5 tips for giving presentations everyone should know.

1. Perfect Presentations
5 tips in black & white
Erik CB Olsen, PhD

2. 5 Perfect Presentation Tips
1.Tell a story
2.Use pauses
3.Record yourself
4.Practice
5.Get coaching
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3. 1. Tell a story

4. 1. Tell a story
• Identify the story behind the
message
• Tell that story
For example . . .
If a young child benefits, tell us how
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5. 2. Use Pauses

6. 2. Use Pauses
• Use pauses between thoughts
• Helps the audience follow you
• It feels awkward but silence
speaks
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7. 3. Record yourself

8. 3. Record yourself
• Video yourself presenting
• See & hear how you come
across
• Experience what the audience
perceives, so you can improve
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9. 4. Practice

10. 4. Practice
• Practice story with pauses
• Use video feedback to improve
• Practice with your slides
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11. 5. Get coaching

12. 5. Get coaching
• Join Toastmasters
• Hire a presentation coach
• Take a presentations class
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13. 5 Perfect Presentation Tips
1.Tell a story
2.Use pauses
3.Record yourself
4.Practice
5.Get coaching
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14. Perfect Presentations
June 13 & 20, 2013, 6:30
pm, Blacksburg, VA
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Webinar & recordings coming!
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