While Presenting Avoid ‘Too’ like the plague.. YouncK Too Vague Too Complicated Too Long Too Much Too Boring Too Fast 6 Presentation tips to prepare better! YouncK

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While Presenting Avoid ‘Too’ like the plague..
Too Vague
Too Complicated
Too Long
Too Much
Too Boring
Too Fast
6 Presentation tips to prepare better!
YouncK

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The 6 to be avoided Too’s according to YouncK
Written by Maurice Hellemons
'Too' in front of other words is most often not so good. I have learned that from very young
age. Unfortunately 'Too' in front of a word in a less positive context, also applies to
presentations which almost all can be solved or prevented with a better preparation. Here
are the 6 Too’s according to YouncK and how it can be done better.
The 6 Too’s according to YouncK
Presentations are often...
How it also can be done?
and better!
1. Too Vague
No clear message or goal. With often as
a result the natural reaction "So what ?"
During your preparation make up your WIIFTA.
(What's in it for the Audience)
Begin and end with that. Use clear language
and be concrete. Show, don’t tell. Use the
senses. That keeps the brains alert and
knowledge stays remembered easier in matters
that the brains already recognize. Think of
color, smell, taste, shape, emotion and tell a
story.
2. Too Complicated
There is no flow, or no clear structure. If
you do not use a clear structure, then
your audience will find a simple manner
to no longer pay attention.
Messages, holidays and to-do lists.
Brains are easily distracted. Do not let
that happen.
"Keep it Simple. As simple as possible but not
simpler than that", Einstein once said. Choose
a known structure during your preparation.
For example:
1. Chronological, numeric or a combination
2. Geographical
3. Problem, cause, effect, solution/action,
result.
3. Too Long
Too long sentences, long words, too long
material, too many examples. This all
leads to distraction, boredom and loss of
focus.
That focus is exactly what you want to
maintain. The length of a presentation is
"like a short skirt. Short enough to draw
attention. Long enough to cover
everything".
"Less is more" summarizes it well.
Use short words and short sentences. One
spoken sentence that takes longer than 5
seconds, they will hardly remember.
End on time, every time! Every minute
finished earlier is a free gift, that they can be
filled with their needs. (Email, toilet, coffee,
phone call)
Every minute too long is your fault. Sufficient
practicing, as part of your preparation, results in
good timing.

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The 6 Too’s according to YouncK
Presentations are often…
4. Too Much
Too many facts, sheets, details, bullet
points, words in a row, etc. Too is never
good especially when it comes to 'Too
much'. Better one bird in the hand, than ten
in the sky. Little to nothing stays
remembered, even though you have so
many good, beautiful stuff and benefits to
mention.
How it also can be done?
and better!
"Kill your Darlings" sums it up well.
Order and chunk your info during your
preparation. Perhaps not always possible or
nice, but do it anyway. They will only
remember one or a few of your messages
max. If 'narcotic' is what they will remember
of you, you are not doing a good job.
5. Too Boring
The subject can be cared less by a person,
but the most 'boring' subjects can still be
brought fascinating.
Bigger problem is the use, or better said
abuse of a monotone voice. A monotone
voice works like an car ride for a baby.
Narcotic aka 'boring'.
Be unexpected for a moment. Humor and
magic are 2 forms of attracting tension.
They want to know how it ends and only just
because of that, you will keep their attention.
Think about this during your preparation.
Learn how to apply the MTV of your voice.
Modulation, Tempo and Volume. If not, the
sooner you will be narcotic and boring.
6. Too Fast
If you want to do too much in too short a
period of time, speakers will often speak
faster at the end of a presentation.
Or worse, they will skip parts. Perhaps half
of your audience especially came for that
last part. Not the proper way to deal with
that part of your audience, is it?
Make sure that during your preparation you
exactly know after how many minutes you
have to be on 25%, 50% and 75%. Then
you can start earlier with being 'brief and
concise' to make sure everything will be
dealt with. Or forwarding questions per sub-
topic earlier to a better suitable moment.
Pause in your sentence and in between
sentences. This works better for the brains,
than speaking slower. The time in between
will be used for the adaptation and
sometimes literal translation. This also
counts for dialect, which turns out to be very
exhausting after a while.
Put it to your advantage!
Maurice Hellemons
www.younck.com