Rules to Instantly Improve Your Presentations

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This is inspired by hubspot's 10 rules.  I decided to add some of my own to the mix.

First the rules from hubspot.

1. No Bullets
2. Create your presentation on paper first
3. Dont use anything less than 30 Pt font
4. No jazzy stuff
5. One thought per slide
6. No number of slide rules - time rules
7. Each slide complete in thought
8. No logo on each slide
9. Restrict charts
10. Tell a story

Now for some of my additions:

1. Use the magical 3 step telling process
2. Tell the participants/ attendees that how and where they can access the presentation.  This makes sure they listen to you and not spend time trying to take all the necessary figures from the presentation.
3. Do not read from the screen.  Talk.  Tell them the story you came to tell.  The screen is supposed to support your story not drive it.
4. Introduce the next slide before you bring it up on the screen.  Say something like 'and in the next slide we will see why this is imperative' then click the next button.
5. Use a remote clicker if possible.  getting glued to the laptop may not really be the best.  You getting rooted in one place makes the presentation drab.  move around, following you around activates the brain.
6. Do not cross the projector (the space between the projector and the screen) 
7. If possible try and manage your own presentation.  getting someone else to click slides forward can be very trying.  there are bound to be mistakes and that just breaks the flow of the presentation.
8. Look people in the eye. make eye contact.
9. Look at everybody.  some presenters find a freindly face in the audience and stick to it.  dont.  make eyecontact with everyone.
10. Nod.
11. Dont take questions until unless you have programmed time for it.  If anyone asks a question, tell them you will take all questions at the end of the presentation.  Park all such questions to a question board/ white board etc.
12. Dress appropriately
13. Speak in a controlled volume and pitch.
14. Practice.
15. Then practice some more.  click here to know more

As always, I am here for you.
If you have a presentation you would want me to look over to help you decide if it is effective or can be improved, let me know.  
Cheers!


Prabhjot Bedi
The Coach
www.prabhjotbedi.com


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