Video: Use ABCD to open your presentation
Do you know how to open your presentation in a way that will engage your audience immediately? Use the ABCD method. Find out what ABCD stands for in this context by watching the video.
Do you know how to open your presentation in a way that will engage your audience immediately? Use the ABCD method. Find out what ABCD stands for in this context by watching the video.
The question and answer section can cause a lot of anxiety for you, the presenter. You’ve been in control of your presentation content, but you can’t control the questions that your audience ask you.
Usually our fears are unfounded and we are able to deal with very ‘normal’ questions. But what about if you have a member of the audience who is particularly disagreeable? Someone who rudely criticises you and your argument?
In this post you’ll find a simple strategy to deal with such a situation.
A presentation that is too long, has no flow and isn’t clear how it benefits the audience is a recipe for disaster. This post looks at how we can avoid these and two additional errors that many presenters make.
By leading with your key message, taking a layering or modularlizing approach to the structure and adjusting your slide deck, you’ll be in a position to cut down the length of your presentation at a moment’s notice if asked to do so.
Help your listeners resist the temptation to multitask by following these tips. You also need to control your own behaviour and mindset aroung it as well.
‘Talk like TED’ by Carmine Gallo is one of my favourite books and it contains 9 public speaking ‘secrets’. In this post you’ll discover exactly what those secrets are.
We’ve been hearing for a long time how stories really help people to remember the messages of your presentation. Watch this TEDtalk video and you’ll be convinced!
To ensure that your presentation content engages, think about your facts from the perspective of the 3Is – Information, Insights and Inspiration.
When giving a technical presentation we can be tempted to think it’s all about facts and giving dry information. But our audience expects more from us than just facts.
To ensure that your presentation content engages, think about your facts from the perspective of the 3Is – Information, Insights and Inspiration.
To engage your audience you have to do more than deliver facts. Use the 3 ‘I’s – Information to talk about the facts, insights for the audience to connect the facts to their situtation and inspiration feel something about the facts.
Writing out a script is an important part of your presentation preparation. You need to focus on the words you’ll use to communicate your messages. However, I’m not recommending that you read from this script unless your presentation topic is particularly sensitive.
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