TELLING IT STRAIGHT effective presentation skills tips archive

Presentation skills and public speaking tips from the Telling it Straight archive.

Telling it Straight: Public Speaking and Presenting Tips

Public speaking and presenting skills tips that featured in the Telling it Straight newsletters from 2007.

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 this tip shows 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 Organisation. Knowing your audience is fundamental for your effective presentation. This tip highlights sound structure and organisation skills.

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May 2007, Public Speaking Content and Effective PowerPoint Presentations. Content and style are attributes of sound public speaking.  Merging both content and style, in this tip we look at the best PowerPoint presentation technique.

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April 2007, Public Speaking Tip– Image. Using quality imagery to fully engage your audience will ensure both interest and relevancy.

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March 2007, Presentation Relevance Tip. Relevance is key to successful presenting - 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, Confident Presentations Tip – Getting your Message Across. Effective presentation skills - 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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