10 TIPS TO

ENHANCE YOUR

PRESENTATION

SKILLS

10 TIPS TO ENHANCE YOUR

PRESENTATION SKILLS

MMM Training Solutions

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“According to most studies, peoples’

number one fear is public speaking.

Number two is death. Death is

number two! This means, to the

average person, if you go to a

funeral, you’re better off in the

casket than doing the eulogy.”

– Jerry Seinfeld

“There are always three

speeches for everyone you

actually gave. The one you

practiced, the one you gave and

the one you wish you gave.”

– Dale Carnegie

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Use Gestures:

• Gestures need to be an

extension of your message

and the emotions they

convey. Planned gestures

look artificial. Instead

keep your hands to your

sides.

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Kill those fog-horns & fillers

with pauses:

• Even seasoned presenters fall prey

to these presentation killers - ‘um,’

‘ah,’ or ‘you know’, etc. Replace

those with a pause. The pause may

seem a bit awkward, but the

audience will barely notice it

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Appeal to Emotions

Presentations should be informative

and entertaining. Unlike an e-mail or

article, audience in a presentation

expect some appeal to their

emotions.

Great speakers use stories to create

an emotional connection.

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Pictures tell stories

• Wherever possible

replace your bullet

points with pictures.

• Very often a single

picture can convey a

lot more than a

series of slides with

endless bullet points.

• Remember - "a

picture is worth a

thousand words".

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A woman holds her child, blackened by

carbon dust. His nose bleeds due to

infections caused by exposure to dust and

pollution during play in the workshop in

Korar Ghat by on the outskirts of Dhaka.

Source:

http://www.noupe.co

m/photography/35-

powerful-photos-that-

each-tells-a-story.html

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• Make your message

clear:

Use this time-tested method

to ensure your message is

understood

• Tell them what you are

going to tell them – brief

outline of what the

presentation is about

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• Tell them – make an

impactful presentation

• Tell them what you

just told them –

Summarize the key points

covered

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Arrive Early:

• Ensure you arrive at the venue before

your audience. Get a good feel of the

room where you are going to present.

• Do not fumble with technical gadgets

when people are waiting for you to

speak.

• Being well prepared can do a lot to

remove your speaking anxiety

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Don’t get stuck to a podium

• Feel free to move around on stage to

engage the audience. If there is not

much space for movement at least vary

your position on stage.

• This will make you appear to be more

approachable.

• Use a remote device so that you can

change slides easily on the screen

without having to be stuck behind a

laptop.

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Slow your rate of speech

• Inexperienced presenters tend to

rush through their presentations.

• To ensure better understanding

consciously reduce your rate of

speech by adding meaningful

pauses to emphasis on points.

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Maintain Eye Contact

• Maintain eye contact with each

person in the audience, if it is a

smaller audience

• For larger audiences, ensure you

exercise the lighthouse style of

eye contact - move your gaze

from one end of the room to

other and back to the starting

point.

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