When I started my psychotherapy practice and during my previous profession as a librarian, I did as many presentations as I could. Now, since my practice is established, I no longer do this. It takes a lot of time and practice to prepare a presentation! But I would like to share some valuable tips I picked up along the way that helped me when giving presentations.
How to Give a Presentation
- Tell ’em what you’re about to tell them; tell them what you’re going to tell them; tell them what you told them.
- Keep your presentation a bit shorter than the time allowed. Do not go over.
Prepare concepts in groups of three.- WIFM—What’s in it For Me—meaning, think of the audience and give them something useful.
- People who have taught a Speech class will be particularly helpful. Ask them to help you.
- Remember—the audience wants you to succeed.
- The feeling of fear before a presentation is physically the same as excitement. Think you’re excited rather than fearful.
- If you need a moment alone, a bathroom stall is a safe place.
- Give your audience your contact information.
- If you’re using a PowerPoint, use a dark blue font. The headings need to be in a different font from the content. When using a serif font in the text, use a sans serif font in the heading or vice versa.
- Offer to share the PowerPoint with the audience.
- You can further share your PowerPoint on Slideshare.net.
- Prepare, prepare, prepare!
Another tip—When I audited a class at Harvard Law School, the teacher had won some big award for his writing. I asked him what his secret was, and he said he always writes so that his grandmother will understand.
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