David Yau & Associates

I am writing this on my flight from Shanghai to Singapore to attend a TTT course. Before the take-off, there was a safety demonstration...

Further to my last post, let me post here Steve’s famous speech video in Stanford. Frankly, the content is better than his presentation....

I like the ‘contemporary wisdom’ in this book. Unlike those old-fashion literature, this book is easy to read with simple sentences and...

I attend a pre-natal training today in a local hospital in Shanghai today. It is of good value - RMB50 for 2 hours. And to my surprise,...

It is important to address “What’s In It For Me” (WIIFM) in every presentation. In fact, not only in the beginning or end, but also...

Another presentation class I ran in Shanghai. Always love this class. The class size is small enough for me to give significant...

I attended a lot of presentations on a regular basis. They include presentations by participants in my training class, product briefing...

The Presentation Quick Fix this time is 'block the screen whenever you speak for a considerable period of time'. And here is why and how....

Combining my learning from the ASTD ICE 2007 and my own thoughts, I put together a speech in the ASTD conference in China this month. ...

I had a good experience last Thu. I spoke in the ASTD Global Network China International Conference in Shanghai. It was a 2-day...

Here is another Right After Class (RAC) session. As said, I just record whatever I feel after the class. Not exactly for learning...

I read a book called Presenting to Win by Jerry Weissman. Let me share with you my thoughts as I read along during this trip. The first...

One of the most common internal presentation made in our industry is product briefing.  The briefing could be an overview on a product...

There is no magic. I can guarantee you that your presentation performance will improve simply arriving early at the scene. My experience...

My organisation puts together a Toastmasters demo session today and I went to find out what it is actually about. I have heard about it...

Underlying Problem – Presentation to a lot of people in organisations that I have worked is equal to ‘I tell you something’. They would...

Underlying Problem – Most presenters (at least those in our organisation) allow the white screen to take the stage rather themselves. ...

Presentation skills class is my favourite class among all. Since there are only a few participants and the outcome is more observable...

I conducted 3 presentation classes last week in Shenzhen and Beijing. Like most other classes, some participants picked some general...

I attended our university alumni lunch gathering today. A casual one where the speaker introduces some tourist attractions to around 24...