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Andrew Churchill

Mar 24
1 min

Public

Better Video Review

This is bonus material for this week's newsletter: a video with best practices for video review and the secret to why you don't like it.

Immersion: what if your attention is contagious?

Andrew Churchill

Jan 22
2 min

Delivery Hive

Immersion: what if your attention is contagious?

Engaging is not what you think. Engagement is the key to a great presentation, But it isn’t at all what you think. Let’s start with what...

Andrew Churchill

Jan 15
2 min

Public

Better practice for better performance

NOTE: This post is written for students participating in the 2024 McGill 3MT training program. I'm sharing it here so non-McGill...

Rethink your relationship with your slides

Andrew Churchill

Jan 8
3 min

Visual Hive

Rethink your relationship with your slides

You need to stop playing 2nd fiddle in your own presentation Quick story: My client, Atia Amin needed a practice session for tuning up...

Andrew Churchill

Jan 4
2 min

Public

Step 1 to your 3-minute thesis

NOTE: This is written for students participating in the 2024 McGill 3MT training program. I'm sharing it here so non-McGill graduate...

Andrew Churchill

Oct 27, 2023
2 min

Public

International Award Winning Talk

International Award Winning Talk. For anyone wanting to learn to give a talk about their research in a way that is clear.

Andrew Churchill

Jul 26, 2023
2 min

Public

How to have a more dynamic voice

Remember that university lecture with the world famous researcher, but his voice, his voice just droned on and on and on….and your brain...

When Online, Human Presence becomes Paramount

Andrew Churchill

Jun 1, 2023
1 min

Public

When Online, Human Presence becomes Paramount

Say no to screen-sharing for at least 5 minutes. Screen sharing dehumanizes us as we become a little itty bitty person in the corner. ...

Andrew Churchill

Apr 5, 2023
2 min

Public

The prep step most people miss

Most people stop too soon People focus the majority of their energy on what they want to say. If you've been following me for a while...

Engaging is the goal: Immersion is the path to achieving it.

Andrew Churchill

Feb 6, 2023
1 min

Public

Engaging is the goal: Immersion is the path to achieving it.

The path to engaging presentations is through immersion, becoming an immersive presenter should be your presenting goal.

Q: How do you present 5,000+ words in 8-10 minutes?

Andrew Churchill

Jan 25, 2023
2 min

Public

Q: How do you present 5,000+ words in 8-10 minutes?

Figuring out how to present research within a time limit is hard. Rather than cutting, this post shows how you can work from the inside out.

Andrew Churchill

Nov 15, 2022
2 min

Public

Clients in the news: SHE WON!

Atia Amin, McGill University human genetics researcher won the Canadian National 3MT championship. Here's a link to the award winning...

Do you have a great presentation with a slow start?

Andrew Churchill

Oct 23, 2022
1 min

Public

Do you have a great presentation with a slow start?

Shadowtalker

Do you build your presentation backwards?

Andrew Churchill

Oct 21, 2022
1 min

Public

Do you build your presentation backwards?

Your presentation needs 3 versions Do you build your presentations backwards? Cutting & cutting until it fits? There's a better way👇 ...

You need a routine for the starting blocks.

Andrew Churchill

Oct 21, 2022
1 min

Public

You need a routine for the starting blocks.

Prepare to start is preparing to succeed. Most people take some time to get going, Usain Bolt does it instantly. 2 things he knows you...

Andrew Churchill

Oct 20, 2022
1 min

Public

Practice with Purpose

My daughter had a presentation to do. She was having trouble looking up, making eye contact. She thought she needed a practice audience,...

Andrew

Oct 1, 2022
1 min

Public

Creating Compelling Visuals from Lists

Andrew

Sep 1, 2022
2 min

Public

Why You Shouldn’t Write Out a Script

Why You Shouldn’t Write Out a Script—and What You Should Do Instead We all know written and spoken language are different, but this fact...

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This site has public blog posts and serves as the resource center for the PresentBetter program.

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