RECIPEFOR A

KILLERPRESENTATION

It’s not about what you want to say to them,

it’s about what they need to hear from you in order to be inspired and motivated by your message

KNOW

AudienceYOUR

If you don’t do something unique compared to all the other presenters the audience has heard, they won’t remember you

DIFFERENTIATEYOURSELF

HAVE AHIGH

ENERGYLEVEL

USENATURAL

HUMOR(NOT JOKES)Humorous quotes work well, especially during your introductions.

Use hands, facial

expressions, and

eyes to keep the

audience engaged

BODYLANGUAGE

KEEP ITSIMPLE

Simple explanations

coupled with simple

graphics equal one

amazing presentation

ums WATCH YOUR

AND

uhs

You usually don’t notice when you say “ums”, “uhs”, or any other useless word frequently, but the audience does.

Interact with your audience and create a conversation

EYEPractice using it

contact

SLOWDOWN

Consciously slow your

speech down and add

pauses for emphasis

DONTPLAN

Planned gestures

look false because they

don’t match your other

involuntary body cues

GESTURES

II

PAUSEA pause, whether two seconds or 10 seconds, brings all the attention right where you should want it – on you.

AS MUCH AS

Why not reward them with something interesting or funny.

Entertain

INFORM

It is perfectly fine to start off with something besides the point but entertaining.

PICK ONEFeeling

ConfidentRELAXED

GRATEFUL

REVIEW YOURPRESENTATION AND

IDENTIFYTHE ONE KEY

MESSAGE

YOU NEED TO SHARE WITH YOUR AUDIENCE

KEEP IT

&SHORT

IMPACTFUL

BE HONESTMake sure you tell the truth

even if they don’t want to

hear it because they will

respect you for that and it willwill make you more human

FOCUS MORE ONWHAT YOU WILL SAY

HOW YOU WILL ITSAYRATHER THAN ON HAVING

THE COOLEST SLIDES

TELL STORIESand talk to the slides,

but by no meansread the slides

Be prepared to cover your content in the time allotted and leave ample time for discussion or questions.

USE YOURTIME

EFFECTIVELY

AUDIOVISUAL

CHECK OUT THE MEETING ROOM

SET-UP

Get to the room early and ensure

you're comfortable with the set-up.

CHOOSE THE RIGHTPRESENTATIONMEDIUMWhether it be PowerPoint, Google Slides or Prezi

TEST YOUR SETUP

BEFORE THE PRESENTATION

Can you see your visual aids, slides or overheads clearly from the back of the room?

PRACTICEYou have to

repeatedly

practice your

presentation to

improve it