8 simple Steps to

Delivering a

Great Presentation

Minarets-O’Neals, California

Use Your Enthusiasm and Passion to win over the crowd

1. If you are not excited to be presenting

on the topic you are sharing, nobody else

will want to hear it. Deliver the aspects that

you are passionate about and the audience

will respond to your enthusiasm. If you are

not naturally enthusiastic, utilize your acting

skills.

2. Create a Hook.

2. Every great presentation starts with a hook.

You have to capture the audience early on by

making them curious and making them feel

like what you are about to say is super important.

It could be a joke, a question, a story, or even

a prop but you have to hook your audience.

3. Don’t be long winded. Keep it concise.

3. People have short attention spans. Do not

take longer than you need to. The audience can

always ask you questions later. Keep it short

so your audience does not get bored.

4. Stay Mobile.

4. Don’t stay still. Move around the room. When

you are mobile, the audience pays more attention.

This also keeps your energy high and reinforces the

energy of your presentation.

5. Engage Your Audience

5. Maintain eye contact and make it feel like

a conversation. The crowd will pay more attention

if they feel like a part of the presentation. Ask

questions throughout and require your

audience to think.

6. Add Humor and

Personal Touch

6. Humor makes everything more engaging.

If you make the audience laugh, they are yours

for the taking. Also, making it personal is the

key to the hearts of the audience. Humor

and personal touch make it feel less like

a sales pitch and more like a fun time.

7. Pay Attention to Lighting

7. As much as possible, keep the lights on. It

is hard to have to be engaged in a dark room

where only one person is talking. To ensure

your presentation is not nap time, keep things

well lit.

8. Don’t Ramble.

8. Remember that just because you are entertained,

doesn’t mean the people listening to you are. Avoid

the one person who wants to talk to you in the audience

and make it about the whole group. Your time feels

faster than the audience because you are talking.

Keep a close eye on the time and the engagement

of the audience.