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There are a lot of things that can go wrong when you're a presenter (or when you are supporting someone else's presentation). This site is going to try to help you break Murphy's Law so Murphy's Law can't break you. (more...)

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Guest Spots  (10)

• Rick Pillars: Crash Into Me
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Housekeeping  (6)

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• Four words you don't want to hear coming from the video conference room at 7:00 am (12)
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Might Have Missed List  (48)

• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (06/28/09)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (06/21/09)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (06/14/09)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (06/07/09)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (05/31/09) (1)
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• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (01/18/09)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (01/11/09)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (01/04/09) (4)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (12/28/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (12/21/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (12/14/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (12/07/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (11/30/08) (4)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (11/23/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (11/16/08) (3)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (11/09/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (11/02/08) (2)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (10/26/08) (2)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (10/19/08) (3)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (10/12/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (10/05/08) (5)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (09/28/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (09/21/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (09/14/08) (2)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (09/07/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (08/31/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (08/23/08) (6)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (08/17/08) (1)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (08/10/08) (1)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (08/03/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (07/27/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (07/20/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (07/13/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (07/07/08) (8)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (06/22/09) (4)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (6/08/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (6/01/08) (2)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (5/25/08) (7)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (5/17/08)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (5/10/08)
• 5/4/08 Might Have Missed List (4)
• Friday’s List of What You Might Have Missed - 4/25/08
• Friday's List of What You Might Have Missed - 4/18/08

Overheard on Twitter  (6)

• Overheard on Twitter: The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak...
• Overheard on Twitter: Imagine That (2)
• Overheard on Twitter: "I'm my own worst enemy" (2)
• Overheard on Twitter: The "you're doing it wrong" edition
• Overheard on Twitter: What did he say?
• Overheard on Twitter: Been there, done that...

Post-presentation  (3)

• Oh no, not again!
• The Seven Principles of Presentation Disaster Avoidance (Version 0.1 beta) (12)
• Sticky Situation (1)

Pre-presentation  (32)

• Rick Pillars: Crash Into Me
• F Minus: Balloon Drop
• I wish you hadn't said that...
• Sotomayor's Scrambled Script
• Planning is a methodical way
• Rick Pillars: Rehearsal, Rehearsal, Rehearsal (2)
• PowerPoint Design in 2009: "Very Superstitious... (4)
• Rikk Flohr: Lest you lead your flock astray (1)
• Playing Hurt (6)
• Bedd Gelert: "If I hadn't lost my rag"
• Turkey Days
• Two things you need to do right now...
• Baby it's cold outside...
• Principle #8: Existence does not equal adequacy (1)
• The Seven Principles of Presentation Disaster Avoidance (Version 0.1 beta) (12)
• Seven small steps down the path leading to presentation doom (6)
• But I can't find a Pepsi anywhere... (6)
• Nick Morgan: "How Sarah Palin Should Prepare... and How You Should, Too"
• Ellen Finkelstein: "The image disappeared..." (3)
• From alert BML readers...
• Nicholas Bate was close to being late
• Labor of love
• Don't be alarmed (7)
• "Reap the rewards"
• Morning Sickness (4)
• Mustard First
• Mouse Trap (1)
• The world's worst wet T-shirt contest (10)
• PowerPoint (that's right, PowerPoint) to the Rescue (5)
• Badges? We don't need no stinking badges! (4)
• Don't Kick the Bucket (8)
• Don't Give a Pigeon a Perch to Poop From (2)

Problems with Content  (3)

• Sotomayor's Scrambled Script
• Old news but I couldn't resist...
• PowerPoint Design in 2009: "Very Superstitious... (4)

Problems with Equipment  (26)

• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (06/28/09)
• Rick Pillars: Crash Into Me
• F Minus: Balloon Drop
• I wish you hadn't said that...
• Rikk Flohr: Lest you lead your flock astray (1)
• What we wish Santa had left under the tree... (1)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (12/14/08)
• Bedd Gelert: "If I hadn't lost my rag"
• Two things you need to do right now...
• Baby it's cold outside...
• Principle #8: Existence does not equal adequacy (1)
• Toshiba TLP-X200U: Watch your mouth...
• The Seven Principles of Presentation Disaster Avoidance (Version 0.1 beta) (12)
• Seven small steps down the path leading to presentation doom (6)
• But I can't find a Pepsi anywhere... (6)
• Comment of the Week: Careful, you'll put your eye out! (1)
• Ellen Finkelstein: "The image disappeared..." (3)
• From alert BML readers...
• Don't be alarmed (7)
• Overheard on Twitter: Been there, done that...
• Things you don't want to hear anytime
• Mustard First
• Mouse Trap (1)
• Life in the Corporate Theater
• Blinded by the Light (1)
• Jedi Knights With Frickin' Laser Pointers (26)

Problems with Light  (6)

• The Seven Principles of Presentation Disaster Avoidance (Version 0.1 beta) (12)
• Life in the Corporate Theater
• PowerPoint (that's right, PowerPoint) to the Rescue (5)
• Badges? We don't need no stinking badges! (4)
• Blinded by the Light (1)
• Jedi Knights With Frickin' Laser Pointers (26)

Problems with People  (34)

• Friday Freebie: "My bosses were frozen in shock" (1)
• Rick Pillars: Crash Into Me
• I wish you hadn't said that...
• Apparent Disinclination
• Sotomayor's Scrambled Script
• Old news but I couldn't resist...
• Rick Pillars: Rehearsal, Rehearsal, Rehearsal (2)
• Teachers that firmly believe in corporal punishment (1)
• Post 101: "The dread of possible contingencies..."
• PowerPoint Design in 2009: "Very Superstitious... (4)
• Rikk Flohr: Lest you lead your flock astray (1)
• Playing Hurt (6)
• What we wish Santa had left under the tree... (1)
• Breaking Murphy's Leg (4)
• Don't be "That Guy" (1)
• Bedd Gelert: "If I hadn't lost my rag"
• Turkey Days
• Principle #8: Existence does not equal adequacy (1)
• The Seven Principles of Presentation Disaster Avoidance (Version 0.1 beta) (12)
• Seven small steps down the path leading to presentation doom (6)
• "giving presentations with morning sickness" (1)
• From alert BML readers...
• Nicholas Bate was close to being late
• Labor of love
• Don't be alarmed (7)
• Morning Sickness (4)
• Things you don't want to hear anytime
• Mustard First
• The world's worst wet T-shirt contest (10)
• Life in the Corporate Theater
• Badges? We don't need no stinking badges! (4)
• The Valium Bubble (8)
• Don't Give a Pigeon a Perch to Poop From (2)
• Jedi Knights With Frickin' Laser Pointers (26)

Problems with Software  (8)

• PowerPoint Design in 2009: "Very Superstitious... (4)
• What we wish Santa had left under the tree... (1)
• The Seven Principles of Presentation Disaster Avoidance (Version 0.1 beta) (12)
• Seven small steps down the path leading to presentation doom (6)
• Ellen Finkelstein's Survey: "What is Death by PowerPoint?"
• Things you don't want to hear anytime
• Mouse Trap (1)
• Life in the Corporate Theater

Problems with Sound  (6)

• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (06/28/09)
• What we wish Santa had left under the tree... (1)
• Toshiba TLP-X200U: Watch your mouth...
• The Seven Principles of Presentation Disaster Avoidance (Version 0.1 beta) (12)
• Things you don't want to hear anytime
• Life in the Corporate Theater

Problems with Staging  (9)

• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (06/28/09)
• Rick Pillars: Crash Into Me
• F Minus: Balloon Drop
• The Seven Principles of Presentation Disaster Avoidance (Version 0.1 beta) (12)
• Sticky Situation (1)
• Life in the Corporate Theater
• PowerPoint (that's right, PowerPoint) to the Rescue (5)
• Badges? We don't need no stinking badges! (4)
• Blinded by the Light (1)

Problems with Time  (7)

• The Seven Principles of Presentation Disaster Avoidance (Version 0.1 beta) (12)
• Seven small steps down the path leading to presentation doom (6)
• Don't be alarmed (7)
• Mustard First
• The world's worst wet T-shirt contest (10)
• Life in the Corporate Theater
• PowerPoint (that's right, PowerPoint) to the Rescue (5)

Problems with Transportation  (5)

• Turkey Days
• The Seven Principles of Presentation Disaster Avoidance (Version 0.1 beta) (12)
• Seven small steps down the path leading to presentation doom (6)
• But I can't find a Pepsi anywhere... (6)
• Life in the Corporate Theater

Problems with Venue  (13)

• Friday Freebie: "My bosses were frozen in shock" (1)
• I wish you hadn't said that...
• What we wish Santa had left under the tree... (1)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (12/14/08)
• Turkey Days
• Principle #8: Existence does not equal adequacy (1)
• The Seven Principles of Presentation Disaster Avoidance (Version 0.1 beta) (12)
• Labor of love
• Overheard on Twitter: What did he say?
• Mustard First
• Sticky Situation (1)
• Life in the Corporate Theater
• PowerPoint (that's right, PowerPoint) to the Rescue (5)

Problems with Wardrobe  (4)

• The Seven Principles of Presentation Disaster Avoidance (Version 0.1 beta) (12)
• Seven small steps down the path leading to presentation doom (6)
• The world's worst wet T-shirt contest (10)
• Badges? We don't need no stinking badges! (4)

Question of the Week  (5)

• Question of the Week: Who are you? (6)
• Question of the Week: Five Finger Discount
• Question of the Week: Murphy's Favorite Target (6)
• Question of the Week: Sense of impending doom
• Question of the Week: Grace Under Pressure (4)

Quotes  (3)

• Apparent Disinclination
• Planning is a methodical way
• When things are going good...

Shameless Self Promotion  (4)

• More Shameless Self Promotion: Nicholas Bate (2)
• Shameless Self Promotion: PowerPoint Ninja
• Welcome PresentationXpert Readers (4)
• Alltop? How did that happen?

Tips and Tricks  (9)

• Oh no, not again!
• Teachers that firmly believe in corporal punishment (1)
• Breaking Murphy's Leg (4)
• Nick Morgan: "How Sarah Palin Should Prepare... and How You Should, Too"
• Think of it as an adventure, as in "The Poseidon Adventure"
• PowerPoint (that's right, PowerPoint) to the Rescue (5)
• Badges? We don't need no stinking badges! (4)
• Don't Kick the Bucket (8)
• The Valium Bubble (8)

Uncategorized  (6)

• A rapid cascade of events (2)
• Reminder: InfoComm survey
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (01/25/09)
• Obligatory year-end retrospective post 2008 (3)
• InfoComm survey
• It was a disaster... (1)

There are 127 posts in 22 categories with 243 comments.

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“Any rational response to 'What’s the worse that can happen?' is most likely wrong.”

You can find out more about the principles here.



Random Quote



“Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell?

I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance.

The sailor gave at least a try, the soldier being much too wise,

Strategy was his strength, and not disaster.”

~ Grateful Dead Terrapin Station



Categories

• Guest Spots
• Housekeeping
• Might Have Missed List
• Overheard on Twitter
• Post-presentation
• Pre-presentation
• Problems with Content
• Problems with Equipment
• Problems with Light
• Problems with People
• Problems with Software
• Problems with Sound
• Problems with Staging
• Problems with Time
• Problems with Transportation
• Problems with Venue
• Problems with Wardrobe
• Question of the Week
• Quotes
• Shameless Self Promotion
• Tips and Tricks
• Uncategorized

Recent Posts

• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (06/28/09)
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (06/21/09)
• Friday Freebie: “My bosses were frozen in shock”
• Rick Pillars: Crash Into Me
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (06/14/09)
• F Minus: Balloon Drop
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (06/07/09)
• I wish you hadn’t said that…
• Apparent Disinclination
• The Weekly Might Have Missed List (05/31/09)



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