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10 TIPS TO
ENHANCE YOUR
PRESENTATION
SKILLS

10 TIPS TO ENHANCE YOUR

PRESENTATION SKILLS
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There are always three

speeches for everyone
you actually gave. The
one you practiced, the
one you gave and the
one you wish you gave.
Dale Carnegie

According to most studies,

peoples number one fear is
public speaking. Number
two is death. Death is
number two! This means, to
the average person, if you
go to a funeral, youre
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PRESENTATIONS

Use Gestures:
Gestures need to be an
extension of your message
and

the

emotions

they

convey. Planned gestures

look

artificial.

Instead

keep your hands to your

sides.
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Kill

those

fog-horns

&

fillers with pauses:

Even seasoned presenters fall prey
to these presentation killers - um,
ah, or you know, etc. Replace
those with a pause. The pause
may seem a bit awkward, but the
audience will barely notice it
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Appeal to Emotions
Presentations should be informative
and entertaining. Unlike an e-mail
or

article,

audience

in

presentation expect some appeal to

their emotions.
Great

speakers

use

stories

to

create an emotional connection.

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Pictures tell stories

Wherever
possible
replace your bullet
points with pictures.
Very often a single
picture can convey a
lot more than a series
of slides with endless
bullet points.

Source:
http://www.noupe
.com/photograph
y/35-powerfulphotos-that-eachtells-a-story.html

A woman holds her child,

blackened by carbon dust. His
Remember
"a
nose bleeds due to infections
picture is worth a
caused by exposure to dust and
thousand words".
pollution during play in the
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Make your message

clear:
Use this time-tested method
to ensure your message is
understood

Tell them what you are

going to tell them brief
outline of what the
presentation is about
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PRESENTATIONS

Tell them make an

impactful presentation

Tell them what you

just told them
Summarize the key points
covered

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Arrive Early:
Ensure you arrive at the venue before

your audience. Get a good feel of the

room where you are going to present.
Do not fumble with technical gadgets

when people are waiting for you to

speak.
Being well prepared can do a lot to

remove your speaking anxiety

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Dont get stuck to a podium

Feel free to move around on stage to
engage the audience. If there is not much
space for movement at least vary your
position on stage.
This will make you appear to be more
approachable.
Use a remote device so that you can
change slides easily on the screen without
having to be stuck behind a laptop.

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Slow your rate of speech

Inexperienced presenters tend to

rush through their presentations.

To ensure better understanding

consciously reduce your rate of
speech by adding meaningful
pauses to emphasis on points.

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Maintain Eye Contact
Maintain

eye

contact

with

each

person in the audience, if it is a

smaller audience
For larger audiences, ensure you

exercise the lighthouse style of

eye contact -

move your gaze

from one end of the room to other

and back to the starting point.

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