Do you need to give a “how to” talk for your company? Follow the advice in this article and it will make the task of giving a demonstrative presentation easier. Use the case study as a guide to preparing your next “how to” talk and impress your listeners. In another article on giving an informative…
If you are a manager, employee, freelance consultant or business owner, you probably have to give many different kinds of talks as part of your work. These presentations could be informative, demonstrative (“how to”) or persuasive talks. There also may be situations where you have to give a special-occasion talk or an impromptu speech. Your goal…
[block] In Part 1, I briefly explained how to write a presentation outline, to organize the body of your talk, and to introduce it in engaging ways. I showed you a useful way to lay out your major and minor points. I talked about different ways to sequence your ideas and to guide listeners by…
[block] In the article, My Top 5 Presentation Tips, I pointed out how to know your topic and audience, look your best, make eye contact, use gestures, and move around. Let’s now turn to structuring your presentation properly. Any high school student knows that a presentation, just like an essay, contains an introduction, a body…
[block] Whether you are beginner at public speaking or an experienced presenter, you’ll benefit from The 7 Principles of Public Speaking by communications expert Richard Zeoli. I thoroughly loved the book because of its informative content, numerous activities, engaging writing style, fascinating stories, and relevant quotations. In fact, it’s a valuable resource guide to refer…
[block] Presenting effectively: a valuable skill I’m a web publisher, language teacher, consultant and author of numerous English as a second language (ESL) textbooks. I’ve been addressing audiences all my professional life. Giving an effective presentation is a valuable skill for any type of business person – like myself, a new employee of a company…