Reasons why presentations fail

Reasons why presentations fail

1. Effective presentation

   • Make an emotional connection with the audience.
     • Without this connection, the presenter´s message won´t be fully heard.
   • Generate and maintain a high level of energy.
     • It´s about holding the audience´s attention throughout our whole presentation.
   • Focus the content on the payoff for the audience.
     • Give lots of attention to describing its relevance and applicability.
       • “What’s in it for me?” (WIIFM).
   • Metrics
     • What’s the relative value of the three components of this approach to presenting?
       • Emotional connection: 50%, presenting with energy:25%, spelling out the payoff: 25%, this will be the formula for the new approach to making a successful presentation.

2. Elements to avoid

   • You don´t know the topic.
   • Too much information.
   • Too many slides.
   • Irrelevant photos or graphs.
   • Electrifying color choices.
   • Poor font choices.
   • Irrelevant photos or graphs.
   • Poorly designed presentation
   • Different animations on every slide.
   • Hardware/ Logistics malfunction