Janice Haywood

NEVER APOLOGISE FOR YOUR LEVEL OF ENGLISH at the beginning of a presentation. Your level is the level you have. If you start off your presentation apologising you transmit a lack of confidence which is not what the audience want and as you have brought their attention to it, they will immediately become more conscious of any mistakes you do make in English. #communicationskills #presentacioneseficaces #ingles #learning #professionaldevelopment

Good leaders understand how important presentation skills are Here are some quick tips you can implement today to improve your presentations👇 1. Lead with your key message  This means communicating your ‘big idea’ right at the beginning of your presentation. 2. Make sure you stay on topic Don’t be tempted to digress, remember KISS- Keep It Short & Simple. 3. Leave room for discussion  Deliver your presentation in less time than originally allocated so there is room for robust discussions. 4. Prepare well for questions Think about the areas of your presentation that may be susceptible to questions and make sure you’re prepared with additional data in appendix slides. 5. Practice As with all your business presentations, you should know your topic cold and prepare and rehearse well. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱.

The audience don’t care how much you know. This sounds really cruel, but it’s true. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 Remember, the audience are tuned into the radio station WIFM -·What’s In It For Me?” Make sure you are on that wavelength too.

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Reformulate questions 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀. This checks that you've understood the question properly and it also gives you time to think of the answer. #ingles #publicspeaking #communication

Want to make your presentations more memorable? Create 'sound bites' – short, impactful phrases central to your message that you can repeat throughout your talk. This technique reinforces your key points and ensures they stick with your audience.

Clear communication starts with clarity of thought 💡 𝐀𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐈 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. But here's a simple yet powerful tip: "Know the main point you want to communicate and state it upfront." Why is this so effective? ✅ It focuses your preparation ✅ It grabs your audience's attention immediately ✅ It provides a framework for your entire presentation ✅ It helps your audience follow along more easily This approach is especially helpful for non-native speakers. When you lead with your main point, you ensure your key message gets across, even if some details get lost in translation. 📌 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞. #PresentationSkills #ClearCommunication #PublicSpeaking

Why you should think about your presentation structure? All presentations need some structure to give the audience space to assimilate the information that has just been given and be ready for the new information that is going to come at them. A presentation is a journey, we as presenters know where we are going on our journey, but our audience needs a guide to accompany them. 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲.

Every impactful presentation revolves around a central concept: YOUR BIG IDEA 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. As communication expert Nancy Duarte said: "Your big idea is that one key message you must communicate. It's what compels the audience to change course." And in today's world overloaded with information, this insight is more crucial than ever. So, 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

In my years coaching presentation skills, I've noticed a common oversight: 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀. Effective presenters know that their hands are powerful communication tools. Research shows that audiences respond more positively when a speaker's words and body language are in sync. Body language can help you👇 : 1. Clarify your message 2. Keep your audience engaged 3. Build trust and authenticity 4. Improve information retention 🛑However, gestures must be purposeful. Random movements can distract from your message rather than reinforce it. 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀. #presentations #publicspeaking #leadership #communicationskills #ingles