I concluded 25 professional tips for an astonishing presentation. Many tips are scientifically proven and come from presentation professionals.

1. TIPS FOR A KILLER
PRESENTATION
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25 by:
Sciantifically
proven
tips inside

2. PRESENTATION
BEFORE

3. 1,2,3 MIC & TECH CHECK.
ALWAYS CHECK:
AUDIENCE, VENUE, TECH
”By failing to prepare,
you are preparing to fail.”
- Abraham Lincoln

4. GHOST PRESENT
NEVER LET THE AUDIENCE
BE YOUR PLACE OF PRACTISE
”I fear not the man who has practiced
10000 kicks once,
but I fear the man who has practiced
one kick 10000 times.”
- Bruce Lee

5. UNDER ANXIETY &
STRESS YOUR BODY
PRODUCES CORTISOL
WHICH MAY LOWER
YOUR FOCUS &
ALERTNESS LEVEL
BURN SOME CORTISOL.
MAKE A
SMALL EXERCISE
BEFORE THE
PRESENTATION

6. ENERGETIC PERFORMACE NEEDS ENERGY.
EAT A HIGH PROTEIN MEAL BEFORE PRESENTATION.
PROTEIN ACTIVATES DOPAMINE
WHICH KEEPS YOU ALERT.
BIG GREASY MEAL PRIOR
MAKES YOU SLEEPY.

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DO THE ”HELSINKI SUBWAY PLAN”
Freeze Station
Route B
Route A
IF THE FIRST LANE IS STUCK, HOW DO YOU
SWITCH TO ANOTHER LANE AND KEEP GOING?

8. CREATE YOUR OWN ”PRE-GAME ROUTINE”
During the
1998 World Cup
French player
Laurent Blanc
kissed the bold head
of the goalie Fabien Barthez
before every match for good luck.
NBA Player
LeBron James,
tosses chalk to the sky
before every game.
The pre-game ritual
has become his trademark
and ended up in Nike’s Ad.

9. DURING THE SHOW

10. EMBRACE ”INTERRUPTIONS”
A QUESTION IS NOT A
BAD INTERRUPTION TO HAVE,
IT OPENS THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN
THE PRESENTER & THE AUDIENCE.
ADDRESS QUESTIONS
IMMEDIATELY IF POSSIBLE

11. ASK A QUESTION YOU DON’T KNOW
THE ANSWER TO.
THEN TALK ABOUT
THINGS YOU DO KNOW
& SHOW YOUR TALENT
THIS WAY YOU WILL
SHOW YOUR HUMILITY &
LOWER THE DIALOGUE GAP.

12. ALWAYS GIVE THE AUDIENCE
SOMETHING TO TAKE HOME
PRESENT, MATERIAL, GREAT ADVICE,
E-MATERIAL, SOMETHING EXCLUSIVE.

13. WHAT DO YOU DO TO CONTINUE
IF A POSSIBLE FREEZE OCCURS
DURING YOUR PRESENTATION?
HAVE A FREEZE KILL-PILL

14. ESTABLISH AN EXIT STRATEGY
HOW TO WALK AWAY LIKE A WINNER
IF THE ”STAGE STARTS BURNING”?

15. BE PERSONAL
”Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.”
- Oscar Wilde
#11

16. DO THE DUNK.
HAVE A ”WOW”
-FACTOR IN YOUR
PRESENTATION.

17. REMEMBER REPETITION
If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times
If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times
If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times
If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times
If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times
If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times
If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times
If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times
If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times
If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times

18. SURPRISE WITH A SECRET
TELL SOMETHING NO-ONE ELSE KNOWS.
THIS WAY YOU CREATE VALUE.

19. THE AUDIENCE WANTS
TELL A STORY WHAT EMPHASISES THAT YOU HAVE
DONE A PRESENTATION ESPECIALLY FOR THIS AUDIENCE.

20.
EMBRACE
THE
POWER
OF PAUSE

21. MY PERSONAL SILVER BULLETS
”THE 3 E’S”
EYE CONTACT. ENGAGEMENT. ENERGY.

22. START & END WITH
KEEP IN MIND THAT THE AVERAGE
ATTENTION SPAN IS 30 SEC.
A

23. KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY
CAME TO SEE YOUR SHOW.
NOT YOUR SLIDESHOW.

24. PROVIDE VALUE
YOUR JOB IS TO DELIVER.
THE PRIZE IS ATTENTION.
BY
BEING
M
ILD.
YOU
W
ILL
GET
M
ILD.
EARN RESPECT

25. ABSOLUTE NO’S.
”I’LL SKIP THESE”
TEXT OVERLOAD
APOLOGIZES
SLIDE READING

26. DELIVER
THE PROMISE.
EASY WAY TO DO
THIS IS TO
UNDERPROMISE
& OVERDELIVER

27. STOP EARLY.
60 MINUTE TALK
IS 50 MINUTE TALK
STOP O’CLOCK
30 MINUTE TALK IS
25 MINUTE TALK

28. AFTER THE SHOW

29. FOLLOW UP.
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