Plethora of P's for Powerful Presentations

PLAN your subject wisely

Make sure you have "earned the right" to speak about your subject (Dale Carnegie)

Only speak about things you feel strongly about/things you want to defend under pressure
PREPARE your talk

Begin early enough so your subconscious can be working on you presentation

Limit subject to 1 point for each 5 minutes

Gather additional information (10 to 100 times more than you think you need)

Choose a note style (outline, note cards, memorization)
POLISH your presentation

Stories and examples with details

Relevant quotes or facts

Get information about audience so you can gear it to their interests and get them involved
PRACTICE your delivery

Worst: written out, read in "speech voice"

Better: Stretch, Magnify, Push the envelope
PRESENT confidently

Since you are prepared, you know you are delivering a first class speech

You have done the work, so enjoy the butterflies, they will only help you do better
"Discover you own unique mission and gifts, present material which is thoroughly edifying, inspiring, and practical, and do it with high energy" - Stephen Covey

Copyrighted by Elizabeth Rhodes; CNE Systems, 1996
Want to learn more? Visit one of our Speak Easy Toastmaster meetings. Home

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	Make sure you have "earned the right" to speak about your subject (Dale Carnegie)
	Only speak about things you feel strongly about/things you want to defend under pressure PREPARE your talk
	Begin early enough so your subconscious can be working on you presentation
	Limit subject to 1 point for each 5 minutes
	Gather additional information (10 to 100 times more than you think you need)
	Choose a note style (outline, note cards, memorization) POLISH your presentation
	Stories and examples with details
	Relevant quotes or facts
	Get information about audience so you can gear it to their interests and get them involved PRACTICE your delivery
	Worst: written out, read in "speech voice"
	Better: Stretch, Magnify, Push the envelope PRESENT confidently
	Since you are prepared, you know you are delivering a first class speech
	You have done the work, so enjoy the butterflies, they will only help you do better "Discover you own unique mission and gifts, present material which is thoroughly edifying, inspiring, and practical, and do it with high energy" - Stephen Covey Copyrighted by Elizabeth Rhodes; CNE Systems, 1996 Want to learn more? Visit one of our Speak Easy Toastmaster meetings. Home