Delivering a Killer Presentation

Here are some tips and tricks to turn your ideas into a memorable story:

• Speak with conviction to your audience, listen to their questions, respond to their reactions, adjust and adapt.
• Follow a logical progression from Introduction to Body to Conclusion.
• Deliver your message with authenticity – use stories and metaphors to increase the impact of your message.
• Consider five focal points – eyes, ears, mouth, hands and feet.
• Maintain eye contact.
• Listen to your audience.
• Project your voice.
• Use subtle hand gestures.
• Know your stuff – practice, practice, practice. Don’t read your PowerPoint to the audience.
• A PowerPoint presentation is a visual aid, a presentation does not equate to a PowerPoint deck. PowerPoint decks should:
  • Use large fonts.
  • Avoid all caps.
  • Avoid busy backgrounds.
  • Use a healthy combination of images, words and charts.
  • Provide key takeaways for the audience.
• Avoid using fillers like “um” and “ah” – pauses work best in place of fillers.
• Bring life to the presentation – during your session allotment you are an entertainer.
• We strongly encourage Q&A for the last 5-10 minutes of your presentation.
• Smile. Have fun. Enthusiasm is contagious.