Do’s and Don’ts of Presentations

Being aware of your audience, and the effect your presentation and your skills as a presenter can have is of the utmost importance, and can determine how successful your presentation is.

Watch the video below of the first part of a presentation.  What are your thoughts?

Now try the quiz and check true or false if the following things were included in the presentation you watched.

1.

Lack of eye contact.

 
 

2.

Speaking too fast.

 
 

3.

Information overload.

 
 

4.

Reading from the slides.

 
 

5.

Speech not matching with graphics.

 
 

6.

Too many colours on the slides.

 
 

7.

Lack of Signposting.

 
 

8.

Too much text on a slide.

 
 

9.

Little or no interaction with the audience.

 
 

10.

No clear goal for the presentation.

 
 

Refresh this page to try the quiz again.

*Signposting – language that lets the listener know that the topic has changed or will change.

The things above in the video were all the don’ts for presentations. And the dos? Simply the opposite:

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