Hrideep Barot

Hrideep Barot is the founder and chief writer at Frantically Speaking, a portal to help people learn everything about public speaking. The purpose of franticallyspeaking.com is to showcase the lessons that he has learned (and still learning) from his numerous stage experiences and mentors over all these years.

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Wondering why PowerPoint presentations are called decks? (Now you know)

Why PowerPoint presentations are called decks, a question that lingered in my mind for a long time until I decided to jump on to finding out exactly why! And here I am to share all that I have learned about why PowerPoint presentations are called decks. But before we dive deeper into understanding PowerPoint decks, […]

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Presentation Agenda Slides: The Ultimate Guide to Create Spectacular Agenda Slides

Your audience could leave before the presentation is through if you don’t let them know what engaging and informed material is coming up next. Your agenda slides effectively inform your audience of the main takeaways they might expect from your talk. Like a table of contents, an agenda slide lists the subjects covered during a

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Powerful 2 Minute Speech Topics: A-Z Guide (With 200+ Examples)

It is often believed that giving a 2-Minute Speech is the most challenging form of public speaking because of the time constraint. But here I am to tell you that there is something even more challenging than giving a 2-minute speech. And that is finding a powerful 2-minute speech topic! 2-minute speeches are short, crisp

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short presentations are presentation that have limited number of slides ranging from 12-20 and time duration ranging from 2-15 minutes

A Comprehensive Guide on Short Presentations

A short presentation is a presentation that conveys a point or a topic in brief within the span of 5 to 12 mins. It generally sticks to the main idea with a speed of 120-160 words per minute. Short presentations approximately have 12-20 slides depending on the depth of the topic and also differ in

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5-minute speech topics: Everything You Need to Know (With Examples)

Coming up with 5-minute speech topics is a more tedious task than researching, framing, and delivering your speech altogether. It is a general rule that having a fantastically written and presented speech adds less value when the speech topic isn’t interesting and effective enough. In 5-minute speeches, your topic becomes more crucial as the length

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30+ Correct Ways to Answer “Why did you choose this topic?”

Imagine you have already aced your presentation on a topic and you are feeling very confident about yourself. But the very next minute your confidence dwindles as the evaluator asks you “Why did you choose this topic?” In today’s time, choosing a topic has become very easy. Your next speech topic is barely a click

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Everything You Need to Know to Write & Speak In Third Person

The third person is frequently used in formal writing, such as research and argumentative papers. When you write in the third person, things become more impersonal and impartial. This impartiality makes the writer appear less prejudiced and, thus, more believable in academic and professional writing. The usage of the third person aids in keeping the

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