2-Minute presentation Tips: How to practice your presentations
TODAY’S TOPIC:
3 Easy Tips for Practicing Your Presentation Skills
I recently sent out my newsletter (subscribe here if you’re not getting it!) about the imoportance of practicing your presentation before delivery. One of my astute clients wrote back and asked me, “What if I have a hard time actually getting myself to practice?”
After I got over my flashbacks of 5th-grade band practice (I was a lazy, and poor, trumpet player) I sketched out more tips for my client, and here they are in audio form. Find video versions on my youtube channel. (psst…I’d love it if you’d subscribe!)
MEMO 1:
Practice only for 5 minutes. And bring a friend.
Make your practice as low-stakes as possible. Invite a friend or colleague. Accountability means you (probably) won’t blow off your practice.
MEMO 2:
Do a rapid run-through out loud.
Typing and reviewing your slide deck or documents is NOT PRACTICE. Nor will it stick in your brain and body the way a verbal run through will. You don’t have to take an hour - 10 minutes will do it. Rush through it. No kidding. You can - pardon my French - barf it out.
MEMO 3:
Write on your notes
During your verbal (and fast!) run-through, keep a printed copy of your deck or your documents near by. You will catch things that are out of order, or things you skipped over. Write down your catches on your paper, then make improvements to your presentation. Note: This one is best viewed as a visual; you can see it on my youtube channel.
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