powrtalk presentation skills training has been developed by Robert Burnside from two sources: personal experience and expert opinion.
  • making at least 2000 speeches and presentations in several different fields and languages, beginning in high school
  • winning (and losing) business presentations
  • winning public speaking competitions, in Japanese and English
  • writing or consulting on proposals and presentations for many companies over 17 years
  • training hundreds of people in proposal writing, public speaking and presentation skills over 10 years
  • books by recognized experts on powerful presentation, persuasion, charisma, communication theory and other related topics
  • periodicals and academic studies related to advances in neuroscience and psychology
  • short training programs on communication and related subjects