Presenting to Group
Have you been asked to speak or deliver a presentation at an upcoming event? Once you have accepted the invitation to speak or present, you need to start preparing. Where do you begin?
Successful presenters follow a process. They have a system which they have developed over the years. They use a checklist of Best Practices to help ensure that they deliver successful presentations every time!
So, you may be asking … “Where do I get a list of tips? Has someone created a checklist that I can use?”
Fortunately, you have come to the right location! I have created a checklist of “20 Tips for a Successful Presentation” that you can download – for free!
Click on this link to download my 20 Tips for a Successful Presentation as an Adobe PDF.
Here is my list of the 20 Tips that I use whenever I speak or deliver a presentation. These are also the tips that I share with my clients when I coach them to deliver successful presentations. You will learn about:
- How to discover your “Words-per-Minute” (WPM) Count
- The “B-L-O-T” (Bottom Line On Top) Technique
- The “Power of the Pause”
And 17 additional tips. Be sure to download the complete checklist of “20 Tips for a Successful Presentation” to get more information about each tip:
Tips While Preparing Your Presentation
- Tip #1 – Prepare with your audience in mind
- Tip #2 – Begin your presentation with “The End in Mind”
- Tip #3 – Use the classic model to structure your presentation
- Tip #4 – Prepare by writing out your presentation
Click on this link to download your copy of my 20 Tips for a Successful Presentation
Tips for Delivering Your Presentation
- Tip #5 – Memorize two sections of your presentation
- Tip #6 – Communicate and confirm your equipment needs in advance
- Tip #7 – Get comfortable with the physical setting
- Tip #8 – Your audience will “Tune-in / Tune out” during your presentation
- Tip #9 – Remember the “Power of the Pause!”
- Tip #10 – Maintain Eye-contact with your audience
- Tip #11 – Pace your presentation
Follow this link to download a PDF of my 20 Tips for a Successful Presentation
PowerPoint Tips
Tips for Creating PowerPoint Slides
- Tip #12 – You are the Presentation!
- Tip #13 – Do not write complete sentences on your slides!
- Tip #14 – Take advantage of the “White Space” on your slides
- Tip #15 – Choose appropriate visual images
Want to get a copy of this checklist – complete with details for each of these tips? Click here to download 20 Tips for a Successful Presentation as a PDF.
Do you want to learn how to use PowerPoint effectively? Click on this link to learn more about my DVD-ROM, “The 50 Best Tips for PowerPoint 2007”
Tips for Engaging Your Audience
- Tip #16 – Phrases to avoid
- Tip #17 – Phrases to substitute
- Tip #18 Encourage audience questions
- Tip #19 – Audiences remember stories
Get your free copy of this checklist. Click on this link to download 20 Tips for a Successful Presentation
Tip for Delivering a Successful Presentation
- Tip #20 – Visualize your Successful Presentation!
So, there is the checklist that I use. Be sure to download your copy to learn more about each of these “20 Tips for a Successful Presentation.”
Do you have a favorite tip? What works for you? Add your comment in the area below this article. Or you can send it to me via email: danny@thecompanyrocks.com
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