Before The Presentation

• Audience Profile

• To be a great presenter you have to tailor the content to suit the audience you’ll be delivering to. Remember: It’s less about what you want to say and more about what your audience needs to know...

• Structure

• When crafting a presentation, it’s crucial to have a clear and concise structure to your message so the audience can understand what you’re saying and what they’re being asked to do...

• Formula for Great Presenters

• Most people believe great presenters are simply born that way. The truth is most great presenters started out by being ineffective...

• Outcome Thinking

• Even great presenters have to face pressures, awkward situations, and sometimes seemingly overwhelming challenges. So what separates effective presenters from ineffective presenters?...

• Sensory Language and Story-Telling

• Sensory language encourages the audience to think in terms of taste, smell, touch, sound, and sight. It's much more three-dimensional way than simple descriptive or declarative language...

• You're In Charge!

• Great presenters know they’re in charge of nearly every element of the presentation...

During The Presentation

• Congruence

• When delivering a speech, it’s important that all the elements of the presentation, the content, vocal and physical delivery, are all congruent...

• Q and A

• Advanced presenters understand that Q&A, or the question and answer period that follow an address, is just as important as the presentation itself...

• Conclusion Call to Action

• The way you end a presentation is just as important as the way you begin. In fact, many great speeches end precisely where they started...

After The Presentation

• Overview

• Advanced Speakers know the real work begins after the speech has ended...

Actions

• Actions

• Here's a reminder of what you need to do to give a really impressive presentation. The key to presentation skills is commitment, and its really helpful to break your presentation into sections. In this video, Tim explains.