international best-seller books, " The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience " and " The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs ", which reveals the principles that have driven Steve Jobs’ success and that can help readers achieve incredible breakthroughs. I have not read the books but looking at the points presented in the slides, I'm sure the books contain wealth of good tips and strategies for speakers/presenters. For those who's doing a presentation is your bread and butter, then I would highly recommend you to spare a few minutes of your precious time to view the slides. If you can't make it, below I have extracted some important quotes and points from the whole presentation (verbatim). " A person can have the greatest idea in the world. But if that person can't convince enough...

A couple of days ago I gave a presentation to graduate students from the School of Management , Universiti Sains Malaysia . The presentation was scheduled to start at 2.30 pm for 2 hours. Giving a lecture or presentation at this time is always very challenging. When I have to give a presentation in the afternoon session I always challenge myself to keep the audience awake and alert for the whole duration of the presentation. To prepare for this presentation, I spent a great deal of time to prepare my PowerPoint and gather the material from books and, of course, internet. It is my habit that while I'm busy working on my project (in this case my presentation) I would switch to another window reading email or blogs. That was when I came across a posting about " Poll Everywhere ". Basically it is an online polling application that tries to simplify the process of holding polls. It allows anyone to participate in the polls by using either a simple text messaging system, ...

In this video , Dr. Paris Butler talks about how  close relationships with faculty, like his relationship with biology professor Dr. Darwin Jorgensen is very useful in enriching his learning experience and helping him to make the right career choice.

The above presentation was voted as the winner of the World's Best Presentation Contest 2010 on Slideshare website. Not only the message is loud and clear but the way it is presented is very engaging. With creativity we can do without the bullet points on the slide! Congratulations to the winner! Watch it here...

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is well known for his electrifying presentations. His presentations are brilliant demonstrations of visual storytelling that turn customers, employees, and the entire computer industry into evangelists. Communications coach Carmine Gallo discusses the various techniques Jobs uses to captivate and inspire his audience — techniques that can easily be applied to your next presentation. Learn more...

As a lecturer, I have given tons of lectures. As a researcher, I have also given quite a number of presentation in seminars and conferences as a speaker or keynote speaker. However, after almost 16 years, I still feel that there's more room for improvement. I'm still honing my presentation skill. There are a few books available on using PowerPoint to deliver good and engaging presentation. Here's one: Why Most PowerPoint Presentation Sucks by Rick Altman. The following presentation from Slideshare gives some useful tips on the art of preparing good presentation. The Art of Presentation. Following the ZEN path. WHY View more presentations from Eduardo S. de la Fuente .

Eye contact is the most effective presentation skill to reduce your nervousness. The best way for you to implement eye contact is to connect with one person for a sustained thought. That would be from the beginning of a sentence, until there's punctuation like a comma or a period. When you finish the sentence, you'll want to move your eyes to another person and repeat the process. Learn more...

I have listened to countless presentations and I would say that 99% of them are....dull and boring! The problem is not with the software - whether it is Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple Keynote - it boils down to the presentation and the presenter. Here's is a funny video "How NOT to do PowerPoint" by Don McMillan - it may be funny but he correctly highlighted many pitfalls of "modern" day presentation. We can learn something from him... Here's another one (more recent one with more jokes on using PowerPoint).