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How to give effective. memorable. motivational business presentations.

Camberley, Surrey, UK
Joined March 2009
Presentation usually take at least 10% longer compared to rehearsals. brev.is/ACv6 #presentationskills #presentations
Think of ways to get your audience to participate rather than just listening. bit.ly/adNsBg #presentationskills #presentationtips
Presentation don't need an agenda slide, they need a structure. brev.is/ACv6 #presentationskills #publicspeaking #presentations
Practise your presentation out loud, not just in your head. brev.is/p8x6  #presentationskills #publicspeaking
Poor preparation produces perfectly pathetic presentations, failing to plan is planning to fail brev.is/ACv6 #presentationskills
People who are smiling need less eye contact than the grumpy ones. brev.is/N8v6  #presentationskills #presentationtips
People are rarely enthused by logic, they are enthused by emotion brev.is/ACv6 #presentationskills #publicspeaking #presentations
If you want a show of hands, put your own hand up when you ask the question. brev.is/ACv6 #presentationskills #publicspeaking
Never ask your audience a question that you do not know the likely answer to. brev.is/m8x6  #presentationskills #publicspeaking
Make your "call to action" the last thing you say before you sit down after Q&A and thank yous brev.is/L8v6  #presentationskills
Make sure any whiteboards are clean and that there is blank sheet on the front of the flipchart brev.is/3Cv6 #presentationskills
Learning a presentation by heart, is OK but it is safer to have a set of cue cards. brev.is/iBv6  #presentationskills
Turn off the screensaver so that it can't flash up in the middle of your presentation. brev.is/3Cv6 #presentationskills