Get Prepared for a Presentation

There is an old saying “A good start is half done.” It is very much true about presentations, whether sales or internal. It is equally important the preparation for a good start. Ever felt your heart beat going up before a presentation? Felt nervous? Well even the world famous presenters had admitted feeling same. The key is to be prepared for the event. Dressing up formally boost your confidence. Be sure that you are present at the presentation hall well before the proposed time of the event. Set the projector or other equipments ready at least 10 minutes before the decided time. Make sure everything is working properly and make ready the ppt .


Now it is show time. Take a deep breath, look into the eyes of audience, smile, hold head high and shoot. May be you can start a long presentation with a light incident or a story. Idea is to grab attention in the first 30secs. If you are not able to raise audience curiosity within 30 secs you are lost. Greet the audience, introduce yourself (if your presentation is outside your office) and give a brief idea of points you are going to speak or purpose of it. Then the crowd is clear about what you are going to speak in next few minutes. Everyone will be anticipating some benefit for themselves from what you are going to say. Everyone’s time is precious. So risk factor is that if you don’t have anything to arouse your curiosity you will lose the game in first “OVER” itself.
Voice modulation is the key to success of any presentation. You should know when to raise the voice, when to lower etc. The voice has to be very clear.


Not too loud either. Even you won’t appreciate someone shouting at you. If possible prepare for the first 2 minutes of the presentation and it is advisable that you learn by heart the first 2 minutes. Use of jesters is very effective in bringing back audience attention .It avoids monotony also. Make sure that you mention in the beginning itself you will give time after the presentation for any doubts. Once you are through the first few minutes you will be confident to carry it forward. Remember practice makes you perfect. Go ahead hit the target.