A presentation I put together than outlines the best practices when delivering a presentation!

1. Presentations
h i g h e r p o w e r
captivate your audience
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2. Agenda
 Introduction
 Role Play
 4 Pillars
 5 Elements
 PowerPoint Overkill
 Key Reminders
 Role Play
 Q&A
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3.  Introduction
 Role Play
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
4 Pillars
5 Elements
Why I am here?
 PowerPoint
Overkill
 Key Reminders
 Role Play
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4.  Introduction
Think of a
 Role Play
 4 Pillars
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
5 Elements
PowerPoint
presentation topic
Overkill
 Key Reminders
 Role Play
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6. 5 Elements of an
 Introduction
effective presentation
 Role Play
1. The Speech
 4 Pillars
 Paint a big picture
 5 Elements
 Why are you speaking?
 PowerPoint  What are you trying to
Overkill
accomplish
 Key Reminders
 Role Play project, articulate, breathe
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7. 5 Elements of an
 Introduction
effective presentation
 Role Play
2. Body Language & Image
 4 Pillars  Posture, stance and movement
 5 Elements  Dress to impress
 PowerPoint
 SMILE 
Overkill  Stand-by presenter
 Key Reminders
55% of communication is
 Role Play
non-verbal
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8. 5 Elements of an
 Introduction
effective presentation
 Role Play
3. Use of Equipment
 4 Pillars
 Enhance your presentation
 5 Elements  Less is more!
 PowerPoint
Overkill
 Engage through different
mediums
 Key Reminders
 Entertain your audience
 Role Play
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9. 5 Elements of an
 Introduction
effective presentation
 Role Play
4. The Environment
 4 Pillars
 Know your room
 5 Elements  Surroundings, obstacles,
 PowerPoint stand points
Overkill
 Use the space
 Key Reminders
 Visit the audience
 Role Play
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10. 5 Elements of an
 Introduction
effective presentation
 Role Play
5. Preparation
 4 Pillars
 Rehearse
 5 Elements
 Practice
 PowerPoint
Overkill
 Know your slides and queues
 Key Reminders It is not memorization,
 Role Play it is understanding
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11. PowerPoint Overkill
 Introduction
 Role Play
 4 Pillars
 5 Elements
 PowerPoint
Overkill
 Key Reminders
 Role Play
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12. The 5-by-5 Rule
 Introduction
 Role Play No more than…
 4 Pillars  Five words per line*
 5 Elements  Five lines per slide
 PowerPoint
Overkill
 Key Reminders
example 
 Role Play
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13. MP LE
E XA
How to Sell
 Introduction What lessons can be learned from Coastal's success?
Mogren's experience provides some key tips:
 - Be early. Coastal was one of the first in their industry to
 Role Play have an online presence. That definitely helped get sales
going. Getting online before your competitors is a clear
 4 Pillars advantage.
 - Keep costs low. Coastal uses Perl$hop, a free shopping
cart program. You don't need something with all the bells
 5 Elements and whistles that may cost you more than you should pay.
 - Pick a niche that correlates with current Internet use.
 PowerPoint "Woodworkers love the Internet," says Mogren. "I don't
know why, but they do." Look for hobbyists, technology
Overkill users, collectors and other categories of people who are on
the Internet.
 Key Reminders - Tailor your online sales to other small businesses.
Business-to- business selling is the future of e-commerce.
Mogren saw his sales migrate in this direction. "We began
 Role Play selling to individuals. Lots of our growth today is coming
from businesses, including IBM, UCLA and Ford."
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14. MP LE
E XA
How to Sell
 Introduction What lessons can be learned?
 Role Play
 4 Pillars
 Be early
 Keep costs low
 5 Elements
 Pick a niche that correlates with
 PowerPoint current Internet use
Overkill
 Tailor your online sales to other
 Key Reminders small businesses
 Role Play
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15. Different Mediums
 Introduction Where applicable, use:
 Role Play  Videos
 4 Pillars
 Photos
 5 Elements
 PowerPoint
 Animations
Overkill
 Key Reminders
 Role Play
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16. DO NOT…
 Introduction
 Role Play  Go overboard on animations
 4 Pillars  Use distracting colours
 5 Elements  Annoying sounds
 PowerPoint  Too small text
Overkill
 “READ YOUR SLIDES”
 Key Reminders
 Talk to them, understand them
 Role Play
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17. To Keep in Mind
 Introduction
 Role Play
 Talk slowly, clear and loud
 4 Pillars
 Smile, eye contact, gestures
 5 Elements  Avoid slang or technical
terms
 PowerPoint
Overkill  Appeal presentation to
 Key Reminders audience
 Role Play
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18. To Keep in Mind
 Introduction
 Do not ramble
 Role Play
 “umm”, fidget,
4 Pillars

long pause,
 5 Elements chew gum
 PowerPoint  Open hands
Overkill
 Key Reminders
 Ask questions
 Role Play everyone can see you!
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19. To Keep in Mind
 Introduction
ANSWER
 Role Play
 4 Pillars
 5 Elements
 PowerPoint
Overkill “SO WHAT?”
 Key Reminders
 Role Play
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20. To Keep in Mind
 Introduction
 Role Play
 4 Pillars
Relate back to
 5 Elements
 PowerPoint
Overkill
big picture
 Key Reminders
 Role Play
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21. Role Play Revisited
 Introduction
Role Play
3 more

 4 Pillars
5 Elements
volunteers

 PowerPoint
Overkill
 Key Reminders
 Role Play
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22.  Introduction
 Role Play
 4 Pillars
 5 Elements Ask me
PowerPoint
questions…

Overkill
 Key Reminders
 Role Play
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23. Good Luck with
LET’S DO
BUSINESS
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