Presentation Course

Analogies This technique is particularly effective for educational presentations. You are trying to take a concept that the audience is familiar with and relate it to something unknown. For example, I remember one Silicon Valley presentation about the data security risks of using wireless Internet. This topic was presented to an audience that was not [...]

One of the great difficulties any presenter will face is keeping the audience’s attention. At some point you will look into the crowd and see their eyes begin to glaze over while other people will start checking their Blackberries. In this lesson, we’ll discuss some advanced presentation skills that help keep the audience’s attention. In [...]

Every presentation is unique and the type of visuals will vary depending on the following factors: Objective of Presentation: What is the message that you are trying to convey? For example, if you are unveiling a new technology gadget you would not use something like a chalkboard. Similarly, if you were presenting the quarterly sales [...]

Benefits of Visual Aids The main benefit of visual aids is that people remember things that they see and hear more than merely what they hear. The common benchmark for retention of what is solely heard is only about 20%.  However, retention can shoot up to 50% with audio and visual materials. Secondly, everybody learns [...]

What Are Visual Aids? Visual aids can range from a chalkboard all the way up to a $5,000 professionally created flash media presentation. Here are some visual aids ideas: Overhead transparencies using a projector – low cost method where you laser print the presentation on a plastic sheet. Computer Based Aid such as Microsoft Power [...]

One of the best public speaking tips I ever heard was to emphasize certain words or phrases. This result is most easily secured by contrast. More force may be put into its delivery than the rest of the presentation. The word may be made louder or not so loud. The voice may be pitched higher [...]

It is important to remember that a speech should be conversational in nature.  A speech is not an essay. You should think of the speech as if you were having a conversation.  The only difference is that there is a large group of listeners. Think of the way that you speak with your friends over [...]

Everyone knows that public speaking is commonly ranked as the top fear in the world. Stage fright tops bugs, death and a fear of heights. Why? Here are six tips to help you conquer your fear of public speaking immediately. Secret #1: Accept That You Are Just Beginning The fear of public speaking is not [...]

Sometimes you may speak in front of members of an audience that are distinct from the ordinary members of the audience, to whom some courtesy should be shown in this salutation. Their right to recognition depends upon their rank, their importance at the time, some special peculiar reason for separating them from the rest of [...]

This article explains why it is important to become a skilled presenter. The benefits to your life and career make public speaking a great investment.