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Establish your story
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Set a clear goal
- Why are you giving this presentation?
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Determine your key takeaway
- Repetition is the key
- Choose a theme that ties your ideas together
- Focus on story
- Create a framework for ideas
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Prepare your delivery
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Use impactful imagery
- Simple
- Conceptual
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Lean toward clean
- One message per slide
- Use slides as visual support
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Work on your stage presence
- Practice body language & movement
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Remember that it’s a performance
- Act like an extrovert
- How?
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Connect with your audience
- Focus on the needs of the audience
- Build the presentation with the whole audience in mind
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Be conversational
- Don’t memorize your speech
- Go deeper than data
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Invite participation
- Ask for feedback