Powerful Pithy Presentations Tips: Archives

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The goal of Powerful, Pithy Presentation Pointers is to deliver one memorable, easy to implement presentation tool at a time! Then you can practice it 100 times and make it your own!

Powerful Pithy Presentation Pointer #1: Manage Your Fear

First, you must control your fear and anxiety of giving a presentation! Second, what are you going to say?

Did you know that 70% of people surveyed, after hearing a presentation, had no idea what the speaker was trying to communicate?

We are in the age of sound bytes! We focus on headlines, summaries and “give me the bottom line!” We have only seconds to grab the attention of our audiences, even if they are present because their jobs require it! Read More

Powerful Pithy Presentation Pointer #2: How To Develop The Framework for Your Presentation

A firm foundation of concrete is poured before a house is built. This supports the entire structure of the house! Without that foundation, the house caves in! The same principle applies to your presentation! Read More

Powerful Pithy Presentation Pointer #3: Engage Your Audience  

Are you concerned about feeling anxious while looking at your audience with that “glazed over look” on their faces as you talk?

Here are some ways to keep them engaged. Read More

Powerful Pithy Presentation Pointer #4: Manage Your Nervousness

Your adrenalin is pumping!  You want to make a great impression! You are scared of messing up and destroying your career!  

Here are tips to calm those nerves as you prepare for that all important presentation. Read More

Powerful Pithy Presentation Pointer #5: Eliminate "Filler" Words

“You know what I mean?” “You know what I’m saying? Ah..,like…ah”

These are “filler” words. Sometimes you search for the right word to use to complete your thoughts, but other words come out that don’t help you get your points across! Why does this happen? You are attempting to fill the silence, while thinking of the right words to use! Read More

Powerful Pithy Presentation Pointer #6: Talk To Strangers

A large amount of my time is spent talking to strangers! I work in the background of Willie Jolley Worldwide. From receiving calls from those who have heard Willie on radio, seen him on television, or read one of his books, to attending functions as part of product sales support, I’m talking to strangers. My responsibility is to make people feel welcomed, appreciated and served with excellence. That is, I must be proactive in meeting their needs in a cheerful fashion - whether it’s the answering of a question, the purchase of a product or just meeting and greeting of folks as a part of the Willie Jolley team! Read More

Powerful Pithy Presentation Pointer #7: Manage Your Frustration

Preparing to present in a venue or environment where you are the guest presenter can be challenging. The PowerPoint presentation doesn’t work on their laptop! There are handouts for 75 people, but 92 showed up! Your program has to be cut by 15 minutes for the earlier meeting ran over time! Read More

Powerful Pithy Presentation Pointer # 8: Managing Overwhelming Details

While attending a three-hour workshop on housing and community development, I found myself evaluating the presenter and making note of ideas that could make a difficult topic easier to present to us non-technical folks in the audience! We were all there for the valuable information, but the strange terminology and forms appeared a bit daunting! Read More

Dee Taylor-Jolley, MEd

Trainer/Speaking

Presentation Skills Expert

“If all my talents and powers were taken from me by some inscrutable providence, and I had my choice of keeping but one, I would unhesitatingly ask to be allowed to keep the power of speaking, for through it, I would quickly recover all the rest.” -Daniel Webster