I first starting giving presentations when I was in school and the standard method that was taught was to use cue cards to remember your main points. Then when I joined Toastmasters as a university student, I shocked and impressed to see how powerful presentations could be when the speaker didn’t use notes. From then …
You’ve just finished writing the best presentation ever, but you don’t have any time left to practice it. Later, you are in the middle of delivering it, when you realise you are repeating yourself. Or worse you run overtime and don’t have time to finish your presentation, leaving out some key points. Sound familiar? By …
There is no denying that giving a speech in your second language is more difficult that giving one in your first language. What follows are my reflections on how the experiences are different. These are taken from my experience giving presentations in my second language, French, as well as my experience mentoring non-native speakers giving …
You have a presentation to give and you are not sure where to begin. The introduction? The supporting material? Research? Before doing any of the above, there is one step you must do first. Decide on your key message. What do you want your audience to remember when they leave? Because if you are not clear …