Articles: Delivery - 3 views
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The first 2-3 minutes of the presentation are the most important.
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alberhasky on 24 Sep 15I have found this to be true as well. As a teacher, I think the first day is often the most important to set the tone. Having a great lesson planned for the first day is key to capturing your audience right away.
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press the “B” key while your PowerPoint or Keynote slide is showing, the screen will go blank.
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Always remember that the people in your audience get to determine whether your idea spreads or dies.
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I teach a course called Business Communication, and we spend a lot of time talking about persuasive messages and how to overcome audience objections and remove obstacles that stand in the way of the audience taking action or changing belief based on the intent of the message. The concepts in this article are all very relevant to that!
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"They practice much more than the average presenter."
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Most people listening to presentations tend to tune out after about 10 minutes, Gallo says, based on expert opinion and research in cognitive functions. So keep the presentation to less than 20 minutes.
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Gallo suggests that you use images with little or no text on slides to discuss ideas or concepts, which is also a great way to engage the audience.
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I love this point. I've been concerned about cutting all the text off my slides. I think a lecture in a classroom is a different context than a presentation. And although I think most of the concepts for presenting still apply, I think sometimes bullet-points and text are good things. Over-used? Yes, but this tip seems very practical for me. Break-up the text slides with some slides that are only visual and get the audience talking. Ideally, at least every 10 minutes, according to tip #1.
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