Do you know how to open a presentation with impact? The most common advice you will hear about opening a presentation is to grab the audience’s attention right from the start. Whilst that’s true, its not enough. At Mindful Presenter we often argue that you already have your audience’s attention, after all, they turned up[…]
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Start Strong: How to Open a Presentation That Grabs the Room
Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips Feb 24, 2019
How to Present Complex Information Without Losing Your Audience
Advice, Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Feb 21, 2019
If you regularly present complex information to people who don’t share your level of expertise, you already know the challenge. Even seasoned presenters can struggle to keep an audience engaged when the content is dense, technical or unfamiliar. Every presenter ultimately wants the same thing: an audience that remains engaged, connected, and able to[…]
How to Become a More Confident Presenter
Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Feb 19, 2019
Confidence is one of the great illusions of public speaking. From the outside, it seems like a personality trait, something you either have, or you don’t. But behind the curtain, there’s something much more fascinating: most confident speakers aren’t naturally confident at all. They’ve just learned how to control their mind, body, and attention[…]
The Presentation Tips No One Talks About
Bullet Point, Communication Skills, Leadership, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Feb 18, 2019
Type “presentation tips” into Google and you’ll be greeted with nearly a billion results and most of them say the same things: Tell stories. Pause. Make eye contact. Slow down. Know your audience. Prepare. Cut the fat. Smile. Breathe. Move. Practice. Start strong. Close stronger. Show passion. Ditch the bullet points. It’s all good[…]
How to Open a Presentation with Impact
Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Feb 09, 2019
A presentation that doesn’t start with impact is like a plane that never takes off. You can have the fuel, the pilot, and the passengers, but the journey doesn’t begin until the wheels lift off the ground. Presenters face the same challenge. Your audience will decide within the first 90 seconds whether they trust you[…]
7 Keys to Delivering Powerful Digital Presentations
Communication Skills, Leadership, Presentation Skills Feb 04, 2019
In today’s world, virtual meetings and digital presentations have become the default. If presenting face-to-face can feel daunting even for experienced professionals, doing it via a webcam often presents an entirely different challenge. Suddenly, we’re expected to control lighting, framing, eye contact, energy, interactivity, background choices, and the skill of keeping people engaged while they[…]
