Last month’s BookShelf entry author, Tom Hindle, offered a simple and fast refresher of 101 tips for creating and delivering presentations. He really gets it, as this sampling indicates:
- Once you have written your speech, cut it, cut it and cut it.
- Always remember to talk to your audience, rather that at them.
- Structure your speech around three or four main points.
- Make sure your body language reflects what you’re saying.
- Use simple, concise language whenever possible for clarity.
- Always close with a good, strong summary.
- Involve members of the audience by asking questions at regular intervals.
- Address answers to the whole audience, not just the questioner.
‘Making Presentations’, by Tim Hindle, part of the DK Essential Managers series, DK Publishing, NY, 1998.