Presentation Tips

# Tip 1 When a friend’s daughter became angry with her parents, her response was always the same: “Well, forget you.” Though I’m sure she never realized it, this was great advice for a person giving a presentation. Forget you! It’s like when you’re really interested in doing something and...

. . . . . . Supplementary material can add a great deal to a speech. This is particularly true when you use slides in a presentation - not at all difficult to set up and certainly easy to use. Remember, however, that the slides are not the speech. They...

We can all envision it—the old-school presenter standing behind a podium in front of a sleepy audience reading a PowerPoint slideshow in a monotone voice. “15% of respondents stated that they would be more likely to…” ZZZZZZ There’s a reason why that style of presenting doesn’t work anymore. It’s boring,...

I recently saw an ad for a movie. The trailer said something like: What you are about to see is the truth. Yet it is fiction. What does this have to do with the secret formula for successful presentations? First there is no such thing as a secret formula, a...

Former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said: “Be sincere; be brief; be seated.” This is excellent advice for a speaker, especially one who is giving a short presentation. Yet, as many people have remarked, preparing for a short presentation is most often more difficult than preparing for a longer...

A while back I was sitting in my living room when phone rang. “I need help,” a voice at the other end said. “What kind of help?” I asked. “Our speaker just canceled. And the meeting’s tomorrow morning. Can you please take his place?” “Tomorrow morning!” “At ten. If you...

Sweaty palms, dry throat, hammering heart and a general feeling of fear assail the best of us at the mere prospect of facing and addressing a gathering. Whether it is conference delegates, bosses, colleagues or even students that we are to face, presentation anxiety is a common phenomenon. The causes...

How can you make your next presentation as successful as possible? The following steps certainly can help. Consider: 1. Why are you giving this presentation? There’s a reason it’s you and no one else who is giving this speech. Why? Did you volunteer? Were you asked? Are you an expert...

Agonizing over how to begin that presentation with a bang? Well, yes, you do need to have an opening that will put you firmly in the pilot’s seat to helm the presentation effectively. You need to command attention in order to build engagement. How do you go about doing that?...

Imagine the time when you have got all the executives together to listen to you and you have gathered complete information along with material related to the product you are selling. Now the most important part is that you have to convert all that information into a logical and interesting...