Whenever I have to speak in front of a group, this quote from journalist Roscoe Drummond always pops into my head: “The mind is a wonderful thing. It starts working the minute you are born and never stops until you get up to speak in public.” Presentations are one of the best ways of delivering information, but not everyone is a natural public speaker. For me, it was always hard to talk in front of people I did not know. That’s why these tips have been collected to make the job that much easier for you. This is a stylization of an article by Mary Walton, "10 Ways to Deliver an Unforgettable Presentation" on creator.wework.com This presentation is designed to stand alone, without having to be presented in person. Enjoy

1. 10 WAYS TO DELIVER AN
UNFORGETTABLEPRESENTATION
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2. WHENEVER I HAVE TO SPEAK IN FRONT
OF A GROUP, THIS QUOTE FROM
JOURNALIST ROSCOE DRUMMOND
ALWAYS POPS INTO MY HEAD:

3. THE MIND IS A WONDERFUL THING. IT
STARTS WORKING THE MINUTE YOU
ARE BORN AND NEVER STOPS UNTIL
YOU GET UP TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC.
"

4. PRESENTATIONSAREONEOFTHEBEST
WAYSOFDELIVERINGINFORMATION,
BUTNOTEVERYONEISA
NATURALPUBLICSPEAKER.

5. FOR ME, IT WAS ALWAYS
HARD TO TALK IN FRONT OF
PEOPLE I DID NOT KNOW.

6. THAT’S WHY THESE TIPS
HAVE BEEN COLLECTED TO
MAKE THE JOB THAT MUCH
EASIER FOR YOU.

7. 1.PRACTICE,PRACTICE,PRACTICE

8. LIKEEVERYTHINGINLIFE,
YOU’LLGETBETTERAT
PUBLICSPEAKINGIFYOU
PRACTICE.WRITEASCRIPT
FORYOURPRESENTATIONIF
YOUNEEDIT,ANDGETIT
DOWNBYHEART.THEN,
SPENDSOMETIME
RUNNINGTHROUGHTHE
WHOLETHING.THEMORE
YOUDELIVERIT,THEEASIER
ITWILLBEWHENTHETIME
COMES.

9. 2.ARRIVEEARLYANDGETSETUP

10. NOTHING IS WORSE THAN
GETTING TO THE VENUE
LATE AND RUSHING TO GET
SET UP BEFORE YOUR
AUDIENCE COMES IN.
ARRIVE EARLY, AND TAKE
YOUR TIME GETTING TO
GRIPS WITH THE
TECHNOLOGY. YOU’LL FEEL
MUCH MORE RELAXED AND
READY WHEN IT’S TIME TO
PRESENT.

11. 3.USEPRESENTATIONSERVICES

12. TOFEELCONFIDENTIN
PRESENTING,IT’SHELPFUL
TOHAVEAPRESENTATION
THATLOOKSAMAZING.
THERE’SPLENTYOF
PRESENTATIONSERVICES
OUTTHERETHATWILLHELP
YOUGETYOUR
INFORMATIONTOGETHER.
TRYPREZI,BOOMESSAYS,
VISME,CANVA,POWTOON,
ANDEMAZETOCREATEA
PROFESSIONALSLIDESHOW.

13. 4.TAKETIMETOPAUSE

14. WHENNERVOUS,MANY
PEOPLETENDTOSTART
SPEAKINGFASTER. INSTEAD,
THEAUDIENCECAN’T
UNDERSTANDWHAT
THEY’RESAYING.TAKEYOUR
TIMEANDLEAVEROOMFOR
PAUSES.YOURAUDIENCE
WILLBEABLETOFOLLOW
YOU,ANDTHEPAUSESWILL
GIVETHEMACHANCETO
TAKEINNEWINFORMATION.

15. 5.WORKONYOURBODYLANGUAGE

16. POWERPOSESAREAGREAT
WAYTOMAKEYOUFEEL
MORECONFIDENTONTHE
STAGE.THISDOESN’TMEAN
YOUHAVETOPOSELIKEA
POWERRANGERWHEN
YOU’REPRESENTING,
THOUGH.INSTEAD,ADOPTA
STANCEJUSTBEFOREYOU
GOOUT.THISCONFIDENCE
WILLLASTEVENAFTER
YOU’VESTOPPEDHOLDING
THEPOSITION.

17. 6.ADMITYOUDON’THAVEALLTHEANSWERS

18. IT SOUNDS SCARY, BUT YOU
DON’T HAVE TO KNOW
EVERYTHING. IF SOMEONE
ASKS YOU A QUESTION THAT
STUMPS YOU, ADMIT IT.
YOU’LL GET MORE RESPECT
FOR THAT THAN BUMBLING
YOUR WAY THROUGH AN
UNHELPFUL ANSWER.

19. 7.ENTERTAINYOURAUDIENCE

20. YOU MAY BE DELIVERING
IMPORTANT INFORMATION,
BUT YOU NEED TO KEEP
YOUR AUDIENCE
INTERESTED. BALANCE
INFORMATION WITH SOME
WELL-TIMED JOKES, OR A
GOOD HUMORED SLIDE. IT’LL
HELP BREAK UP THE
PRESENTATION AND KEEP
YOUR AUDIENCE ENGAGED.

21. 8.DON’TTRYANDCOVERTOOMUCH

22. YOUR PRESENTATION HAS
TO COVER A LOT OF
INFORMATION, BUT
REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN’T
INCLUDE EVERYTHING. YOU
ONLY HAVE A FINITE
AMOUNT OF TIME, SO DON’T
CRAM IN TOO MUCH
INFORMATION. YOU’LL BE
STRESSED TRYING TO FIT IT
IN, AND YOUR AUDIENCE
WILL COME AWAY MORE
CONFUSED THAN THEY
WERE BEFORE.

23. 9.ENGAGEYOURAUDIENCE

24. A PRESENTATION DOESN’T
HAVE TO BE A ONE-SIDED
CONVERSATION. AUDIENCES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE
INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU
HAVE TO SAY IF YOU LET
THEM HAVE THEIR SAY, TOO.
KEEP THE BALANCE RIGHT,
AND EVERYONE CAN GET A
LOT OUT OF IT.

25. 10.SMILE

26. ITSOUNDSSIMPLISTIC,BUT
SMILINGCANDOALOTFOR
YOURPRESENTATIONSKILLS.
THEACTOFSMILING
PRODUCESENDORPHINS,
MAKINGYOUFEELGOOD.IT
ALSOMAKESYOULOOK
MUCHMOREFRIENDLYAND
APPROACHABLE.

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