The Five Big Presentation Errors
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.
6 tips on how to use rhetorical questions effectively in your presentations
Using rhetorical questions in your presentations is a great way to engage the audience. This article gives you six tips on how to do it effectively.
Video: How to deal with latecomers to your virtual presentation
When you are giving a virtual presentation it can be a challenge to deal with those people that have joined the call on time and those who are having technical problems connecting. The trick is to create two openings. Prepare a soft opening for those who connected on time and the real opening for when everybody is present.
Video: 3 tips for virtual presenting
Virtual presenting has its own challenges. Use these three simple tips to make sure you engage your virtual audience.
Video: How long should a story last?
How long should a story last in our presentations? This question popped up in my recent webinar ‘Forget about Presenting; Tell a Story Instead’. Check out the video below to find out theanswer.
You can see the full webinar at www.janicehaywood.eu/resources/webinars
Video: To help me choose a story for my presentations
“What prompts can we use to figure out what story to tell?” This was one of the questions I receieved in my recent webinar ‘Forget about Presenting; Tell a Story Instead’ and which I answer in this short video.
To see the webinar go to www.janicehaywood.eu/resources/webinars
Video: How to improve your storytelling skills
“What if we’re not great storytellers? How can we improve this skill”? In this video I answer this question which came up in my recent webinar about using stories to improve the impact of your presentations.
You can see the full webinar, ‘Forget about Presenting; Tell a Story Instead’ at www.janicehaywood.eu/resources/webinars
Are you using stories in your presentations? If not, start now!
Using story telling techniques in your presentations is one of the most effective ways to persuade your audience to take action, adopt your ideas or spread your message.
And both you and your message will be remembered for much, much longer than those who continue to give boring presentations full of dry facts and statistics.
Video: When to pause in presentations
In general, inexperienced presenters tend to speak too fast. Pausing is a powerful tool that used in the right places will make look totally confident and in control. Here are three places where you should pause when you present…
Video: Presentation Truth #8
One of the biggest mistakes people make is that they forget about rehearsing their presentation. Rehearsing your presentation out loud a minimum of 3 times will give you confidence and ensure you achieve a logical flow between your points.