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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
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Some people have a natural talent for public speaking. But of course, those without such innate abilities can improve their presentation skills as well.
Here's a list of frequently made presentation mistakes and pitfalls (most of them I made myself 😃). Hopefully this will help you to avoid the most common presentation pitfalls:
BEFORE
Not considering the PURPOSE for this presentation (what is your aim, what are you trying to achieve, when is it successful)
Insufficient PREPARATION (subject, content, invitation, travel directions)
Insufficient REHEARSING (practice for some friends)
Not considering your AUDIENCE beforehand (who are they, what are they interested in, what's in it for them. In small groups, you can also ask for their expectations at the beginning of your presentation)
Not considering PRE-READING HAND OUT (allow your audience to prepare)
Not checking the EQUIPMENT (projector, microphone, connection with your laptop, sound, batteries, flip chart, ma (...) Read more? Sign up for free
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Amarnath Krishnaswamy
Professor, India
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25 Common Presentation Errors
On D and G. It is indeed useful to come to the ven (...)
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Ronald Ainsbury
Management Consultant, New Zealand
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Common Mistakes in Presenting
Nice list. Some amplifications:
REHEARSE, rehears (...)
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MJ Stombaugh
Professor, United States
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Who Should Introduce the Presenter?
Not considering your INTRODUCTION. Who introduces (...)
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carol
Career Consultant, Uganda
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Enjoy Presenting Yourself and Show It
On 13: Enjoy what you do and show it. Editor: adde (...)
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MUNI DAVE
Business Consultant, India
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Layout and Font Size of your Presentation
On 5 and 6.
- Restrict every slide to 4 to 5 line (...)
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Matthews Mwase
Student (MBA), Malawi
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Presentation Mistakes and Tips
On 2. Define any jargon that can not be avoided to (...)
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Locke
Teacher, New Zealand
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Presentation Mistakes and Tips
On 13: Touch peoples' hearts, if you do all 25 tip (...)
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Yuriy Duchev
CxO / Board, Ukraine
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Do a Tryout for your Friends
Very importantly, before the date of the presentat (...)
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srinivas
Lecturer, India
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Tips to Engage the Audience of your Presentation
On C. You need to engage the audience of your pres (...)
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Jaime Arevalo
Colombia
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Pre-reading Hand Outs and Templates
Companies normally provide templates for their sta (...)
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Karibi George
Nigeria
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Great Presentation Mistakes and Tips
Thank you for this topic. It helped me to think ab (...)
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Gavril
Management Consultant, Albania
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Further Presentation Tips
Make sure you fully understand what you present.
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Ray Uday Shankar Prasad
India
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No Awareness About the Purpose of your Presentation
The comments are indeed very useful.
I would like (...)
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Theo Villella
Business Consultant, United States
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How to Find Out what your Audience is Interested in?
ON D: In reality, you often do not know what your (...)
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Theo Villella
Business Consultant, United States
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More Tips and Pointers
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Isaiah Maisiba
Accountant, Kenya
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Some More Presentation Errors en Tips
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Mohammed
HR Consultant, Saudi Arabia
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How to Present
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Maurice Hogarth
Consultant, United Kingdom
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Presentation Tips: More on Rehearsing
I particularly agree with C. Rehearsal. Because yo (...)
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Helen Strong
Business Consultant, South Africa
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Mistakes During Presentations
Great topic. Avoiding all these presentation mista (...)
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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
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Tips for Authentic Speaking
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