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25 Common Presentation Mistakes and Tips
Jaap de Jonge, Editor, Netherlands
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 EQU...
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25 Common Presentation Errors
Amarnath Krishnaswamy, Professor, India, Member On D and G. It is indeed useful to come to the venue earlier and meet the audience members individually, also to get a possible fix on who could be "f...
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Common Mistakes in Presenting
Ronald Ainsbury, Teacher, United Kingdom, Member Nice list. Some amplifications:
REHEARSE, rehearse, rehearse - until your presentation doesn't sound like you rehearsed at all. (Editor: added)
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Who Should Introduce the Presenter?
MJ Stombaugh, Student (MBA), United States, Member Not considering your INTRODUCTION. Who introduces you and how? Editor: added.
By the way, what is the best way to introduce speakers anyhow?
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Enjoy Presenting Yourself and Show It
carol, Business Consultant, United States, Member On 13: Enjoy what you do and show it. Editor: added.
1. One should enjoy the subject in your mind before presenting it to others.
2. While p...
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Layout and Font Size of your Presentation
MUNI DAVE, Business Consultant, India, Member On 5 and 6.
- Restrict every slide to 4 to 5 lines only. Don't try to stuff much more in single slide.
- Don't make slide background too col...
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Presentation Mistakes and Tips
Matthews Mwase, Student (MBA), Malawi, Member On 2. Define any jargon that can not be avoided to ensure understanding.
On 10: Engage the audience with short case studies in their groups that ...
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Presentation Mistakes and Tips
Locke, Teacher, New Zealand, Member On 13: Touch peoples' hearts, if you do all 25 tips and fail to touch their hearts and souls by connecting them to the essential vision behind the det...
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Do a Tryout for your Friends
Yuriy Duchev, CxO / Board, Ukraine, Member Very importantly, before the date of the presentation PRACTICE your presentation for yours friends or family. Their feedback allows you to fix mistake...
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Pre-reading Hand Outs and Templates
Jaime Arevalo, Manager, Colombia, Member Companies normally provide templates for their staff to use. Because the usage implies a kind of mental restriction, it is better to prepare the prese...
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Great Presentation Mistakes and Tips
Karibi George, Nigeria, Member Thank you for this topic. It helped me to think about presenting / giving presentations in an organized and practical way. Most training programs for ...
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Further Presentation Tips
Gavril, Management Consultant, Albania, Member Make sure you fully understand what you present.
Combine text/voice with body language. Editor: added.
Be interactive.
Summarize the me...
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How to Find Out what your Audience is Interested in?
Theo Villella, Business Consultant, United States, Member ON D: In reality, you often do not know what your audience wants to know or needs to know. You know what you think they need, but they may not. But th...
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More Tips and Pointers
Theo Villella, Business Consultant, United States, Member On 4. @ Editor: Yes, the number of slides is cultural. In Japan I saw very dense slides that required 10-15 minutes ...
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Some More Presentation Errors en Tips
Isaiah Maisiba, Accountant, Kenya, Premium Member Be alert for feedback from your audience, for example if there is a need for a break or in case of emergencies like power failure. You might ask someb...
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How to Present
Mohammed, HR Consultant, Saudi Arabia, Member Presenting and standing in front of others needs some level of bravery (Editor: added).
Bravery in presenting means:-
1. Excellent preparati...
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Presentation Tips: More on Rehearsing
Maurice Hogarth, Consultant, United Kingdom, Member I particularly agree with C. Rehearsal. Because your brain believes what you tell it to do, rehearsal breeds familiarity so the brain thinks ‘been her...
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Mistakes During Presentations
Helen Strong, Business Consultant, South Africa, Member Great topic. Avoiding all these presentation mistakes is so important, especially when providing the audience with outcomes of research, or taking the...
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