When you are presenting, it is important to speak clearly, confidently and succinctly. Presentation skills coach and professional speaker Gilda Bonanno provides 5 quick tips to keep you from rambling on and on during your presentation. Get more public speaking and networking strategies from Gilda's e-newsletter: http://www.gildabonanno.com/Pages/newsletter.aspx

1. 5 Quick Tips
to Avoid Rambling
When Presenting
by Gilda Bonanno
Presentation Skills Coach
& Professional Speaker

2. When presenting,
your goal is to be
Clear
Focused
Succinct

3. Rambling is…

4. How can you
avoid rambling
when presenting?

6. Write it out
or draw it

8. Short sentence =
Complete thought
Short sentence =
Less likely to use filler
words like “um” + “ah”

10. Don’t get lost in your thoughts
Stay in the moment - observe audience reactions
Listen to what you are actually saying

12. Finish the sentence (a complete thought) +
then pause:
So the audience can absorb what
you’ve said
To give yourself a chance to breathe +
think about what comes next
For dramatic effect

14. Practice the transition
to the next thought
so you don't get lost

16. Follow
these strategies
to give a
FOCUSED, CLEAR presentation
& avoid RAMBLING

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