Presentation Insights
How to create and deliver effective presentations
George Torok, The Speech Coach for Executives905-335-1997
If it’s important, rehearse your presentation. Don’t wing it.
PS: If you’re speaking, it’s important.
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What do you want people to think, feel or do after your presentation?Be clear on the goal of your presentation
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Do not read your speech unless the lawyers tell you to do that.
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If your slides are your presentation, who needs you?
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Facts without relevance are pointless
You are there to connect the dots.
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The audience only wants
the key information –not ALL the information
Sort and prioritize for them.
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Remove the wasted words from your presentation. Start by removing the adverbs.
absolutely, anxiously, basically, eventually, formally, calmly, exactly, extremely, generally, gracefully, gratefully, freely, naturally, happily, painfully, quickly, truly, roughly, slowly, ultimately, wisely, very, unnecessarily, yearly
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To establish rapport with your audience, find the
common ground.
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Your speech is over when the audience stops listening, not when you stop speaking. George Torok
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It doesn’t matter what you thought you said. It’s what the audience believes you meant.
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Every presentation is an investment of time, money and effort. How will you protect your investment?
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A poor presentation hurts the audience, destroys the message and demeans the messenger.
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You’ve seen bad presentations. What will you
do to make yours better?
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Can you summarize your presentation in about six words? If not, you don’t understand your message.
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The reason you speak is to move people. What
direction do you want to move them?
PS: Design your presentation to do that.
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Imagine how your audience feels when you
read your slides to them.
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The value of your presentation is not based on the number of words you use. It is the power of the ideas you convey.
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What’s the value of your presentation. What might you gain from success? What could you lose from failure?
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Be prepared to answer the most challenging questions with confidence and simplicity.
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Do you want people to read your slides or listen to you read to them? They can’t do both.
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One of the challenges of presenting is recognizing what to leave out. Your audience won’t want to hear all that you want to tell.
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There is no pill to become a better public speaker, but you can learn how to improve your speaking skills.
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Presentation Insights
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George TorokThe Speech Coach for Executives
905-335-1997