In 2026 only you can prevent bad presentations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since 2015 (except for 2023), on the first of January I have posted about how only you can prevent bad presentations. That slogan, of course, is based on the Smokey Bear one about preventing wildfires. My last one was that Only you can prevent bad presentations in 2025!

 

How can you do better? There is an article by Maurice Decastro at Mindful Presenter on December 28, 2025 titled 10 Ways to Develop Strong Public Speaking Skills in 2026 that lists these ways:

 

Overcome your fears

Learn to tell stories

Own your voice

Learn to pause

Understand how you move

Involve your audience

Create impactful slides

Learn from the masters

Cultivate a growth mindset

Get some professional help

 

Images from Wikimedia Commons of Carl Cohen, Frieda Pavlo, John Archibald Wheeler, and Mark Kac had captions added using PowerPoint.