Effective Presentation Skills and
Public Speaking Tips
I'm going to give you ten effective presentation skills and
public speaking tips so that the next time you speak you really knock 'em dead.
1. Pay attention to logistics. A poor room setup and microphone can ruin an
otherwise great presentation.
2. Use appropriate humor. Every audience expects some degree of entertainment
value.
3. Address hecklers. Hecklers in business audiences are the know-it-alls that
hate every speaker. Try to interview them ahead of time to get on their good
side so they don't try to undermine your presentation.
4. Reveal yourself. To help create rapport tell some personal things about you,
your family or even your dogs.
5. Use emotional language. Choose your words carefully to push the emotional
buttons of the audience members.
6. Use props to make points. They break up the presentation and make you more
interesting.
7. Practice. There is no substitute for practicing parts of your speech over and
over until the words flow easily.
8. Move the audience to action. There is no sense getting up to talk unless you
get the audience to do something because of your appearance.
9. Research the audience so that your comments can be absolutely targeted to
them.
10. Bring solutions. If you've researched your audience well, it should be easy
to bring possible solutions to their problems. You will always be welcome back
if you do this.
