Presentation faux pas - and how to avoid them

Does making a presentation memorable for the wrong reason matter? Surely it's like the maxim of "there's no such thing as bad publicity" - Wrong!!!

Making poor presentations has an adverse and long lasting impact on the impression of your business. There's no excuse, although I have heard many made over time. The most recent excuse I heard was "we are not professional presenters" - straight from the mouths of... well, it would be really unfair to name & shame here wouldn't it, suffice to say that this organisation really should have know better and the 80 or so people in the room were expecting good solid information to be presented to them.
So what went wrong?
1. Reading notes & making very little eye contact
2. IT failure and ploughing on regardless
3. Poor microphone use and too much feedback
4. Lack of voice projection when the mike was eventually turned off
and I could go on!

Now most of us don't expect top notch presentations from business professionals, but we do expect a level of competency, with the basics right.
What to do, here are four quick tips:
1. Make eye contact - look up if you have notes!
2. Acknowledge your audience
3. Speak so you can be heard
4. Ask questions

If you would like to avoid making costly mistakes and up the impact of your presentations, then get in touch 07779 646 976 - there's a rare opportunity to attend an open course on 17th and 18th June.

Happy presenting.

Kate

Helping individuals and organisations achieve their aspirations.
Aspire 2.