B reaking the sound barrier

Nerves

I f you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail

10 – 20 - 30 rule

• No more than 10 slides

• No longer than 20 minutes

• No text less than 30 point font size

• Guy Kawasaki

Use props

• A brochure or catalogue

• The product

• A pen or pointer

Talk to your audience not at them

• Don’t read from a paper all of the time

• Use simple, memorable language

• Slow down

Most of our information comes from visuals

Summing up

• Check for comprehension

• Any questions?

• Hand-outs

• Contact details

Keep breathing!

• It takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech – Mark Twain

• Ward.lincoln@oise.com