Inspired by Jeff Haden’s Article: “11 PHRASES GREAT SPEAKERS NEVER SAY” Here are 11 valuable tips for your next presentation on what not to say! Enjoy!

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6. NOT
DEMANDING
your audiences’ attention
does work.

7. Make sure that your talk is so
ENGAGING
that people won’t want to
MISS A SECOND OF IT.
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9. WRITING THINGS DOWN
For a lot of people,
MEMORIZING
what you just said.
is an easy way of

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THEY WANT
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Allow people
WHAT
in your
that helps
THEM!

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12. The Audience
if it is
DOESN’T CARE
SHORT OR NOT.

13. INVESTED THEIR TIME
and want to be
&
INSPIRED
into you,
They have already
INFORMED.

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15. When the audience
hears this, they know
that your focus is in the
WRONG PLACE-

16. & expect to be
BORED.

17. because the lights
I CAN’T
are
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18. Even if it is
DIFFICULT
to see your audience,
about it.
THEY DON’T
HAVE TO KNOW

19. SMILE OFTEN
Just
& act like you can see.

20. If you need to
count hands or answer questions,
talk to the lighting
people in advance

21. Can you
RE
this?
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22. 2X THE
MEDIUM AGE
The common
rule is to make
the font size
of the audience.

23. READ
me
LOUD
for
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Let
THIS
OUT
you.

24. NEVER ADD SO MUCH TEXT
on your slides that people will need to
to you to read it.
STOP LISTENING

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26. DON’T DELAY ANYTHING-
If someone in the
audience is eager to
learn & brave enough
to ask a question,

27. TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

28. that
Let me
RIGHT
“
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answer
question
AWAY!

29. REPEAT
what was asked so the
rest of the audience can
HEAR IT.
Before answering their question,

30. to come up with a
This also gives you a little
EXTRA TIME
GREAT ANSWER!

31. slides!
WHAT?
TIME?
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I’M OUT OF
But I have
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32. To make sure your
presentation fits in the
allotted time slot,
PRACTICE AS
MUCH AS YOU CAN!

33. If you end your presentation early,
you can invite them to coffee or
to talk one on one.

34. While these may all seem
like little things they communicate
a lot about us as a presenter.

35. &
So COME PREPARED,
BE YOURSELF,
BE PROFESSIONAL.

36. GOOD LUCK!
Created by: Camille

38. Inspired by Jeff Haden’s Article: “11 PHRASES GREAT SPEAKERS NEVER SAY”

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