How to deliver an effective business presentation. What to do and what not to do in front of your audience.

1. Delivering a Presentation By Graham Young

2. Arrive Early Doors Open 10.30 am In case there is a problem

3. Tidy the Room Strategy To minimise the detractions

4. Check all the Equipment Screen saver Off? Screen saver & WIFI turned off? Mobile on silent? OK Ink in the pens? Screen lined up

5. Dry Mouth? Suck a mint Don’t drink the water

6. Give the MC an Intro Card Please give a warm welcome to ………. He/she has a great deal of experience in today’s subject as He/she has recently completed ……. I’m certainly looking forward to what he/she has to say and I expect your are too.

7. Nervous? Being Nervous is Normal It is OK to be nervous Don’t worry about it Just do it

8. Boost your Self Confidence Repeat aloud after me: “I am poised, prepared, persuasive, positive and powerful.” “I feel composed, confident, convincing, commanding and compelling.”

9. The Delivery Stand up

10. Take a deep Breath Oxygenates your blood and calms you down

11. Establish Eye Contact Look at a different person while you say each phrase or sentence

12. Eye Contact Look at the happy facesto begin with But the grumpy onesneed more eye contactoverall

13. Never let them get ahead If your audience knows what you aregoing to say next, they will stop listening

14. Don’t travel in straight a line Don’t let them see the end from the start Build in some mystery

15. Make it interactive – make it memorable I hear - I forget I see - I remember I do - I understand Confucius Make your audience do things, if only in their heads

16. Put some emotion in to itTell a story Dry facts are boring

17. Remember to close With a call to action that enforces your objective

18. Then … Stand still and feel the warm glow of a standing ovation

19. Afterwards Check that your audience meets your objective Run a post presentation review What worked well What didn’t work Do it even better next time

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