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 […]
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 […]
Why branding is essential for your presentations
Do you have a small service-based business? Perhaps you’re a coach, consultant, trainer, author, or speaker. Branding is as important for a small company as it is for a big one — maybe even more so. Branding is more than a logo and a set of colors. It can include a company philosophy, for example. […]
Layer images and shapes for stunning slides
A simple way to create stunning slides is to layer an image, a shape, and text placeholders. Here are 2 examples: Here are the steps to create these slides: 1. Enter your text Did you find this post useful? Get my free video training, “13 techniques that will make designing your slides EASY.” Need training? Click […]
Increase understanding and retention with the Tell ‘n’ ShowSM method
The purpose of your presentation is to create change. Maybe you want your audience to take some action or at least think differently about your topic. A prerequisite is that they understand and remember what you say. There’s quite a bit of research about how to present information to maximize understanding and retention, but I’ll mention […]