11 Things To NEVER Say In A Presentation

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DEMANDINGyour audiences’ attention

does work.

Make sure that your talk is soENGAGING

that people won’t want to

MISS A SECOND OF IT.&EXCITING

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the presentationONLINE

NOTOWRanything or take

WRITING THINGS DOWNFor a lot of people,

MEMORIZINGwhat you just said.

is an easy way of

presentation.

to do

THEY WANTEVERAllow people

WHATin your

that helpsTHEM!

I’ll keep it

SHORT.“ ”

The Audience

if it isDOESN’T CARE

SHORT OR NOT.

INVESTED THEIR TIME

and want to be&INSPIRED

into you,

They have already

INFORMED.

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get started.TOA

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When the audience

hears this, they know

that your focus is in the

WRONG PLACE-

& expect to be

BORED.

because the lightsI CAN’T

are

SEE YOU“”too bright.

Even if it is

DIFFICULTto see your audience,

about it.

THEY DON’T HAVE TO KNOW

SMILE OFTENJust

& act like you can see.

If you need tocount hands or answer questions,

talk to the lighting

people in advance

Can you

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2X THE MEDIUM AGE

The common rule is to make the font size

of the audience.

READme

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THISOUTyou.

NEVER ADD SO MUCH TEXTon your slides that people will need to

to you to read it.STOP LISTENING

TER.thatback“ ”

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DON’T DELAY ANYTHING-If someone in the

audience is eager to learn & brave enough

to ask a question,

TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

thatLet me

RIGHT

“”

answerquestionAWAY!

REPEATwhat was asked so the rest of the audience can

HEAR IT.

Before answering their question,

to come up with a

This also gives you a little

EXTRA TIMEGREAT ANSWER!

slides!

WHAT?TIME?“

”I’M OUT OF

But I have23 more

To make sure your presentation fits in the

allotted time slot,

PRACTICE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN!

If you end your presentation early,

you can invite them to coffee or

to talk one on one.

While these may all seem like little things they communicate

a lot about us as a presenter.

&So COME PREPARED,

BE YOURSELF,BE PROFESSIONAL.

GOOD LUCK!

Created by: Camille

Inspired by Jeff Haden’s Article: “11 PHRASES GREAT SPEAKERS NEVER SAY”