Two days ago a Keynote speaker at the Social Media Conference “HighEdWeb 2009: Open. Connected” Showed how dangerous it can be to give a presentation without knowing your audience. Apparently he is not on Twitter and was talking about the effectiveness of Snail Mail Campaigns, and using not very good and outdated PowerPoint Slides. The organisation hosting the event seem social media savvy enough and encouraged attendees to use the tag #heweb09 to follow the back channel discussion.
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Posted by Heather Buckley in News, Personal Development, Presentation, Social Media on October 8th, 2009| 14 Comments »
Summary on How to Prepare A Presentation.
Here is a summary of presentation skills tips and advice for the preparation aspects of a presentation. In order to make the best of these presentation skills it is advised to combine them with a presentation training course.
You Must Practice.
Think about your audience and what you want to get across to them in your presentation. Think about what you saying and how you are saying it, both in how you speak, and your choice of words, and what type of presentation you want to give. You may find it useful to practice your presentation in front of a mirror or better yet in front or a friend or colleague, as it is often difficult to judge yourself.
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Posted by Heather Buckley in New Free Resources on September 16th, 2009| No Comments »
Here’s 5 Top Tips for delivering a great presentation.
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1) Tailor fit your presentation around your audience.
It is for the audience that you are giving your presentation, so make sure that your presentation is suited to the type of audience you are speaking to. For instance if the audience will be largely made up novices or people who will not know a lot about your chosen subject then it its up to you to inform them and make sure that it is easily understandable. Similarly you will want to skip the basics if your audience are already well accustomed with the information at hand.
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Posted by Andy Trainer in New Free Resources on September 9th, 2009| No Comments »
