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…
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.
In many cases, people refer to the PowerPoint slides as the presentation. In my opinion this is a big mistake. When you are presenting, YOU are the protaganist, your slides should be there only to support your verbal messages.
The first ‘Presentation Truth’ of the series talks about how it’s impossible for an audience to listen to a speaker and read slides at the same time.
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In this video we have presentation Truth # 5 which is that no audience ever complained about a presentation being too short.
There are times when we have to give a presentation with very little time to prepare. In the video I give you some tips on how to structure a talk very quickly so that you come across as professional and knowledgable.Tips include being audience centric, using a three-point plan or approaching your presentation as a question and answer session.
Presentation Truth # 4 is about making an impact on the audience at the beginning of your presentation.
In this video Janice talks about the importance of the ‘radio station’ WIFM in the context of presenting. WIFM stands fof ‘What’s in It For Me and is the question that every audience member has on their mind as they listen to you. To really engage your audience you need to be constantly answering this question.
This article highlights some aspects of presenting and public speaking that you need to know if you want to present confidently and keep your audience engaged.
Stories make facts in a presentation come alive; stories give facts an emotional context and when an audience is touched emotionally they will remember your message.
