how to give presentations that stick
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STICKY PRESENTATIONS
“Stick It To Your Audience”
What People Remember
• How you made them feel
• What you wore
• Your body language
What People Forget
• 90% of what you said
Stick It!
• Headline: Put the main points up front
• Highlight: Gives cues to ‘listen up’
Shorten It!
• Slides: The 4 Second Rule
• Talk: The 10 Minute Rule
Speak It!
• Never, ever, ever, ever read.
Simplify It!
• Words: The 3-Zero Rule
• 3 syllables, no jargon
Own It!
• Stand tall. Fill up your space.
• Move. Gesture. Make eye contact.
• Don‘t romance the podium.
Open It!
• Dress well, not up
• Engage the audience
• Smile
Calm Down!
• Arrive early
• Make friends with the tech guy
• Breathe
• Shake it out
• Chat ‘em up
Presented by Bonnie McEwan
President, Make Waves (Not Noise)http://makewavesnotnoise.com