Short set of slides in which I show why and how to speak slowly when you give a presentation. Speaking slowly can help improve how you communicate your ideas and result in more effective presentations. Please note: This slide deck is meant for online viewing and is not devised for a live audience.

1. A presentation strategy
brought to you by
Jon Schwabish
Slow
Down

2. WhenWeGet
Nervous

3. our hearts race

4. and our
adrenaline
pumps

5. This can cause us to
speak too quickly

6. Instead…

7. control
your
pace

8. and slow down

9. Think:
Garrison Keillor

10. Think:
Molasses

11. Think:
Turtle

12. Add pauses
for emphasis

13. or pretend English is your
audience’s second language

14. Your audience
will listen

15. they will thank you

16. and they will be
more likely to
Remember
your message

17. Jonathan Schwabish
Email: jschwabish@gmail.com
Twitter: @jschwabish
SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/jschwabish
Website: http://policyviz.com/
Inspired by: Matt Carter, Eugene Cheng, Emiland De Cubber,
Jesse Desjardins, Nancy Duarte,Ann Emery, Stephanie Evergreen,
Carmine Gallo, Garr Reynolds, and many others.
Contact

18. Sources and Attributions
Slide #1: : Flickr/James Whitesmith via Compfight,
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Slide #3: Flickr/Caro Wallis via Compfight, http://www.flickr.com/photos/76818399@N00/320695236/
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Slide #15: Flickr/Ben Fredericson, http://goo.gl/nYTZgW
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