TELLING IT STRAIGHT effective presentation skills tips archive

 

December 2007, Office Parties – a Speaker's Survival Guide

A 10 point survival guide for speakers to help you through the office party speech ordeal.

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November 2007, Top 10 Techniques for Speakers

Speakers must engage their audience.  That's the main imperative of public speaking.  But beyond the vigour, volume or resonance of the voice there is so much that can be done to organise your presentation for maximum effect.

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October 2007, Monotone Versus Multi-tone Presentation Style

A simple explanation for why speakers adopt a monotonic speaking voice and an easy approach to the presentation skills for fixing it.

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September 2007, Presentation Opportunity – Key Questions

Questions you should ask when invited to make a public presentation - anything from a conference event to a Board room presentation.

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August 2007, Presentations – a Dress Code

Dress sense for presenters is always important, but it's not as difficult as it might appear.

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July 2007, Presentation Themes and Points

The main presentation points are listed this month.

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June 2007, Presentation Organization

Knowing your audience is fundamental for your effective presentation. Sound structure and organisation skills are also vitally important.

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May 2007, Public Speaking Content and Effective PowerPoint

Content and style are attributes of sound public speaking.  Merging both content and style we look at the best PowerPoint presentation technique.

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April 2007, Public Speaking – Image

Using quality imagery to fully engage your audience will ensure both interest and relevancy.

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March 2007, Presentation Relevance

Relevance is key to public speaking - no matter whether it's a trade show presentation or a corporate presentation.

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February 2007, Presentation Skill – Know your Audience

There are a series of presentation techniques you can use to qualify the audience at your event.

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January 2007, Presentation Training – Getting your Message Across

Effective public speaking - content, voice delivery and you, the presenter.  Here are some presentation skills tips for confident and effective presentations.

 

For more skills tips, you can always attend an effective presentation skills training course.

 

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