Al Samsa gave a presentation at the 2010 OBEA Spring Conference about better business presentations. Some of his key points included keeping presentations simple, creating an antagonist to engage the audience, using handouts to free yourself from solely relying on text, dressing appropriately, maintaining eye contact and body language like standing and facing the audience. He also recommended not racing through the presentation, incorporating humor, thinking non-linearly about presentation structure, and including examples and sources.

1. Al Samsa 2010 OBEA Spring Conference April 23, 2010 Better Presentations in your Business Class

2. Simplicity

3. Create an antagonist

4. Simple Show something Tease then tell

5. Handouts free you from text

6. Dress Appropriately

7. Body Language Stand Face the audience

8. Maintain sincere eye contact

9. Note to self: try not to read from notes!

10. Don’t race through it!

11. Humour

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16. Flip Camera..make your own video

17. Think non-linear

19. Examples http://tiny.cc/betterprez

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