10 Rules for Delivering Great Presentations Knox Design ...€¦ · presentations can be a big...

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repechage.com There’s a famous old ad that reads “there are two times when you’re totally alone. Just before you die. And just before you give a speech.” okay – that’s kind of an exaggeration, but still, presentations can be a big challenge, particularly when you’re trying to develop business. 10 Rules for Delivering Great Presentations knoxdesignstrategy.com Who are they? What do they expect? How well do they know you? Make sure the material is super-organized. Hire a professional designer. When you talk, move around the room. Manage anxiety. Triple-check all the technical stuff, personally. Arrive early. Mingle. Be careful with humor. Assume you’ll need one page per minute of your talk. Remember that the audience wants you to do well. He/she will make it look great. This helps with rapport. Unfunny jokes can ruin a presentation. a mediocre presentation can lose the business, and enough mediocre ones can handicap a career. the above ten rules can help you deliver great presentations. Think about your audience. wow Rehearse. REHEARSE A LOT. Connections between ideas have to be obvious.

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There’s a famous old ad that reads “there are two times when you’re totally alone. Just before you die. And just before you give a speech.” okay – that’s kind of an exaggeration, but still, presentations can be a big challenge, particularly when you’re trying to develop business.

10 Rules for Delivering Great Presentations

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Who are they? What do they expect? How well do

they know you?

Make sure the material is super-organized.

Hire a professional designer.

When you talk, move around the room.

Manage anxiety.Triple-check all the

technical stuff, personally.

Arrive early.Mingle. Be careful

with humor.

Assume you’ll need

one page per minuteof your talk.

Remember that the audience wants you to do well.

He/she will make it look great.

This helps with rapport.Unfunny jokes can ruin

a presentation.

a mediocre presentation can lose the business, and enough mediocre ones can handicap a career. the above ten rules can

help you deliver great presentations.

Think about your audience.

wow

Rehearse.REHEARSE A LOT.

Connections between ideas have to be obvious.