Top 7 Tricks to a Great Presentation:

1) Have an Outline of what you want to talk about

  • List the top 3-5 topics you want to address
  • Have 3 bullet points on each topic
  • Make sure if you are giving stats you mention where they came from.

2) Know how much time you have and rehearse your talk

  • Being respectful of your time shows the group you respect them
  • Leave about 5 minutes at the end for Q&A

3) Know your audience

  • Age, Gender, Types of people (Businesses, moms, singles, etc.)
  • Be able to address ideas to them according to their industry

4) Have good material

  • Create a Power Point if needed
  • Always have handouts
  • Bring a sign-up sheet to collect emails with permission
  • Make sure you spell check everything
  • Have someone else look over your materials to make sure everything flows and sounds right

5) Be CONFIDENT

  • When you are speaking about yourself or a topic you want to show that you have confidence in yourself and your topic.
  • People will judge you and can hinder business opportunities if there is no confidence there

6) HAVE FUN!

  • A presentation needs to be fun and exciting
  • Engage the audience, even if it is 2 people, ask questions, give prizes, be creative
  • Be positive and energetic when speaking, have good posture and MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH EVERYONE

7) Call to Action

  • Have some type of call to action such as visiting your blog or website and enter for a FREE prize
  • Have them sign-up for your mailing list
  • Give a special that ONLY lasts a week
  • Ask if they want to meet with you and do a 1-on-1
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