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My premise is every start-up entrepreneur, seasoned business operator or consultant can win more business by being a better presenter.
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1. Not Having a Clear Goal.
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2. No Structure.
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3. Not Connecting with Your Audience.
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5. Too Much Content.
The cardinal sin of all business and technical presenters. In my media career, I estimate I have attended more than 300 conferences Kris Russell Premier Jersey , events and seminars. That's 1500 hours worth of presentations I've had to sit through and the most common mistake I've seen is presenters rush and overload the audience with too much content. Remember, presentations rely on the spoken word and the visual - use the written word and a handout to provide more detail.
6. The Presenter's 'I's' Are Too Close Together.
We all like to talk about ourselves. As a radio manager, I spent hours listening to and providing feedback to broadcasters. Those that really connected with their audience talked with them rather than at them. I observed they used the word 'you' a lot more than the word 'I'. This led to the saying that with some presenters their 'I's' were too close together! Here's another great tip I learnt from Fripp. Record your presentation and have it transcribed. Every time you see the word 'I', cross it out and replace it with 'you'. She calls this working on your 'I-You Ratio'.
7. Poor Closer. Again it is beginning and the end that is the most important part of any presentation. With your closer - what is the key message or action you want the audience to take away with them as they walk out the door? In business presentations the closer is often the 'call to action'. When I heard Bill Clinton speak at a Fundraising event for sick children Wayne Gretzky Premier Jersey , his closer was 'I want you to help'. Simple, direct and effective.
Here's another tip I learnt from Fripp. If you want to take questions, take them before your closer, because ending on question time is a poor and weak way to end a presentation. Worse still Connor McDavid Premier Jersey , you are unlikely to be able to control the last question. Take questions for a set period before the end, wrap that section up and then end with a strong closer. I've already tried this on several audiences and it works a treat!
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