When you are speaking to an audience, think twice before using a PowerPoint slide presentation while you are speaking. People do not like the idea of you reading to them during your speech. Instead, there are many ways to present information to people when you are making a presentation. Here are some ideas on how to make your speeches more interesting.
- If you do use a slide presentation of any kind, make it interactive. Instead of reading each slide to the audience, ask a question or show a graphic that is representative of what you are speaking about.
- At the end of your speech you may want to leave a slide up on the screen that has more detailed contact information for you. The people who are interested in following up with you will take the time to copy it down.
- Get your audience involved during your speech. Audience participation will break up the monotony of your voice over a period of time.
- Depending upon the group you are presenting to and the topic of your speech, you may want to ask audience members to find a partner or form a group at their table to complete an exercise you have prepared for them. This will make your presentation seem like more of a workshop.
- At the very end, ask audience members to share what they will take away from your presentation. This will allow them to focus on the value of what you have been sharing with them for the previous hour or so.
Give these techniques a try and you will find that your public speaking will become easier and more sought after. I encourage you to learn more techniques that will help you in a career as a public speaker.
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