You’re always presenting for your audience. Your presentation shouldn’t be about you. What type of presentation will give your audience the most value? Ask yourself… What do they need and want? Your content needs to be relevant to the needs and wants of your audience. Sometimes that’s hard to know but if you can survey […]
How to start a presentation
The first minute after you start speaking is crucial. Your audience wants you to succeed, but they also judge you pretty quickly. So don’t be boring in that first minute! Don’t… …say “My name is x and my topic is y. Let’s get started.” …just read the name of your presentation and go to the […]
The flipped presentation
Let’s say that you’re giving a presentation that requires you to provide a lot of detailed information to your audience. Perhaps you’re Training supervisors about vacation, sick day, and leave of absence policies Doing a project update that requires you to explain the data you collected during your research Providing employees with a list of […]
How to speak like a leader
Do you think of yourself as a leader? Do you want to sound like a leader when you speak? What does that even mean? A leader tries to guide and motivate others to take action and implement change. Of course, there are many ways of doing that, but it’s important to note that leadership doesn’t involve […]
Do you tell, teach, or train?
What’s the difference between telling, teaching, and training? And which should you be doing? They really ARE different — although related — and which one you should do depends on your goals, your audience, and your situation. Often, we think it’s obvious: If I’m doing a sales presentation or project update, I should be telling […]