{"id":24224,"date":"2015-10-07T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/2015\/10\/07\/three-tips-for-giving-a-more-memorable-presentation\/"},"modified":"2015-10-07T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T15:00:00","slug":"three-tips-for-giving-a-more-memorable-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/three-tips-for-giving-a-more-memorable-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Tips For Giving a More Memorable Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4834\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesdev.net\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how_to_give.jpg\" alt=\"how_to_give\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>If you\u2019ve ever been to a conference of any sort, you probably know what we\u2019re talking about when we say \u201cboring.\u201d A good number of people give speeches and presentations their best shot, but sometimes their best just isn\u2019t all that great. Witnessing a lackluster speech is sometimes worse than a root canal (at least they have numbing agents for that). Usually, these kinds of speeches involve a lot of wrist checking\u2014whether you have a watch or not\u2014and counting minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The worst part of it is that it\u2019s incredibly common to find yourself sitting at a presentation you know could be a whole lot better, especially in the tech industry. Even if you only have a speck of presentation talent, a few tried and true tools can help even the dullest of presenters. Let\u2019s have a look at them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use Your Biggest Asset: Your Audience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wake \u2018em up! Rise and shine, listeners. What\u2019s the best way to make an audience more receptive to your messages? Use them\u2014literally. Tie them into your presentation. Don\u2019t ask questions you don\u2019t expect them to answer; ask questions they should be answering. Wait for people to answer. If they don\u2019t answer, ask it again. Make them think.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not really sure if the audience in front of you will interact with you in that way, you can always break the ice a little by getting creative. Do you have a statistic that says a third of a target demographic eats dinner before six? Make people get up and move. Put a third on one side of the room, and put the other two thirds on the other. Arrange the chairs in this fashion before people come in, even. It\u2019s okay to break the fourth wall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use the Right Jokes For the Right Audience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re in the tech industry\u2014that means that there are plenty of people in the niche that know about all kinds of silly jokes. If you know your audience is particularly nerdy, for example, Star Trek and Star Wars references wouldn\u2019t be too off base. If you\u2019re not sure, you can always add silly pictures and (appropriate) song clips. Of course, make sure you know who you\u2019re presenting to. Some jokes might go a little awry if they\u2019re told in front of the wrong audience, and you don\u2019t want to be known as \u201cthe guy who did a presentation that no one really understood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>You Don\u2019t Always Need the PowerPoint<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We love our slides! This is because we like having them behind us to lean on in case we forget something. Sometimes, it\u2019s not always to benefit the audience. We\u2019ve all seen PowerPoint slide after PowerPoint slide of Cliff Note-style text without any transitions or custom backgrounds. If you have to use the PowerPoint, feel free to jazz it up a little. Add transitions, silly pictures, or comedic timing into your slide presentation. Don\u2019t be afraid to step away from it completely, either\u2014sometimes saying things that aren\u2019t on the screen will engage your audience the best.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone is born a star presentation giver, but by following the tips above, you might just become a more memorable face in your niche.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever been to a conference of any sort, you probably know what we\u2019re talking about when we say \u201cboring.\u201d A good number of people give speeches and presentations their best shot, but sometimes their best just isn\u2019t all that great. Witnessing a lackluster speech is sometimes worse than a root canal (at least [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":24225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v22.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Three Tips For Giving a More Memorable Presentation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/three-tips-for-giving-a-more-memorable-presentation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Three Tips For Giving a More Memorable Presentation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you\u2019ve ever been to a conference of any sort, you probably know what we\u2019re talking about when we say \u201cboring.\u201d A good number of people give speeches and presentations their best shot, but sometimes their best just isn\u2019t all that great. 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