11 Presentation Tips
In just a few more days, our new “Present” iPhone app will be available in the iTunes store. What is it? It’s an app that features 60 presentation tips. Our thanks to SixVoices for making this happen.
In celebration of it’s release, here are the first 11 presentation tips.
1. Double tie your shoelaces literally and figuratively.
Don’t trip over your feet or your unprepared-for presentation.
2. Squeeze a Lemon
A little lemon juice in your water will help to clear your throat more effectively than just plain H2O.
3. Empty your pockets before you take the stage.
This will help you resist the urge to put your hands in them and will insure that you’re free to gesture like a pro.
4. Turn off your cell phone!
5. The Big Stuff
Don’t try to rehearse your entire presentation on your big day. Refresh your memory by hitting the high points. You’re going to do great!
6. Never turn your back on the audience.
It’s amateurish at best and down right rude at worst. Remember, a great presentation is a conversation. Stay connected!
7. Time Waits for No One
Always complete your presentation within your allotted time-slot. It’s polite to your audience and the other presenters, and there is plenty
of time for more questions after you leave the stage.
8. Resist the urge to add impromptu statements at the end of your presentation.
You’ve worked hard on your close. Have confidence in it and stick your landing!
9. Lost Behind the Lectern
It’s tempting to hide behind the lectern. Don’t! Think of it like the safe spot in a game of tag: a great place to visit, but not really part of the fun.
10. Practice. Practice. Practice.
Also, don’t forget to practice.
11. Invest in a presentation remote.
Having the right tool for a job is crucial, and a good remote will liberate you from manipulating your computer, allowing you to truly connect with your audience. Shop around for the features that suit your needs and set yourself free!
Tags: Articles
July 1st, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Great tips. I do have a question though. Where can one find best practices for training? So much of presentation savvy is focused on the “pitching an idea” arena. What about when you have to do training for 3 or even more hours?
July 5th, 2009 at 7:59 am
Lemon juice in water…great tip for clearing the throat before a presentation. That is a new one that I hadn’t heard before.
Thanks,
Jessica Bond
August 30th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Like the presentation tips. Ref point 11 you could use your iPhone or your iPod Touch as a presentation remote with another App i-Clickr Powerpoint remote.
April 14th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Awesome publish thanks! I’m an enormous enthusiast of the weblog. In the event you’re something like me then you are probably always searching for a great way to easily get a lot more visitors to your blog. You must check out this site. I used this similar system and my blog site visitors has increased from about one hundred views per week to just about ten thousand! It was so easy Here’s that site http://tinyurl.com/george-brown-traffic
April 19th, 2010 at 6:53 am
Awesome work. I always find very unique posts here on your Blog.