THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Public Speaking

"What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."
— Johann von Goethe, poet, novelist, playwright

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Effective Presentation

Delivering a successful presentation requires careful preparation. Next time you're getting ready to present, follow these three steps.

1. Create a clear narrative. Don't start by creating slides. First get your story down, and design slides or collect data to illustrate that compelling narrative.

2. Do a dry run. Read through the slides aloud. Do it seated in front of your computer screen so that you don't have to think about your body language.

3. Rehearse without slides. Finally, do a run-through while standing in a vacant conference room without your slides. This will allow you to concentrate on the story, as well as your eye contact, gestures, posture, and voice.

Today's Thought is adopted from HBR’s “Management Tip "Learning Presenting Skills by Learning to Swim" by Jerry Weissman posted on October 21, 2011