The hardest part about public speaking is the worry. The worry about forgetting your lines. The worry about whether your message will be clear. The worry about what people will think of you. The worry about embarrassing yourself. The worry about getting a tough audience or facing difficult questions. Next time you have a speech […]
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How to Give a Good Presentation: 4 Tricks for Success
Here’s the thing: The key to success in your presentation is not what you think it is. It’s not designing impressive PowerPoint slides. It’s not memorizing your script word perfect. And it’s not organizing your cue cards. The key factor to the success of your presentation is delivering in a manner that the audience wants […]
What the “Experts” Won’t Tell You About Public Speaking (And 3 Things You MUST Know)
The good news? You’ve finally worked out that your boss is an idiot. The bad news? Your company pays him to be that way. Despite appeals to his common sense, he’s determined that you are going to do this presentation. You’ve explained you have the least knowledge on the subject matter of anyone else in […]
3 Ways to Use Silence in Your Presentation to Look Confident
Silence can make you uncomfortable. Especially, when you are doing a presentation. When you need a second to think about what to say and you’re getting no feedback from the audience, a moment of quiet can set your heart racing. Thing is, you should embrace silence. You can do a more confident presentation by making […]
7 Killer Presentation Techniques
Got a presentation coming up soon? Here are 7 killer presentation techniques to help you get through your presentation confidently and make it a success. 1. Show the audience you’re listening Here’s how you shouldn’t do a presentation: The way everyone else typically does it. Typically, business presentations consist of a reluctant employee talking “at” […]
4 No-BS Tricks for a Confident Presentation
So this is what the Peter Principle looked like. Clive glanced down at his cue cards and gulped. Why did he accept this position? He’d been happy before. He’d excelled in his role as a computer programmer and looked forward to a substantial performance-based pay rise every year. When he’d been offered the role of […]