Public speaking is the number one fear for most people, surpassing even the fear of death. Effective presentations involve using gestures, emotional appeal, storytelling, and visual aids while maintaining clear messaging and audience engagement. Key tips include preparing early, avoiding fillers, controlling speech rate, and maintaining eye contact to enhance audience connection.

2. “According to most studies,
peoples’ number one fear is public
speaking. Number two is death.
Death is number two! This means,
to the average person, if you go to
a funeral, you’re better off in the
casket than doing the eulogy.”
– Jerry Seinfeld
“There are always everyone
speeches for eryone you actually
gave. The one you practiced, the
one you gave and the one you wish
you gave.”
– Dale Carnegie

3. Use Gestures:
• Gestures need to be an extension
of your message and the
emotions they convey. Planned
gestures look artificial. Instead
keep your hands to your sides.
Top Tips for Effective Presentations

4. Kill those fog-horns & fillers with
pauses:
Even seasoned presenters fall prey to these
presentation killers - ‘um,’ ‘ah,’ or ‘you know’,
etc. Replace those with a pause. The pause may
seem a bit awkward, but the audience will barely
notice it
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5. Appeal to Emotions
• Presentations should be informative and
entertaining. Unlike an e-mail or article,
audience in a presentation expect some
appeal to their emotions.
• Great speakers use stories to create an
emotional connection.
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6. Pictures tell stories
• Wherever possible replace
your bullet points with
pictures.
• Very often a single picture
can convey a lot more than
a series of slides with
endless bullet points.
• Remember - "a picture is
worth a thousand words".
A woman holds her child, blackened by
carbon dust. His nose bleeds due to
infections caused by exposure to dust
and pollution during play in the
workshop in Korar Ghat by on the
outskirts of Dhaka.
Source:
http://www.noupe.com/photography/35-powerful-photos-
that-each-tells-a-story.html
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7. • Make your message clear:
Use this time-tested method to
ensure your message is understood
• Tell them what you are going to tell
them – brief outline of what the
presentation is about
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8. • Tell them – make an impactful
presentation
• Tell them what you just told them
– Summarize the key points
covered
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9. Arrive Early:
• Ensure you arrive at the venue before
your audience. Get a good feel of the
room where you are going to present.
• Do not fumble with technical gadgets
when people are waiting for you to speak.
• Being well prepared can do a lot to
remove your speaking anxiety
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10. Don’t get stuck to a podium
• Feel free to move around on stage to engage the
audience. If there is not much space for movement at
least vary your position on stage.
• This will make you appear to be more approachable.
• Use a remote device so that you can change slides easily
on the screen without having to be stuck behind a laptop.
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11. Slow your rate of speech
• Inexperienced presenters tend to rush through their
presentations.
• To ensure better understanding consciously reduce your
rate of speech by adding meaningful pauses to emphasis
on points.
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12. Maintain Eye Contact
• Maintain eye contact with each person in the
audience, if it is a smaller audience
• For larger audiences, ensure you exercise the
lighthouse style of eye contact - move your gaze
from one end of the room to other and back to
the starting point.
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