The instinct of many a presenter is to start with the slides.\nThey\u2019ll certainly take the most work and countless revisions to get right, then\neven more work to make interesting. However, allowing your plan to be directed\nby your slides is a one-way ticket to snoresville for your audience. Instead,\nyou should start with making a clear outline of what you want to say and how\nyou want to say it, then build slides to add flesh to this skeleton.<\/p>
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBuild in time constraints<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How many times have you reached the end of a presentation and\nheard the words \u201cI\u2019d hoped to have more time for Q&A\u201d or worse, \u201cI haven\u2019t\nreally had time to cover everything\u201d? Sadly, getting the timing wrong is a very\ncommon error presenters make. Starting with your outline will certainly help in\nthis, but you need be pretty ruthless and cut even that basic outline down to\njust the really important points to make sure that you can cover them in the\nappropriate amount of detail without either skipping pivotal aspects or\noverrunning your time slot.<\/p> Keep it simple<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ve talked a lot about focussing on the important message above\nall else – well, it helps if that message is something simple and memorable.\nObviously, if your presentation is on an extremely complex topic, there\u2019s only\nso simple you can make it, but simplicity is also relative to the audience.\nJust make your audience come away with something they can mentally chew on for\na while instead of something so complex that they leave the Phuket conference\nvenue more confused than they entered.<\/p> Rehearse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only does practising help with getting your timing right, but\nit helps you to identify areas where your presentation and accompanying slides\naren\u2019t clear enough. The saying goes \u2018practise makes perfect\u2019 for a reason!<\/p> Know your presentation space<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ideally, you\u2019ll want to check out the Phuket conference venue ahead of your presentation. This will allow you to check the equipment available and set it up properly. There\u2019s little more humiliating than wasting the first 10 minutes of your presentation time fiddling with your laptop and trying to get the projector to work properly. Additionally, having an idea of the dimensions and structure of the stage and the rest of the room makes your rehearsals that much more effective because you can more realistically imagine yourself in the situation you\u2019re preparing for. <\/p> Standing up at the front of a Phuket conference venue and delivering a presentation can be extremely nerve-wracking if you don\u2019t really know what you\u2019re doing. If you\u2019ve had to endure more than your fair share of boring and instantly forgotten presentations in the past, the terror goes up a few extra notches. How do…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[15,42,117],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/phuketmeetingconference.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/make-next-presentation-best-yet-open-graph.jpg?fit=1200%2C717&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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