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Hub You - Presentation Skills – Traps to Avoid
This thought was triggered by an article in the February 2005 issue of Harvard Business Review entitled "Breakthrough Ideas for 2005". The article has a brief synopsis of 20 breakthrough ideas for 2005. One of those was subtitled "
5. Don’t be afraid to use humour. A little lightne
I've just watched, again, an episode in the Back to the Floor television series, which aired on the BBC (United Kingdom) and PBS (United States). Once more, communication turned out to be a key issue, as it often does in business s
1. Never, ever, imagine that you can get away with not preparing and that when you stand up in front of your audience, you will be inspired to speak fluently and intelligently! It just does not happen and there is no quicker way to destroy your credibility and reputation. Remember the old saying – fail to prepare and you prepare to fail!
2. Don’t feel you need to include lots and lots of information – you will lose your audience. Practise the presentation with a carefully-chosen audience (who you can trust to be helpful and objective) and you will be surprised how long it can take to cover a few points when they are involved and contributing.
3. Don’t read from your notes. You may need prompts, but you should be well enough prepared to speak spontaneously about your content.
4. Don’t get too technical in an effort to prove how much of an expert you are. Unless all the audience are at least as well-versed in jargon as you are, you will simply alienate them.
5. Don’t be afraid to use humour. A little lightnes
If there is one thing I can’t say enough it is that the most important part of your mailing campaign is your mailing list. It is vital that you put the right amount of energy into learning about lists – who to mail to – so that you
2. Don’t feel you need to include lots and lots of information – you will lose your audience. Practise the presentation with a carefully-chosen audience (who you can trust to be helpful and objective) and you will be surprised how long it can take to cover a few points when they are involved and contributing.
3. Don’t read from your notes. You may need prompts, but you should be well enough prepared to speak spontaneously about your content.
4. Don’t get too technical in an effort to prove how much of an expert you are. Unless all the audience are at least as well-versed in jargon as you are, you will simply alienate them.
5. Don’t be afraid to use humour. A little lightne
You are the manager of a small business, a team, a department, a project or even a complete company. And you are to hire someone new. There is this candidate, but she is your opposite in nearly everything; you favour spontaneity, s
2. Don’t feel you need to include lots and lots of information – you will lose your audience. Practise the presentation with a carefully-chosen audience (who you can trust to be helpful and objective) and you will be surprised how long it can take to cover a few points when they are involved and contributing.
3. Don’t read from your notes. You may need prompts, but you should be well enough prepared to speak spontaneously about your content.
4. Don’t get too technical in an effort to prove how much of an expert you are. Unless all the audience are at least as well-versed in jargon as you are, you will simply alienate them.
5. Don’t be afraid to use humour. A little lightne
The latest buzz is about having a lot of content on a Web site to please search engine robots, so that they will give the site a good position on the search results. However, web designers are worried about being compromised when
3. Don’t read from your notes. You may need prompts, but you should be well enough prepared to speak spontaneously about your content.
4. Don’t get too technical in an effort to prove how much of an expert you are. Unless all the audience are at least as well-versed in jargon as you are, you will simply alienate them.
5. Don’t be afraid to use humour. A little lightne
It is not easy to stay abreast of all that is possible using interactive marketing. Indeed there is a delicate balance between using a ‘state-of-the-art’ or ‘cutting-edge’ technology and actually having the customer embrace it. Eve
5. Don’t be afraid to use humour. A little lightness softens up your audience and makes them more receptive. On the other hand, attempting jokes which fall flat will work against you. Know your limits.
6. Never give out handouts while you are talking, as people will instinctively start reading them and you will lose their attention. Remember to allow sufficient time afterwards for the distribution of handouts.
These points are intended as a general guide. As you become more practised at giving presentations, you will no doubt begin to learn some rules of your own about what does and does not work for you, and that is when you will become really proficient.
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