Alliteration: Breaking Down One of Our Favorite Speaking Tools
Here at Dog and Pony Show, we proudly label ourselves as grammar and diction nerds. Whether it's playing with puns or rambling in rhymes,...
Mastering Eye Contact While Presenting
Trust, friendship, kindness: these three things can be fostered with the simple art of eye contact. It's one of the first things we're...
Building Trust with Your Audience Members
Presentations are born out of the desire to inform, influence, and engage; whether you are presenting to potential investors or a...
3 Impactful Presentation Realities from 2019
It is no secret that the world of presentation design is constantly changing. As we are constantly introduced to updated tools and new...
How To: Present to the Big Leagues
Presenting to senior executives can feel like talking to a specific breed of human beings: ones that have infinite power, no time, and...
Designing a Presentation that Will Get You Hired on the Spot (or Something Similar)
While an interview or personal pitch might not immediately strike you as a presentation, it is a chance for you to present yourself as a...
What Presenters Can Learn From Stand-Up Comedians
One of the Dog and Pony Show team's favorite public speaking quotes comes from Jerry Seinfeld; he shares, "According to most studies,...
Revamping Presentation Activities
It's no secret that presentation activities have gotten a bad rep. From the universal groan that follows "Now everyone get up out of your...
It Takes a Village: Relaying Team Power in Presentations
More often than not, your presentation content will not be something that you have developed completely on your own. Whether you are...
Kicking Wordiness to the Curb
Presenters have around 3-5 seconds to capture an audience member's attention (CreativeCultivate). No pressure, right? While a wordy...
