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Answer You - Ten Quick Tips for Outstanding Presentations
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8. Backup if You Forget
If you forget what you are about to say or lose your place in
the presentation do the following:
* Stop speaking. Take two steps backward. Then take a deep breath. Collect your thoughts. Smile. Take two steps forward and proceed with your presentation.
* Go back and repeat the last sentence. That will help trigger what comes next in your presentation.
* If you really go blank, ask an audience member what was the last sentence you said. Also, if they have handouts of your speech, you can ask the audience what is the next subject we will discuss. You will be surprised how many people will volunteer this information to help you. This will give you time to collect your thoughts, involve the audience, and go forward with your presentation.
Note: If you forget a piece of information, collect yourself, and then go forward. Never say, “I’m sorry.” Unless the audience has a copy of every single word of your speech they will never know you forgot something.
9. Realize Nervousness is the Tool of Great Presenters Believe it or not, all presenters, whether professional or occasional, are nervous when presenting. The difference is the best presenters use nervous
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What if I mess up?
What if I repeat myself?
What if the audience doesn’t like what I say?
What if I forget a part of my speech?
What if I look nervous?
It’s okay! You’re not the only one feeling this way. The Book of Lists states that the #1 fear is speaking in public. This fear is greater than the fear of death.
Well, I have the answers to your fears and can help you become an outstanding presenter. These 10 tips will help you become more confident making presentations that achieve results.
1. Start with an End in Mind
Ask yourself, “Why am I speaking?” “What do I want the
audience to do after listening to my speech?” This will help
you focus on the message you want to share with your
audience. It will help you focus on who is your audience,
the key points, and what you want your audience to do after
listening to you.
2. Keep It Simple
Keep your presentation simple by learning to “speak to
express instead of speaking to impress.” What I mean by
speaking to impress is when you see speakers using $5
words for $2 situations during speeches and they look
uncomfortable doing it. Another example of this is when
presenters overuse PowerPoint. Your audience will soon
lose interest in what you are saying.
Also keep it simple with the structure of your speech. An opening, body with tree major points, and a closing will help you connect with your audience. Just be sincere, concise, and simple in your presentation and you will always connect with your audience.
3. Practice, Practice, Practice
Master your presentation by practicing. Here’s the secret to
practicing…first read your speech to yourself 2-3 times. This
allows you to work out the majority of the rough spots in
your presentation before you start rehearsing.
Then rehearse in front of a mirror or even better a video camera or tape player. Also try to rehearse in front of someone whose opinion you value.
Then practice as close as possible to your speaking environment as possible. For example, if you will be speaking behind a lectern, practice with your notes on an ironing board.
4. Visualize Success
Before going to sleep the night before a presentation I take
time to visualize the success of the presentation. The key to
making visualization work for you is involving as many
senses (sound, touch, sight, smell, etc.) as possible in your
visualization. Have you ever had a dream where it seemed so
real you awoke in a cold sweat (You don’t need to tell me
what the dream was)? It was because you used all your
senses and that dream became so real to you that you
needed to escape from it.
Visualize yourself giving a successful presentation where you see yourself as a confident presenter, hear yourself handling questions, etc. Visualize successful presentations so that it becomes real.
5. Eat the Elephant
I ask the timeless question, “How do you eat an elephant?”
Piece by piece. The same answer applies to presenting to a
group. How do you present to a group? Person to person.
Break the group into individuals.
“How do I present to a large group?” is one of the biggest questions people have when giving presentations. Get personal. Whenever possible, I will make sure I arrive early to the room I’m presenting in and plant myself by the entrance. I will then greet as many people as possible that walk through the door. I will shake their hands and let them know I am glad they came. Here’s a tip for guaranteeing a positive audience:
* As you greet, look for pleasant, upbeat people. Then say something like, “I’m especially glad you made it today. As a matter of fact there’s a sit in the front row with your name on it. Please enjoy!”
The audience member will usually chuckle and you started the personalization process. Also this allows you to stack all the friendly audience members in the front rows. It’s always nice to see friendly faces in the front row.
Remember, when giving a presentation, it’s not about your needs or concerns. It’s about the audience’s needs or concerns. Make it personal and eat the elephant!
6. Nail Your Opening
It’s the first words your audience hears. Know your opening
like the back of your hand. Know exactly what you are going
to say. Once you get started and gain some momentum you
will start to gain confidence for the rest of your speech.
It helps to pause for 3-5 seconds before you are about to start your presentation so that can focus on what you are about to say.
7. Nail Your Ending
It’s the last words your audience hears and reminder about
you. You can have a great opening and body and have a
bad ending and your audience your always remember how
you ended.
Ask your audience to take action, think about an idea, etc. so that they understand why they are there.
8. Backup if You Forget
If you forget what you are about to say or lose your place in
the presentation do the following:
* Stop speaking. Take two steps backward. Then take a deep breath. Collect your thoughts. Smile. Take two steps forward and proceed with your presentation.
* Go back and repeat the last sentence. That will help trigger what comes next in your presentation.
* If you really go blank, ask an audience member what was the last sentence you said. Also, if they have handouts of your speech, you can ask the audience what is the next subject we will discuss. You will be surprised how many people will volunteer this information to help you. This will give you time to collect your thoughts, involve the audience, and go forward with your presentation.
Note: If you forget a piece of information, collect yourself, and then go forward. Never say, “I’m sorry.” Unless the audience has a copy of every single word of your speech they will never know you forgot something.
9. Realize Nervousness is the Tool of Great Presenters Believe it or not, all presenters, whether professional or occasional, are nervous when presenting. The difference is the best presenters use nervousn
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Also keep it simple with the structure of your speech. An opening, body with tree major points, and a closing will help you connect with your audience. Just be sincere, concise, and simple in your presentation and you will always connect with your audience.
3. Practice, Practice, Practice
Master your presentation by practicing. Here’s the secret to
practicing…first read your speech to yourself 2-3 times. This
allows you to work out the majority of the rough spots in
your presentation before you start rehearsing.
Then rehearse in front of a mirror or even better a video camera or tape player. Also try to rehearse in front of someone whose opinion you value.
Then practice as close as possible to your speaking environment as possible. For example, if you will be speaking behind a lectern, practice with your notes on an ironing board.
4. Visualize Success
Before going to sleep the night before a presentation I take
time to visualize the success of the presentation. The key to
making visualization work for you is involving as many
senses (sound, touch, sight, smell, etc.) as possible in your
visualization. Have you ever had a dream where it seemed so
real you awoke in a cold sweat (You don’t need to tell me
what the dream was)? It was because you used all your
senses and that dream became so real to you that you
needed to escape from it.
Visualize yourself giving a successful presentation where you see yourself as a confident presenter, hear yourself handling questions, etc. Visualize successful presentations so that it becomes real.
5. Eat the Elephant
I ask the timeless question, “How do you eat an elephant?”
Piece by piece. The same answer applies to presenting to a
group. How do you present to a group? Person to person.
Break the group into individuals.
“How do I present to a large group?” is one of the biggest questions people have when giving presentations. Get personal. Whenever possible, I will make sure I arrive early to the room I’m presenting in and plant myself by the entrance. I will then greet as many people as possible that walk through the door. I will shake their hands and let them know I am glad they came. Here’s a tip for guaranteeing a positive audience:
* As you greet, look for pleasant, upbeat people. Then say something like, “I’m especially glad you made it today. As a matter of fact there’s a sit in the front row with your name on it. Please enjoy!”
The audience member will usually chuckle and you started the personalization process. Also this allows you to stack all the friendly audience members in the front rows. It’s always nice to see friendly faces in the front row.
Remember, when giving a presentation, it’s not about your needs or concerns. It’s about the audience’s needs or concerns. Make it personal and eat the elephant!
6. Nail Your Opening
It’s the first words your audience hears. Know your opening
like the back of your hand. Know exactly what you are going
to say. Once you get started and gain some momentum you
will start to gain confidence for the rest of your speech.
It helps to pause for 3-5 seconds before you are about to start your presentation so that can focus on what you are about to say.
7. Nail Your Ending
It’s the last words your audience hears and reminder about
you. You can have a great opening and body and have a
bad ending and your audience your always remember how
you ended.
Ask your audience to take action, think about an idea, etc. so that they understand why they are there.
8. Backup if You Forget
If you forget what you are about to say or lose your place in
the presentation do the following:
* Stop speaking. Take two steps backward. Then take a deep breath. Collect your thoughts. Smile. Take two steps forward and proceed with your presentation.
* Go back and repeat the last sentence. That will help trigger what comes next in your presentation.
* If you really go blank, ask an audience member what was the last sentence you said. Also, if they have handouts of your speech, you can ask the audience what is the next subject we will discuss. You will be surprised how many people will volunteer this information to help you. This will give you time to collect your thoughts, involve the audience, and go forward with your presentation.
Note: If you forget a piece of information, collect yourself, and then go forward. Never say, “I’m sorry.” Unless the audience has a copy of every single word of your speech they will never know you forgot something.
9. Realize Nervousness is the Tool of Great Presenters Believe it or not, all presenters, whether professional or occasional, are nervous when presenting. The difference is the best presenters use nervous
Cold calling is an effective method of introducing yourself to potential hiring managers to enquire about employment with their company. In my earlier article called “Cold Calling: How To Cold Call Your Way to A New Job When A Hiring Manager Answers The Phone” we talked about how to cold call hiring managers and what to say when they answer the phone.However, what should you do if the hiring manager doesn’t answer the phone and you reach their voice mailbox?Typically, if you call 10 hiring managers, you might be lucky if you manage to get 3 or 4 of them live on the phone. In other words, you might end up reaching the hiring manager’s voice mailbox more often than not.Personally, I think if you have made it this far on the call, you might as well leave a message rather than hanging up and calling the hiring manager over and over again until you get them on the phone live.
Visualize yourself giving a successful presentation where you see yourself as a confident presenter, hear yourself handling questions, etc. Visualize successful presentations so that it becomes real.
5. Eat the Elephant
I ask the timeless question, “How do you eat an elephant?”
Piece by piece. The same answer applies to presenting to a
group. How do you present to a group? Person to person.
Break the group into individuals.
“How do I present to a large group?” is one of the biggest questions people have when giving presentations. Get personal. Whenever possible, I will make sure I arrive early to the room I’m presenting in and plant myself by the entrance. I will then greet as many people as possible that walk through the door. I will shake their hands and let them know I am glad they came. Here’s a tip for guaranteeing a positive audience:
* As you greet, look for pleasant, upbeat people. Then say something like, “I’m especially glad you made it today. As a matter of fact there’s a sit in the front row with your name on it. Please enjoy!”
The audience member will usually chuckle and you started the personalization process. Also this allows you to stack all the friendly audience members in the front rows. It’s always nice to see friendly faces in the front row.
Remember, when giving a presentation, it’s not about your needs or concerns. It’s about the audience’s needs or concerns. Make it personal and eat the elephant!
6. Nail Your Opening
It’s the first words your audience hears. Know your opening
like the back of your hand. Know exactly what you are going
to say. Once you get started and gain some momentum you
will start to gain confidence for the rest of your speech.
It helps to pause for 3-5 seconds before you are about to start your presentation so that can focus on what you are about to say.
7. Nail Your Ending
It’s the last words your audience hears and reminder about
you. You can have a great opening and body and have a
bad ending and your audience your always remember how
you ended.
Ask your audience to take action, think about an idea, etc. so that they understand why they are there.
8. Backup if You Forget
If you forget what you are about to say or lose your place in
the presentation do the following:
* Stop speaking. Take two steps backward. Then take a deep breath. Collect your thoughts. Smile. Take two steps forward and proceed with your presentation.
* Go back and repeat the last sentence. That will help trigger what comes next in your presentation.
* If you really go blank, ask an audience member what was the last sentence you said. Also, if they have handouts of your speech, you can ask the audience what is the next subject we will discuss. You will be surprised how many people will volunteer this information to help you. This will give you time to collect your thoughts, involve the audience, and go forward with your presentation.
Note: If you forget a piece of information, collect yourself, and then go forward. Never say, “I’m sorry.” Unless the audience has a copy of every single word of your speech they will never know you forgot something.
9. Realize Nervousness is the Tool of Great Presenters Believe it or not, all presenters, whether professional or occasional, are nervous when presenting. The difference is the best presenters use nervous
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The audience member will usually chuckle and you started the personalization process. Also this allows you to stack all the friendly audience members in the front rows. It’s always nice to see friendly faces in the front row.
Remember, when giving a presentation, it’s not about your needs or concerns. It’s about the audience’s needs or concerns. Make it personal and eat the elephant!
6. Nail Your Opening
It’s the first words your audience hears. Know your opening
like the back of your hand. Know exactly what you are going
to say. Once you get started and gain some momentum you
will start to gain confidence for the rest of your speech.
It helps to pause for 3-5 seconds before you are about to start your presentation so that can focus on what you are about to say.
7. Nail Your Ending
It’s the last words your audience hears and reminder about
you. You can have a great opening and body and have a
bad ending and your audience your always remember how
you ended.
Ask your audience to take action, think about an idea, etc. so that they understand why they are there.
8. Backup if You Forget
If you forget what you are about to say or lose your place in
the presentation do the following:
* Stop speaking. Take two steps backward. Then take a deep breath. Collect your thoughts. Smile. Take two steps forward and proceed with your presentation.
* Go back and repeat the last sentence. That will help trigger what comes next in your presentation.
* If you really go blank, ask an audience member what was the last sentence you said. Also, if they have handouts of your speech, you can ask the audience what is the next subject we will discuss. You will be surprised how many people will volunteer this information to help you. This will give you time to collect your thoughts, involve the audience, and go forward with your presentation.
Note: If you forget a piece of information, collect yourself, and then go forward. Never say, “I’m sorry.” Unless the audience has a copy of every single word of your speech they will never know you forgot something.
9. Realize Nervousness is the Tool of Great Presenters Believe it or not, all presenters, whether professional or occasional, are nervous when presenting. The difference is the best presenters use nervous
1. Failing to understand how to make a marketing piece “viral”Often people create what they call a viral marketing piece when it is nothing more than a brochure and an advertisement. It is way too self serving. It has no possibility of creating buzz. While there is no guaranteed formula for creating a viral marketing piece, there are many things you can do to increase its effectiveness and its viral nature.2. Failing to make it interesting enough to pass alongWhether or not there are external incentives to encourage the viral spread, if you failed to make the article or e-book interesting enough with high quality content that is useful or entertaining, you couldn’t pay them enough to pass it along. If on the other hand it is very useful, high quality or entertaining, it will get passed along with or without any other incentives.3. Failing to provide ince
8. Backup if You Forget
If you forget what you are about to say or lose your place in
the presentation do the following:
* Stop speaking. Take two steps backward. Then take a deep breath. Collect your thoughts. Smile. Take two steps forward and proceed with your presentation.
* Go back and repeat the last sentence. That will help trigger what comes next in your presentation.
* If you really go blank, ask an audience member what was the last sentence you said. Also, if they have handouts of your speech, you can ask the audience what is the next subject we will discuss. You will be surprised how many people will volunteer this information to help you. This will give you time to collect your thoughts, involve the audience, and go forward with your presentation.
Note: If you forget a piece of information, collect yourself, and then go forward. Never say, “I’m sorry.” Unless the audience has a copy of every single word of your speech they will never know you forgot something.
9. Realize Nervousness is the Tool of Great Presenters Believe it or not, all presenters, whether professional or occasional, are nervous when presenting. The difference is the best presenters use nervousness to their advantage by turning nervousness into positive energy. Here are some tips to control nervousness:
* Whenever possible walk from the back of the room to burn some of the nervous energy.
* Slow your breathing
* Stretch
10. Get Excited
Get excited so that the audience is excited about hearing
your presentation.
Some of the ways you can become excited is:
* Remember what you say is important and can make a difference for your audience.
* Every opportunity to present is a chance for you to succeed.
* Every time you speak you become better than the last time.
* Presenting will expose me to countless opportunities I wouldn’t have by not presenting.
So the next time you have the opportunity to present apply the above techniques. You will have fun while presenting on a whole new level.
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