David Yau & Associates

I am running a presentation class in shenzhen this week. Like many presentation class, the participants have the chance to present for a...

I was delivering a new class (not the presentation one) in Shenzhen this week. Because of the hectic training schedule these few weeks,...

'The person doing the most talking is doing the most learning’ – a great quote I learnt from Sharon Bowman during the ASTD conference....

In my organization, we sometimes video-taped some class delivery and send to remote branches for their viewing. Not many colleagues...

In a session of ‘Top 10 questions which trainers ask’, I asked Bob Pike who is a well known figure in the corporate training field a...

I was chatting with a senior professional today. He was real kind and he tried to coach me on my future career direction. I was really...

My simple answer is ‘Deliver something which you truly believe in.’ And this was exactly my reflection for the SPIN class which I...

I facilitated a program last month which consisted of sessions delivered by various speakers. Wearing the hat of a trainer, especially as...

无论你所处的场合是training, facilitation或presentation，与台下参与者的互动也是有效沟通的重要技巧。简单来说，互动是重要的原因包括以下： 增加信心 -在你的环节开始的时候与台下互动是其中一种减低紧张的方法。大部分的演讲者在开始前也会因为考虑太...

Interacting with the participants is essential to make your communication essential - no matter whether the communication take places in...

As a trainer, you always want the participants to have take-aways by the time they leave the training room. (And as a great trainer, you...

How would you answer the above question? Probably the answers will include ‘How to use powerpoint?’, ‘How to manage your body...

A 100-minute movie about one presentation delivered by a politician on global warming. This description is basically what 'An...

I am running a 5-day training workshop this week. I am not only a trainer for a few sessions but also the overall manager for the...

Another book recommended bythe presentationzen.com. There are a lot of good tips about how to get your message across effectively. On top...

I initiated and ran a short facilitation workshop today.   There was a topic ‘What do the participants expect from an outstanding...

‘Both deliver excellent learning experience, but a great facilitator will know exactly what he / she does well.’ This quote is from an...

I said in my previous post that I personally find music very helpful to enhance learning. I use my iPod nano. I prefer playing MP3 rather...

If you asked for my personal choice of an icon to represent Mumbai, I would choose the cab there. Its yellow-black colour is very...

This picture was taken during the dessert safarai trip in Dubai last November. The trip turned out to be much more exciting (and tough!!)...