Always tell your audience the objective of your presentation i.e. why they are listening to you, what you expect from them and how they will benefit. This will stop them guessing and speculating while you are presenting. If while you are presenting they are trying to guess what you are getting at, they will probably be missing the key points you are trying to make. They may make false conclusions that are opposite to what you intended. This will make it very difficult for you to get them to agree with you and take the course of action you want. One more thing, tell them at the start how long you will take and keep your presentation to 20 minutes or less. People do not have attention spans that stretch longer than than that.
This blog is about persuasive business communications and is a channel for sharing my 15 years of experience in the private and public sector 'selling ideas' hence the blog title "The Idea Peddler". Everyone needs to sell ideas to be successful, be it a teacher teaching the concepts of photosynthesis or an entreprenuer making a pitch to investors. Most of the posts will be short tips on presentation skills and general business communications but some will be longer and more in depth.
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Begin with the objective
Always tell your audience the objective of your presentation i.e. why they are listening to you, what you expect from them and how they will benefit. This will stop them guessing and speculating while you are presenting. If while you are presenting they are trying to guess what you are getting at, they will probably be missing the key points you are trying to make. They may make false conclusions that are opposite to what you intended. This will make it very difficult for you to get them to agree with you and take the course of action you want. One more thing, tell them at the start how long you will take and keep your presentation to 20 minutes or less. People do not have attention spans that stretch longer than than that.
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