Tips for a Good Presentation

There’s no doubt that in any leader’s career there are countless opportunities where he/she must expose or sell his/her ideas to followers or stakeholders.

The following are the most important things you should know to make a succesful presentation.

  1. Have a Clear and specific Goal:You have to know exactly the outcome you’re after while making your presentation. You have to state your goal like this: “after the presentation my audience will be able to tell the difference between the frogs and the rabbits” or “after the presentation the stakeholders will be convinced to approve the project”. 
    You shouldn’t move ahead if you can’t clearly state the goal of your presentation.
  2. Know your audience:To know your audience is one of the most important things when you plan a presentation. It’s not the same to talk about airplanes to a group of school kids than to a group of Boeing’s engineers. The experience, knowledge, age, and many other factors of your audience will set the right content and intensity of your presentation.
  3. Plan Your Presentation: Once you know your goal, and who are you going to make your presentation for, you need to plan how to deliver your message. Think of the presentation as a trip in which you will take your audience from point “A” to point “B”. Your point “B” should be the goal you’re after making your presentation. 
    While planning your presentation you should at least take into account the following:

    • The opening, body, and closing parts of the presentation.
    • Supporting materials (handouts, audiovisuals, etc).
    • Room arrangement
    • Practicing time and Running time
  4. Presentation Structure:The presentation will consider the following structure:
    • Opening:this part will set the tone and mood of the presentation. It is suggested that you start with a story or a powerful quote, linked to what you’ll be presenting. You need to hook your audience’s attention.
    • Body:In this part of the presentation you develop the problems and issues you presented in the opening of the presentation and talk about the solutions and actions to take.
    • Closing:In the closing part of the presentation you summarize the ideas exposed and make the call for action on the issues exposed throughout the presentation. If everything went fine at this point you arrive to your Goal.
  5. Make it Short.I know it sounds difficult, but it has to be overemphasized. Make your presentation as short as possible, if you can say something in 15 slides instead of 45 go for it. Remember, in these days nobody wants to spend their time watching presentations with redundant or irrelevant information.
  6. PRACTICE!Take any chance you have to review and practice your presentation before showtime. Practice with a colleague or discuss the critical points with someone you know, look for feedback before the actual presentation. You will have time to get confident with the contents of your presentation.

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1 chetan { 06.23.09 at 2:32 am }

hi, sir good presentation ideas though some time i get confused that use of technical words makes short presentation but cant reach to the head of the one whom i am approaching using simple language is better i feel…

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