If you’re looking for world-class blogs to help you present, here are 6 of the very best…
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Speaking About Presenting
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Six Minutes
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Presentation Expressions
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Great Speaking Coach
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Manner of Speaking
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Speaking PowerPoint
http://speakingaboutpresenting.com/
Blogger: Olivia Mitchell
Posting frequency: Sadly there’ve been no new posts since February 2012 – but the site has years of archives, and Olivia is still publishing readers’ comments.
To me, Speaking About Presenting has some of the world’s best content on the topic, and also includes many useful comments from other top bloggers. Two of the blog’s real strengths are that the content is so concise, and so well thought out.
http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/
Blogger: Andrew Dlugan
Posting frequency: About 6 per month
Named after the length of a typical speech at Toastmasters, in my view Six Minutes is another of the world’s top blogs about presenting. Of all its features, among the best are the detailed & balanced critiques of well-known speeches. Andrew has gone to great lengths on those, sharing colour-coded transcripts of several of the speeches to highlight aspects such as stories and rhetorical questions.
http://presentationexpressions.com/
Blogger: Carl Kwan
Posting frequency: About 4 per month
Presentation Expressions specialises in short videos that demonstrate techniques in a clear and engaging way. Very usefully, most posts also include a transcript and – unusually – a downloadable copy of the video in case you want to watch it offline.
greatspeakingcoach.com
[Link removed – blog’s no longer online]
Blogger: Susan Trivers
Posting frequency: About 6 per month
On Great Speaking Coach, Susan Trivers offers fantastic, well-tried advice. In particular, I believe her approaches to storytelling and to structuring presentations are priceless.
http://mannerofspeaking.org/
Blogger: John Zimmer
Posting frequency: About 6 per month
Manner of Speaking has been around since 2009 and contains extensive archives. Many of the posts feature videos of speeches, so you can see and hear great examples of the points John’s discussing.
http://speakingppt.com/blog/
Blogger: Bruce Gabriel
Posting frequency: On average 3 per month
The Speaking PowerPoint blog contains some very perceptive and innovative content from the author of the book with the same name. As well as the written posts, check out Bruce’s series of video tips for more great ideas.
Now that I’ve listed some of my favourite blogs, it’s…
Over to you
- Of all the blogs you’ve seen, which are your favourites, and why?
- Of the blogs in this post, which aspects do you like most, and why?
Remote Possibilities 
Hey Craig, any chance you can update the info about my site? It has had new content every week since March of this year. And Liam hasn’t been a part of the site for a number of years now. Thanks!
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Sure – I’ll get to it in the next couple of days. Thanks for being a regular here, and great to see you blogging about presenting again, too!
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Thanks for posting this; I too was sad to see Olivia Mitchell’s blog taper down. Her Presenting By Boxes method transformed my brainstorming approach and I share an adaptation of it with all of my workshop students.
I would love to put my humble yet growing blog’s name in the hat as well. I offer presentation and data visualization strategies for the digital analytics and marketing communities. It’s here at LeaPica.com.
Keep up the wonderful content!
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Thanks Lea. You’re very welcome to share a link to your blog here, as a couple of other bloggers have done.
I enjoy reading your posts, and I encourage other visitors here to check out your content too.
By the way, you might also be interested in this list of related blogs that have gone to the wall over the years. It’s both sobering and in a way encouraging, in that we’ve kept going!
So please feel free to add more comments and links on my site, and I’ll continue to do the same on yours, as blogs are much stronger together than alone. Thanks for your support!
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You might want to also check out Jim Harvey’s recent post that lists 10 blogs for speakers.
I’m pleased to say just 2 of those are on my list above, so between us, you’ll find plenty of blogs to browse!
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Thanks for mentioning this post, Craig. You might like to check out http://www.presentation-guru.com/ that Jim set up with Manner of Speaking’s John Zimmer and Presentation Studio’s Emma Bannister. It aims to cover all aspects of presenting and public speaking. We’d love to know what you think of it.
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Welcome to the blog Rosie, and thanks for the link. I’ve no plans for another post like this as yet, but I’m interested to see how the Pres Guru site develops over the years.
(One thing I’d say is, to me it’s a pity that visitors need to click a button to see any comments left on a Pres Guru post, and to reveal the comment form. That small obstacle will tend to limit visitor engagement, and may make the site a bit less “sticky” as a result.)
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Hi Craig,
We’re (relatively) new kids on the block, but do check out our blog on Authentic Presentation. (I know that you’ve already read one of our recent pieces). We’re adding new content all the time and looking to add a fresh perspective.
Warmly
Daniel
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Thanks for adding to the dialogue, Daniel, and I appreciate your link (as other visitors here will too, I’m sure). I just discovered Speaking Circles, as mentioned on your site, and the approach sounds fascinating and well worth investigating.
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Great list,thank you, but I can’t resist the opportunity to put my own blog up for consideration: It’s called Speak for Yourself.
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By all means, Claire – thanks for the suggestion.
I’m very happy to share links to other relevant blogs, and I’ve enjoyed reading your content myself!
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