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Are you still beginning your presentations with the classic line, 'You probably want to know a bit about me?' Stop right there! Your audience is eagerly anticipating the valuable content you're about to deliver. Dive right in, and capture their attention from the start! Watch this video to learn more...
Do you have a presentation coming up? Trust your expertise! You don’t need written notes or even a slide deck! Just capture the audience’s attention and share your knowledge with them. Watch this video to learn more!
Audiences can either READ or LISTEN…not both at the same time. Think about this when designing your presentation slides. Watch this video to learn more…
Pay attention to the ‘outlier’ evaluations from your presentations. They come up with some of the most interesting ideas! Watch this video to learn more…
“The only way to teach responsibility is to give it.” Remember this next time you are presenting. Don’t give your audience all the answers, let them do some of their own work. Watch this video to learn more and let me know what you think…
Give your audience REAL content. Something tangible that they can take away and put into action. Watch this video to learn more….
Top presentation tip - use an interesting image in your first slide, and let discussion (or even the objectives of the presentation) come from it! Watch this video to learn more...
Jump right in to your presentation content! Normally that means cutting out your first 10%. Watch this video to learn more!
A TOP presentation tip: Dessert first! Satisfy what your audience wants early on in your presentation. Watch this video to learn more…
A TOP TIP for your next presentation to ensure the audience isn’t just looking at your powerpoint, they are actually listening to your wisdom.
Ask yourself “IS IT NECESSARY?” when designing your next presentation. Watch this video to learn more about this top presentation tip and let me know what you think!
Next time you're watching a presentation, think what YOU are like as an audience member. Don't only evaluate the speaker, evaluate your level of engagement, the energy you are giving them. It's a two way show and you will get out of it what you put in! Watch this video to learn more.
Watch this video to learn how to get your audience engaged, before you even start speaking!
Did you know? I am qualified as a CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) recognising speaking excellence – an honor which less than 600 people in the world hold! If you need:
💬 a presenter who the audience can connect with quickly in order to engage them with the topic, the theme, and the reason for being together
💬 a presentation that is informative, interactive and will leave a lasting impression
💬 the audience to come away with skills, concepts, and action items that can be used immediately
...let’s have a virtual coffee to discuss how I can support you. I can't wait to chat: kevin@kevinoc.com
Here are my top tips for when you find yourself in an interview style presentation, for example on a podcast. Don't be part of the group On and On Anon! Watch to learn more.
Give people your take on the information in your presentations. Remember, YOU are the expert and YOUR TAKE is what people really want to hear. Watch this video to learn more.
Next time you invite someone to update your team, interview them instead of asking them to come with a presentation. They will like it better (no formal prep) and you and your team will be able to ask questions that get to the heart of what is needed. This works great with quality and safety data, financial information, construction updates, and finding the mood of some of the staff.
A recommendation: get rid of the tables and bring the chairs up close to you and the one you are interviewing. This creates a sense of community and intimacy and helps support the one being interviewed…distance of any sort (as well as tables!) creates spectators instead of participators. Try it. Take the risk a few times and see what happens.
Give people your take on the information in your presentations. Remember, YOU are the expert and YOUR TAKE is what people really want to hear. Watch this video to learn more.
Do you live and work on a vertical level with those ‘above’ and others ‘below’? Some marriages are like that. Some corporate teams operate like that too.
The one on ‘top’ as somehow superior to the others. Some even relish this superiority. Those ‘below’ understand that this set up is meant for obedience and conformity, to be careful, stay in line, don’t rock the boat.
Other teams operate on a horizontal level: with each person being respected as ‘social equals’ who are contributing to the whole. Not all are the ‘same’ but all are contributing with cooperation and respect.
How is it where you live? Where you work? In your country? In your family of origin?
What I find interesting about the vertical set up is that the real power belongs to those below: if they move, guess who falls?!
Think about the words you add unnecessarily into your vocabulary. In this video I talk about how ‘HI GUYS’ didn’t go down very well. Be aware of words you’re using that may rub your audience up the wrong way and try something else instead…for example, simply using the person’s name.
BE CAREFUL with humour in presentations…especially with sarcasm. Humor is instantly not funny when it hurts someone or embarrasses them. The best humor actually comes from the audience themselves. Learn more in this video!
