How To Give A Presentation

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How to give a presentation

So you’ve been plagued with the task of giving a presentation.  Maybe you’ve done it a time or two before, but that doesn’t make it any easier if you have a fear or phobia of public speaking.  This phobia is called Glossophobia, a debilitating fear of public speaking.. it affects about 75% of Americans according to a survey.

What can we do to help get out of that fear of giving a presentation?

  According to Roger Seip, of Freedom Speakers and Trainers, he gives 4 great tips to help with the fear of speaking and to make your presentations easier!  Here is what he had to say:

Four Tips to Relieve Presentation Terror:

1. Regardless of how deeply rooted your fear of public speaking is, with a few simple adjustments to your method of preparation, you can grow more confident about your abilities so that much of your fear disappears. When you know what you’re going to say and that your presentation is strong, public-speaking may still be a little nerve-wracking, but it’s exciting, too. Try these tips to help turn that stomach-turning anxiety into the rush of great communication.

2. Know what you’re talking about. When you prepare an organized presentation of any kind, you must be knowledgeable about the company, product, or situation. Talk about things you actually know well. If you’re not confident that you know all that you need to, commit to doing thorough research and learn what you need to know to feel and look expert. If you truly don’t know what you’re talking about, it will show, and all the tricks and techniques in the world won’t help.

Decide on a few key points. Good keynote speakers typically don’t have more than three or four key things for the audience to take away from their presentations. The classic presentation formula is a story that makes the audience laugh in the beginning, a few key points for them to take away (usually illustrated with stories), followed by an emotionally moving story at the end.

Another basic formula for effective communication is:

– Tell your audience what you’re going to tell them.
– Tell them.
– Tell them what you told them.

3. Create visual triggers. Invent pictures in your mind and “store” them in various places around the room where you’ll deliver the presentation. The pictures then become your speech. For example, if one of your points is about achieving goals, you can envision a set of goal posts as a visual representation of that concept. If you want to make a point about freedom, envision an American flag somewhere in the room, or a huge stack of money if you want to talk about increasing profits.

4. Relax, have fun and be yourself. People respond best to a
message when the person delivering it is genuine. With sufficient preparation of the right type, you’ll feel comfortable enough to be yourself in front of a group. You can then demonstrate how much you believe in what you’re saying. When you can relax and be an authentic human being, you tap into powerful communication.

From Fearful to Fearless

You’ve undoubtedly heard a few presentations-both good and
bad-in your day, so you know it’s a fact: you listen to and respect those speakers who talk to you, not at you. A conversation is always better than a lecture, isn’t it? When you are preparing to make a presentation, know that people don’t mind if you stumble over a couple of words; in most cases they don’t even notice.
What they will notice, though, and mind a great deal, is being read to or BS’d. If your audience feels as if you’re insincere or
unknowledgeable, they may give you real reason to be a
glossophobe! But if you’re prepared, knowledgeable, and relaxed, you can expect to get the results you want, whether that’s more sales, promotions, or thunderous applause from your devoted audience.

 Develop the proper attitude to give a presentation

My senior year of high school I had to give an entire class.  I was scared to death.. but then I developed an attitude that, so what if I mess up, it’s just a grade.. surely I will do okay.  I have prepared for weeks in advance.  You know what?  When I walked in to give the class that day, I rocked it!  I was relaxed.. didn’t care and had them laughing and also crying.  I got a good grade, but I don’t recommend having an I don’t care attitude..  just be realistic… not every presentation is going to be a sale, or even go as planned.  Be ready for it.. and in the end, you won’t be disappointed!  Since high school I have wanted to be a motivational speaker of some sort.  Well, now I am!!  I train people to blog effectively and efficiently so they can reach the tops of search engines and make loads of money!  I get excited when others succeed!!

Empower Network is a wonderful tool to get your voice heard.. not only for blogging, but also to boost your own business.  There is a ton of training, especially motivational audio’s to help boost your confidence and get results!  If you want to be on a team of strong individuals, click here to get started!  Let’s make the money we deserve by speaking our minds!!!

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