BUILDING ENGAGEMENT
Get this process wrong and it could be totally counter productive. Lose the audience and you are wasting your time, and more importantly, your message.
Death by powerpoint. Interminable speeches. Monotonous monologue. Dim lighting. We’ve all been there at some time. The very point of the presentation/speech/ceremony is lost due to atrocious delivery.
Making a good presentation is a skill that can be learned. There are endless sources of reference material and many TED talks that embody the best examples. I can share some of my techniques and am happy to help with some tips if you are interested. Just contact me.
“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
– Antoine de Saint Exupery
Material
So much has been written about this. But the majority of ‘Bruce at the office’ presenters still make the same mistakes, try to put too much in view at once and loose the interest and focus of their target audience. In presentation skills, I can share some basic tips that have worked for me over the years and also share some dreadful examples of what not to do.
Delivery
When presenting, you need to engage and entertain, or at least maintain the attention of your audience. It’s as simple as that. There are many ways to achieve this but in my view ‘well-managed variety’ is the key. I can share some of the experiences I have witnessed and reference some excellent on line material as well.