Take A Deep Breath

The start of any presentation is the first impression. This makes it more important than many of us think. Staring your presentation a little casual looks unorganized. It may even give the appearance that you don't know what you are doing or have not prepared. If the audience senses this you now have to work harder to gain their trust. So let's get started correctly. Once on stage look ready, feel ready, be ready, set and start on time. When you start make sure both feet are on the floor and you look naturally balanced. Don't lean on anything. Be in the POWER position (slight pause making eye contact with the entire audience individually, serially, slowly). Don't apologize or start passing things out or even chat once you are on stage. The time for looking at notes and the screen are far past. Now deliver a crisp first sentence. This would be something you have memorized, that you can state easily & naturally. That is interesting but more importantly most important interesting for the audience.

There you go, doing these simple things will go a long way to a successful presentation. Why don't you have me record and critic your opening?

Fred Abaroa aka “CostaVidaFred”
The Marketing Imagineer

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