Effective Presentation Skills

One of the most important skills in today’s world is to be a good presenter. Read below how having good presentation skills will help you "sell yourself" to employers.

We at Alic Consulting are trying to improve our employee's presentation skills since we truly believe that this is the skill they can use to help our clients grow. A good-quality product that is needed in the community can be irrelevant if you don't present it correctly. The same thing can apply to people and projects. If you don't have personnel that can present the project to investors and shareholders, you are potentially losing out on chances to grow in the market.

Read our tips to become an ACE at presentations.

#1 Show passion for the topic you are presenting on.

If you want to engage people and get them interested in a topic, you yourself must be interested and engaged. People will better react to your presentations if you come out as someone interested in whatever topic you are presenting on.


#2 Connect with your audience

It is easy to connect with the audience once you are passionate and honest with them. Be enthusiastic about the topic and tell them why that subject matters to you.


#3 Don't focus on yourself, focus on your audience

When you are building the presentation, try thinking about what the audience is going to get out of this. Try to look at the presentation from their point of view. You must have an idea of what your audience should know from your presentation when you are preparing it. Make it easy to understand and respond to.


#4 Keep the presentation simple

One thing you must have in mind is that you don't want to overwhelm the people with your presentation. When starting a presentation, the first thing to do is to write down 3 points. Make these 3 points stand out to your audience so they remember it. Make the ideas simple and clean.


#5 Make eye contact

The best way to keep someone's attention is to make eye contact. Like we said before it's important to connect with the audience and making eye contact with different people in the room ensures a connection when presenting a topic.

Bonus tip: smile, look positive, and be happy :)


#6 Make a strong opening

The people in the crowd will decide when to give you their attention. Our advice is to start off strong so you grab their attention early on in the presentation. Have a strong fact, a good quote, or simply state a piece of core information about the presentation in the first minute.


#7 Tell stories

Everyday stories can help your audience connect to the topic you are covering. Use some examples from your everyday life or even a well-known story that the audience is familiar with to connect the topic with our everyday lives. This will help people remember your talking points well after the presentation.


#8 Use your voice and body effectively

Make sure to accent the things that you want to stick with the audience. Vary the speed at which you talk and emphasize certain words. Get that natural flow of the spoken word and don't speak in one tone. Think about how your body language plays a role in the presentation. One of the simplest tricks to hold attention is to be dynamic. Create an imaginary triangle over the podium and walk on it. By doing so, you are engaging the eyes of the audience to constantly keep track of your movement.


In conclusion, presentations can be stressful and therefore make you feel uncomfortable. One key point that you need to remember is to just relax and focus on the message that you want to tell to your audience. Take deep breaths while presenting and stay focused and calm no matter what happens. The key to representing the presentation well is to enjoy the topic matter. So get comfortable with the topic and relax. The audience will want to mirror your enthusiasm.

International Public Speaking Coach, TEDx speaker and Best Selling author Jason Teteak has taught more than one million people how to flawlessly command attention and connect with audiences in their unique style. He has developed more than fifty presentation and communication training programs ranging in length from one hour to three days to serve as the basis for The Rule the Room Method.

Part of our growth program at Alic Consulting is to ensure all of our staff have access to seminars and courses to better develop their communication and presentation skills. We care about our employees improving their personal skills as they grow with us or even if they move on to another company. We want everyone to be the best possible version of themselves.