Can I have your attention please?
How can you grab your audience’s ‘attention spotlight’? Try opening your presentations by stating the truth at the core of the issue you are discussing…
How can you grab your audience’s ‘attention spotlight’? Try opening your presentations by stating the truth at the core of the issue you are discussing…
The way to improve in anything is to get feedback. Without it you’re unlikely to develop to your full potential as a presenter. So schedule in time to ask your colleagues and bosses for their feedback. You’ll learn a lot….
A good sense of humour makes a connection with an audience. The better the joke, the better the connection and impact.
When we’re asked for advice on slides we always use the analogy of: “slides are like a good poster – one message that hits right between the eyes.”
To make an immediate impact on a new client you need to make a personal connection. So be prepared to have some small talk. Think about what’s happening in your life/ their life/ the world even, that you could reference and relate to their business issues and show that you’re in-tune, interesting and interested in others.
The client needs to feel from the very beginning that you are ‘just like them’ and have their best interests at heart