Presentation Skills’ Post

These communication tips are golden! Clarity is king! I'll add: - Write clear email subject lines. - Outline what you're going to say in one line before you say it. - Always give context. - Read your audience/body language and adjust as needed. (And I strive to one day format my posts in this gorgeous cascade I see others use!)

15 tried and true ways to be more clear and persuasive at work. 1. Clear over clever.  2. Short is better than long.  3. Make bolded requests in emails.  4. Ask for feedback whenever you can. 5. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.  6. Start with why, follow with how and what. 7. Stories have a much deeper impact than stats. 8. If you ask "Makes sense?" in an email, re-write it. 9. Lead with the problem, and follow with the solution.  10. Practice in the mirror before presenting in a meeting. 11. If you need to give someone feedback, give them a call. 12. Stories do not have to always be told in chronological order. 13. Always strive to gain buy-in before you have a high stakes meeting. 14. If someone asks you for advice try to respond by asking them questions. 15. Using lists and paragraph blocks allows the reader to skim, which is helpful. What tips would you add to this list? Let me know below 👇

What It Takes to Give a Great Presentation: 1. Embrace a Growth Mindset: The Dunning-Kruger effect serves as a reminder - that acknowledging areas for improvement is the hallmark of a true leader. Recognize your weaknesses, embrace a growth mindset, and persistently strive for excellence. 2. Clarity in Presentation: The art of simplifying a message is often underrated. Quality over quantity - impactful content speaks volumes. Great communicators are also adept editors. 3. Visual Brilliance: Iconic presenters like Steve Jobs understood that visuals trump bullet points. Leveraging the "pictorial superiority" of the brain, integrating visuals amplifies retention and understanding. A picture can indeed convey a thousand words. 4. Tune Your Voice: Research validates what great speakers have always known - modulation matters. Altering your pace, pitch, and volume adds depth to your delivery. An engaging vocal style exudes confidence and captivates your audience. 5. Create Unforgettable Moments: Beyond content, creating memorable experiences is an art. Surprising your audience with unexpected 'wow' moments etches your presentation into their memory. Novelty captures attention, leaving a lasting impression. 6. The Rehearsal Regimen: Practice isn't just a prelude; it's a performance enhancer. Extensive rehearsal, as exemplified by Martin Luther King, Jr., refines your delivery. Deliberate practice is the stepping stone from proficiency to mastery. Closing Thoughts: The ability to convey ideas effectively is paramount. Implement these strategies to amplify your presentation skills, distinguishing yourself in a crowded space. Each presentation is a canvas; make sure your art leaves a lasting imprint That's a wrap. I dive deeper into topics like business, startups, and spirituality in my newsletter. So if you resonated with the thread, consider subscribing to it here: https://lnkd.in/e3c9zB-Q If you liked the post, follow me @ryanjunee for more such content. Also, please don’t forget to share the post to spread the word.

Detailed suggestions for getting feedback on your presentation that you can implement. Great follow up questions for when someone says, “Great job”. #presentations #presentationdesign #presentationskills

Why you should never finish a presentation with Q&A. That might be a strange thing to suggest given that so many presentations do finish with a Q&A. The reason it's a flawed approach is beacuse the last words a presenter speaks, the last words their audience hears, have the potential to have the greatest impact on that audience. Audiences won't remember everything we say so we have to help them remember some of what we say. I speak at a rate of approximately 134 words a minute (for many people it's 150 words a minute) which means that for a 20 minute presentation presenters will deliver somewhere between 2680 and 3000 words and the reality is that audiences will forget most of those words. The words that have the best chance of being remembered are the last words they hear us speak, and I believe they should be our carefully crafted words rather than our answer to their carefully crafted question because if we cannot answer the question with the right level of confidence or competence, it could undermine everything that's gone before. Imagine going to a restaurant and having a great starter, main course, dessert and then they mess up the tea and coffee. It potentially ruins the evening and is the thing we talk about after. We forget everything that has gone before. The same applies to finishing on questions. If you stumble over an answer or don't seem assured, it will affect how your presentation is viewed. One way to avoid finishing on questions is, when you are almost at the end of your presentation, say the following to your audience "that's almost the end of my presentation. What I'd like to do now is invite any questions you may have and then I have one thing I'd like to finish with". Doing this allows you to finish on a point, message or idea that you want your audience to take away from your presentation, and that might be what helps them to remember it a day, a week or a month later, when you need them to. #communication #leadershipcommunication #internalcommunications #presentations #presentationskills #researchers #salespresentations #salesprofessionals #pitching #storytelling #persuadeonpurpose

One way to give bad presentations, try to take every piece of feedback and adjust. I've given presentations where the feedback is both "too advanced" and "too basic" to a room where everyone saw the same presentation. As a speaker you need to decide first who you are / who you want to be & how you want to present, and how you want to create value. Once then can you take feedback, otherwise you'll try to please the people who said too basic by going super advanced, and then you'll have the people who said too advanced and you'll try to be more basic. There's ways to try to weave in both but its threading a hard needle. It's better to "brand" yourself (eh, I'm not a fan of the the phrase personal branding) as an advanced speaker or intro speaker especially early on, then you know what types of feedback to take in. For instance when I get "he is unprofessional" I ignore it, my job isn't to be professional as you define it. But if someone says I didn't learn anything new, then I take that more because my goal is to have everyone walk away with something valuable. Know what outcome you are optimizing for. Know thyself. Be authentic.

Practice ahead of time, make sure you know your presentation well, and the time that it takes. Make sure you feel confident about the presentation. I find that confidence is the most important thing for presentations. Have others proofread and watch you present, get their feedback. Try to predict potential questions, either based on previous experience, or by getting feedback from colleagues that might have done similar presentation.

😄 Feeling on top of the world! 😄 Apparently my presentation was "truly amazing". These 4 things definitely helped. Today I got some incredible feedback from a client for a presentation I delivered last night. It was a wonderful surprise because, these days, I'm behind the camera coaching clients and ghost-writing their presentations more often than I'm in front of it. But, clearly it went down well. ((Side note - when he told me, my grin was so wide I could barely fit my face into the Teams window, and my eyes were so crinkly you nearly couldn't see my pupils.)) -- What can you do to get the same kind of results? -- Engage with your audience as much as possible. When presenting remotely, this means: 1️⃣ Asking questions. 2️⃣ Giving people time to think about their answer and respond. 3️⃣ Calling out their responses, thanking them and engaging with their comments. 4️⃣ Then incorporating their comments into the next section of your presentation. It's not easy to do it in real-time, but it's a skill worth learning. 🎧 It makes people feel heard. 🗣️ It brings a presentation to life. 📩 And it makes it much harder to slip away to read or respond to an email without having FOMO (fear of missing out) on a key point. No presenter will ever deliver a perfect presentation. I know I'll get more detailed feedback with things I can learn from and improve on. But, for now, I'm feeling damn chuffed. #authenticity #storytellingforbusiness #speakingtips #storytelling ---- I use the power of stories to inspire change, motivate employees and stand out in a sea of 'blah'. So if you want help to cut through the noise, ring my bell or drop me a message. ----

Have you ever been given feedback that you talk too fast when giving a presentation? If so, you might be sabotaging yourself without realizing it. I’m frequently hired to work with people who have been told to slow down when they speak. Typically the core of the issue is the voice in their head. When I ask what they are thinking the moment before the presentation begins, they often say: “I dislike giving presentations and just want to get it over with as fast as possible.” If what you are thinking is: “I want to get it over with as fast as possible” it’s no wonder you are talking too fast! I offer these clients an alternative thought. I say: “You are subject matter expert. Your audience needs the information you have to move forward with their own work. What you have to tell them is a gift. If you talk too fast, they won’t grasp what you are sharing with them.: Then I ask: “What if — instead of telling yourself you want to get this over with as fast as possible — you tell yourself: I am the expert in this room on my topic. I’m here to educate these people who don’t yet understand the implications of what I’ve been researching. How would that feel?” With the new thought in mind. They magically slow down. Bonus: they sound more confident too. Change the thought. Change the outcome.