Successful presentations is about captivating an audience. This will show you what it takes to support a good storyline.

1. 1
How to make Successful Presentations

2. Two KEY issues needed for a good presentation
1
Speaker
skills
2
How well
the story
is told to
audience
Effective Presentations

3. Good Presentations make a LASTING impression
Decisions get made
Relationships get
developed
You become
influential

4. Good Presentations are based on solid content
Content
A presentation needs...
• A good storyline
• Visual slides
• More images, less words

5. A Good Presentation will make you influential
It’s done with a good combination of storyline, content,
captivating images and presentation skills.

6. A Poor Presentation does the opposite
We’ve all had to endure sitting through a presentation like this at
some point in our lives

7. A Poor Presentation sends a negative impression
Without good content, you can not succeed no matter how well
your slides are graphically done.

8. Effects of NEGATIVE Impression
A poor presentation lowers an
audience opinion of you
- Your Skills
- Your products
- Your services

9. Effects of NEGATIVE Impression
If your presentation
isn’t well received,
your credibility
goes along with it

10. Why does this
happen?
Audience feedback survey
tells the story…

11. Why does this
happen?
Audience survey tells us....
68%
SLIDES POOR, TOO BUSY, TOO MUCH TEXT.
said
Audience does not read
slides loaded with too
much information.

12. Slide too busy
68%
said
Audience does not read slide
Poor format
Bulletpoint slides are snoozeinducing, never a good idea —
are almost always counter
productive.
Graphic/Photo imaging
Easy to read by audience
Quick content comprehension.
Fewer words, more
white spacing
Best format

13. Why does this
happen?
Audience survey tells us....
53%
PRESENTER READS FROM SCREEN
said
Presenter
makes little
eye contact
with audience
=

14. Presenter reads
from screen
If you’re reading from slides, you’re not
thinking and have little chance of
engaging an audience
A presenter should know the material, be confident,
make eye contact with audience attendees and not
stand behind podium
Dont insult your
audience, they already
know how to read

15. Why does this
happen?
Audience survey tells us....
49%
LACK OF UNDERSTANDING AUDIENCE NEEDS.
said
Example, you have the
subject knowledge, the
audience has expectations,
do they match?

16. 49%
LACK OF UNDERSTANDING AUDIENCE NEEDS.
said
Familiarize yourself with audience
WHY are they there?
WHAT do they want to know?
What action do you want them to take?
Before your presentation,
survey your audience
HOW can you solve their problem?
How might they resist?
When you know your audience has questions,
you can anticipate your answers

17. WHAT
HAPPENED?
Audience survey tells us....
46%
LACK OF PREPARATION
said
Presenter disorganized,
unable to answer questions,
not focused.

18. Mastering the ART OF PRESENTATION requires
Start-to-finish, a blue-chip 1 hour presentation
both practice and most importantly, rehearsal,
(30 slides) averages 30-60 hours to develop
rehearsal, and rehearsal.
For a top-notch 1 hour (30 slides) presentation,
you can expect 30-60 hours preparation time
Setting up a good presentation takes more time that
expected, but the effort will prove worthwhile

19. Good Presentation starts with…
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Introduce the topic at the start of presentation
Begin with an interesting short story
Interact with audience
Makes eye contact with audience
Have interesting slides with clear and brief
content
Stand, use hand gestures to help deliver the
presentation
Refer to specific slides in presentation
End presentation and invite questions
With advance preparation, you’re more at ease when the time comes to speak

20. Making POWER presentations
The best presentations are the ones that are well
thought out and anticipates any questions…having
answers in advance
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