I’m a huge fan of clean, streamlined presentations with just a few key points. Not yet an expert myself, I have made huge efforts in reducing the amount of content in my presentations, as well as on my support slides.
So how exactly does one go about fighting the urge to overload their audience with everything they know about a subject? Olivia Mitchell offers a few tips to start you off:
- A presentation is the worst possible way to deliver lots of information
- Just because you say it doesn’t mean they will get it
- The more points you make, the less points they’ll get
- Stop seeing your presentation as a one-off event
- So what is a presentation good for?
Above and beyond face-to-face presentations, Mitchell’s tips are applicable to Webinars. I can also see them being extremely useful for planning and delivering face-to-face and online synchronous training sessions.
In addition, Mitchell offers “The Quick and Easy Guide to Creating an Effective Presentation“, an excellent step-by-step guide for planning your next presentation and your first step in being a more effective presenter.
References:
- How to fight the urge to overload your audience | Speaking about Presenting | Olivia Mitchell | 19 April 2010
Initially published on Brandon Hall’s Workplace Learning Today