evidence 2

evidence 2

1. Show your Passion and Connect with your Audience

   • he great presenters say that the most important thing is to connect with your audience

2. Focus on your Audience’s Needs

   • you always need to bear in mind what the audience needs and wants to know, not what you can tell them.

3. Keep it Simple: Concentrate on your Core Message

   • Some experts recommend a 30-second ‘elevator summary’, others that you can write it on the back of a business card, or say it in no more than 15 words.

4. Smile and Make Eye Contact with your Audience

   • If you smile and make eye contact, you are building rapport, which helps the audience to connect with you and your subject

5. Start Strongly

   • The beginning of your presentation is crucial. You need to grab your audience’s attention and hold it.

6. Remember the 10-20-30 Rule for Slideshows

   • slideshows should: Contain no more than 10 slides; Last no more than 20 minutes; and Use a font size of no less than 30 point.

7. Tell Stories

   • Stories help us to pay attention, and also to remember things. If you can use stories in your presentation, your audience is more likely to engage and to remember your points afterwards

8. Use your Voice Effectively

   • Varying the speed at which you talk, and emphasising changes in pitch and tone all help to make your voice more interesting and hold your audience’s attention

9. Use your Body Too

   • That means that as well as your tone of voice, your body language is crucial to getting your message across.

10. Relax, Breathe and Enjoy

    • If you can bring yourself to relax, you will almost certainly present better. If you can actually start to enjoy yourself, your audience will respond to that, and engage better.