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Speaker Presentation - Creating an Effective & Engaging Presentation

Written by Joel Bauer & Associates

Topic: Public SpeakingPublished May 17, 2011
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When creating a speaker presentation, there are a number of ways to create an effective visual that will engage your audience and drive them to your call of action, whatever it may be. Here are 4 speaker training tips that can help you immensely when creating your speaker presentation.

Speaker presentation tip number one, avoid loading your presentation with too much text, or too much data. Although you probably want to show some kind of proof that whatever you're talking about works, or that it is effective, too much text and data can be very boring to look at. Text and data can also be confusing to your audience, you want to draw your audience to your call of action in the most clear manner as possible.

Speaker presentation tip number two, use powerful and emotionally engaging graphics. Let your graphics and images tell your story. Graphics are much more effective at relaying a message, and drawing up emotion. You want your audience to relate to you on an emotional level so that a connection is made between you. Once a relation, or connection is made it is likely that your audience will trust you, what you have to say, and believe in what you are speaking about, or selling, all from just emotional graphics.

Tip number three, make sure your graphics are large enough for the whole audience to see. This may sound like a no-brainer, but how many times have you been at a seminar sitting in the back and you can't even read what's on the screen? To add to this tip, also remember to place your images high enough, so that even the people in the back of the room can see what's on the screen without having to stand up.

Tip number four. Brand your slides. You can look 10 times more professional if all of your slides are branded with either a graphic banner on the top of each slide, or with a company logo. Branding your slides will help your audience to see your professionalism which will help them to see you as a person they trust and want to invest in.

Following these simple guidelines should help your presentation to look and be receptive in a much more professional way. No matter the quality of the presentation, you must also prepare your speech to be just as engaging as your slides. Having the proper slides can also help you with your speech by keeping you organized and on point with your speech's message.

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Joel Bauer is a professional speaker coach and speaker training specialist. Joel has trained some of the top names in the business including Mark Victor Hansen, Robert Allen, Dave Lakhani, Eben Pagan, Mike Koenigs and more. He has helped hundreds of business professionals to fine tune their speaking and persuasion skills which in turn has helped them to grow their income substantially. When Joel is not on stage himself, he teaches others and transfers his life skills to his students at his boutique events. He offers two seminars, Passion to Profit and Profit Point. All of his events are by invitation only, and to attend Profit Point you must apply and only 50 will be accepted. Joel is also a family man. He is married and has three children, Chanel, Brianna and Sterling. On his off time Joel likes to Ski and hang out with his family.