PRESENTATION SKILLS TIPS presenting messages for presenters

Presenting Your Message

One presentation skills technique that we address in PresentPerfect^TM is the focus on the 3 main attributes of presenting – content, voice delivery and you, the presenter. This month we have some presentation tips for confident presenting.

Getting Your Message Across

PresentPerfect^TM identifies 3 main attributes to the effective presentation – the content, your voice delivery and you, the presenter. Good presenting involves all 3 attributes working together to the same consistent goal.

Effective Presentation Skills

Presentation Content

• Relevant – should be relevant to your audience.
• Informative – should support the main presentation purpose.
• Illustrative – should use graphic illustration where possible.
• Factual – convey facts required to back up the information provided.
• Observation & Anecdotes – use stories and anecdotes.

Presenters Voice Delivery

• Tone change your voice tone for specific effects.
• Modulate – alter the speed at which you present.
• Pause – when done properly it's superb.
• Volume – it shouldn't be a struggle to hear you.
• Language – your language should be consistent for your audience.

The Presenter

• Animated – aspire to be animated but not a caricature!
• Body language – every movement you make could be subject to some interpretation.
• Attire – look your best.
• Listening – listen for audience reaction to the points you make. Take action.
• Seeing – gauge the impact of your presentation on the audience. Take action.

For more skills tips, you can always attend a presentation skills training course.

"To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks."

Benjamin Jonson