BASIC
PRESENTATION
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AGENDA
Introduction
Building confidence
Engaging the audience
Visual aids
Final tips & takeaways
THE POWER OF
COMMUNICATION
OVERCOMING
NERVOUSNESS
Confidence-building strategies
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ENGAGING THE AUDIENCE
• Make eye contact with your audience to create a sense of
intimacy and involvement
• Weave relatable stories into your presentation using narratives
that make your message memorable and impactful
• Encourage questions and provide thoughtful responses
to enhance audience participation
• Use live polls or surveys to gather audience opinions, promoting
engagement and making sure the audience feel involved
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SELECTING
VISUAL AIDS
Enhancing your presentation
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EFFECTIVE DELIVERY
TECHNIQUES
This is a powerful tool in Effective body language
public speaking. It enhances your message,
involves varying pitch, making it more impactful
tone, and volume to and memorable.
convey emotion,
• Meaningful eye contact
emphasize points, and
maintain interest. • Purposeful gestures
• Pitch variation • Maintain good posture
• Tone inflection • Control your
expressions
• Volume control
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NAVIGATING Q&A
SESSIONS
1. Maintaining Know your material in advance
composure during the
Anticipate common questions
Q&A session is
essential for projecting Rehearse your responses
confidence and
authority. Consider the
following tips for
staying composed:
2. Stay calm
3. Actively listen
4. Pause and reflect
5. Maintain eye contact
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SPEAKING IMPACT
Your ability to communicate effectively will
leave a lasting impact on your audience
Effectively communicating involves not
only delivering a message but also
resonating with the experiences, values,
and emotions of those listening
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DYNAMIC DELIVERY
Learn to infuse energy Targe Actua
into your delivery to Metric Measurement
t l
leave a lasting Audience
impression # of attendees 150 120
attendance
One of the goals of Engagement
effective Minutes 60 75
duration
communication is to
motivate your audience Q&A interaction # of questions 10 15
Positive feedback Percentage (%) 90 95
Rate of
information Percentage (%) 80 85
retention
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FINAL TIPS & TAKEAWAYS
• Consistent rehearsal • Seek feedback
• Strengthen your familiarity • Reflect on performance
• Refine delivery style • Explore new techniques
• Pacing, tone, and emphasis • Set personal goals
• Timing and transitions • Iterate and adapt
• Aim for seamless, professional delivery
• Practice audience
• Enlist colleagues to listen & provide
feedback
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT METRICS
Achiev
Impact factor Measurement Target
ed
Audience interaction Percentage (%) 85 88
Knowledge retention Percentage (%) 75 80
Post-presentation surveys Average rating 4.2 4.5
Referral rate Percentage (%) 10 12
Collaboration opportunities # of opportunities 8 10
THANK
YOU
Brita Tamm
502-555-0152
brita@firstupconsultants.com
www.firstupconsultants.com
