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Atricle Dump - Public Speaking Skills Feature Article #1-We're In an Epidemic and It's Called PowerPoint!
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4 – One Bullet Point Per Slide
Most people put way too much information on one slide. If you want your audience to be focused on the item you are discussing, have only that item showing at a time. Have one bullet point per slide or cover up the other points on that slide and only have the one showing that you are talking about.
5 – Use Pictures and Graphics
Have as many sl
I am attending one of my client’s company meetings. There are 200 employees in the room. You can feel the buzz and excitement in the room. Upbeat music is playing, and a slick Power Point presentation is spinning, doing action packed transitions on a big screen. The music slowly fades down, and the group leader confidently strides to the lectern. In a few short minutes, the energy and enthusiasm in the room is dead, the unfortunate victim of a hor
To get the most out of your PowerPoint presentations, follow these 5 Crucial Steps…
1 – The Main Attraction is You.
You are your presentation, not your slides. Your audience would much prefer to look at you than your slides. Believe it or not, you are better looking than your slides. You are more engaging than your slides. You are much more interesting than your slides. The more interesting your presentation, the more engaged your audience will be and the more engaged they are, the more they will want to do business with you.
2 – Converse Rather Than Read
Never ever read your slides! It will insult your audience and bore them to death. Your audience would prefer you engage in conversation with them rather than read and present your slides to them. Show them that you know what you are talking about by explaining each slide rather than reading them. The more you converse with them rather than read to them, the more knowledgeable you will appear. The more knowledgeable you appear, the more confident you will seem and people like to do business with those who exude confidence.
3 – Screen off to Side
Seems like almost every PowerPoint presentation you see today, the screen is in the middle of the room and the main attraction. The presenter is hidden off to the side some place and the audience can’t find them. If you place the screen off to the side a bit, and you are the center of the platform, your audience will be able to pay more attention to what you are saying. This is important because your slides cannot engage your audience, only you can. Your slides cannot explain to the audience what they mean and can do for them, only you can. Your slides cannot get your audience to do what you want them to do, only you can (i.e. buy from you, learn from you, etc. – whatever your goal may be).
4 – One Bullet Point Per Slide
Most people put way too much information on one slide. If you want your audience to be focused on the item you are discussing, have only that item showing at a time. Have one bullet point per slide or cover up the other points on that slide and only have the one showing that you are talking about.
5 – Use Pictures and Graphics
Have as many sli
The VIP databases are fun to create and can be an excellent source for your small business. You say; VIP database, “what is that; who would I put in it?” It will contain things like mayor, city council persons, city managers, service club board members, campaign contributors in previous elections, human resource directors, P.R. directors and presidents of large companies, etc. And anyone who's anyone in your market or trading area should be put i
2 – Converse Rather Than Read
Never ever read your slides! It will insult your audience and bore them to death. Your audience would prefer you engage in conversation with them rather than read and present your slides to them. Show them that you know what you are talking about by explaining each slide rather than reading them. The more you converse with them rather than read to them, the more knowledgeable you will appear. The more knowledgeable you appear, the more confident you will seem and people like to do business with those who exude confidence.
3 – Screen off to Side
Seems like almost every PowerPoint presentation you see today, the screen is in the middle of the room and the main attraction. The presenter is hidden off to the side some place and the audience can’t find them. If you place the screen off to the side a bit, and you are the center of the platform, your audience will be able to pay more attention to what you are saying. This is important because your slides cannot engage your audience, only you can. Your slides cannot explain to the audience what they mean and can do for them, only you can. Your slides cannot get your audience to do what you want them to do, only you can (i.e. buy from you, learn from you, etc. – whatever your goal may be).
4 – One Bullet Point Per Slide
Most people put way too much information on one slide. If you want your audience to be focused on the item you are discussing, have only that item showing at a time. Have one bullet point per slide or cover up the other points on that slide and only have the one showing that you are talking about.
5 – Use Pictures and Graphics
Have as many sl
I don't know if you realize this or not, but another source of business can be generated from your existing client base. And if you're not keeping in touch with customers who already did business with you, then you are making a BIG mistake...They alone are your biggest source for repeat business and referrals.Listen, you spend a LOT Of Money to get leads and customers and if you don't stay in contact with them, you are missing out on tons,
3 – Screen off to Side
Seems like almost every PowerPoint presentation you see today, the screen is in the middle of the room and the main attraction. The presenter is hidden off to the side some place and the audience can’t find them. If you place the screen off to the side a bit, and you are the center of the platform, your audience will be able to pay more attention to what you are saying. This is important because your slides cannot engage your audience, only you can. Your slides cannot explain to the audience what they mean and can do for them, only you can. Your slides cannot get your audience to do what you want them to do, only you can (i.e. buy from you, learn from you, etc. – whatever your goal may be).
4 – One Bullet Point Per Slide
Most people put way too much information on one slide. If you want your audience to be focused on the item you are discussing, have only that item showing at a time. Have one bullet point per slide or cover up the other points on that slide and only have the one showing that you are talking about.
5 – Use Pictures and Graphics
Have as many sl
If you have started a wholesale distribution business already, or are planning on starting one, your most important question is the following.How do I market my wholesale distribution business?You can have the best prices, the highest quality, and the most sought after names, but you will only make sales if store owners know what you have.So how do you market your business?As the owner of a wholesale business, www.close
4 – One Bullet Point Per Slide
Most people put way too much information on one slide. If you want your audience to be focused on the item you are discussing, have only that item showing at a time. Have one bullet point per slide or cover up the other points on that slide and only have the one showing that you are talking about.
5 – Use Pictures and Graphics
Have as many sl
For people who are serious about their career, continuous career training is essential. The more professional their career, the more important career training is. Lawyers need to be up to date with the law, doctors need to be up to date with medical knowledge and treatments, and computer systems analysts need to keep track of all developments in the computer world, and in that of their particular markets; their careers demand it, otherwise they be
4 – One Bullet Point Per Slide
Most people put way too much information on one slide. If you want your audience to be focused on the item you are discussing, have only that item showing at a time. Have one bullet point per slide or cover up the other points on that slide and only have the one showing that you are talking about.
5 – Use Pictures and Graphics
Have as many slides as possible with pictures and/or graphics rather than text. A picture gets your message
across much more effectively with a whole lot more impact. Pictures and graphics are also more engaging and will keep the attention of your audience much more than any text slide.
What Now?
Does this mean you have to go and redo your entire PowerPoint presentation? Not necessarily. Go through your entire presentation and try to find slides you can shorten and/or replace with a picture or graphic. Then write out everything you want to say about your slides and/or include in your presentation. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse, and you will have your audience engaged, excited, and wanting to do business with you! Jacki Rose is a professional speaker, presentation skills trainer and public speaking coach. For more articles on presentation skills visit her website at: http://www.jackirose.com
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