25 Tips For A Killer Presentation - by @SaniLeino

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 PRESENTATION by: @SaniLeino

2. BEFORE PRESENTATION

3. 1,2,3 MIC & TECH CHECK. ”By failing to prepare, 
 you are preparing to fail.”
 
 - Abraham Lincoln ALW AYS CHECK: 
 AUDIENCE, VENUE, TECH
 


4. GHOST PRESENT NEVER LET THE AUDIENCE BE YOUR PLACE OF PRACTISE 
 ”I fear not the man who has practiced 
 10000 kicks once, 
 but I fear the man who has practiced 
 one kick 10000 times.”
 - Bruce Lee

5. BURN SOME CORTISOL. UNDER ANXIETY & STRESS YOUR BODY PRODUCES CORTISOL WHICH MAY LOWER YOUR FOCUS & ALERTNESS LEVEL MAKE A SMALL EXERCISE BEFORE THE PRESENTATION

6. ENERGETIC PERFORMACE NEEDS ENERGY. 
 EAT A HIGH PROTEIN MEAL BEFORE PRESENTATION. PROTEIN ACTIV ATES DOPAMINE
 WHICH KEEPS YOU ALERT. BIG GREASY MEAL PRIOR
 MAKES YOU SLEEPY.

7. DO THE ”HELSINKI SUBW AY PLAN” Freeze Station ___________ ___________ ____ ________ __ Route A Route B IF THE FIRST LANE IS STUCK, HOW DO YOU SWITCH TO ANOTHER LANE AND KEEP GOING?

8. CREATE YOUR OWN ”PRE-GAME ROUTINE” During the 1998 World Cup French player 
 Laurent Blanc 
 kissed the bold head 
 of the goalie Fabien Barthez
 before every match for good luck.
 NBA Player 
 LeBron James, 
 tosses chalk to the sky
 before every game.
 The pre-game ritual 
 has become his trademark 
 and ended up in Nike’s Ad.

9. DURING THE SHOW

10. EMBRACE ”INTERRUPTIONS” A QUESTION IS NOT A 
 BAD INTERRUPTION TO HAVE, 
 IT OPENS THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN 
 THE PRESENTER & THE AUDIENCE. ADDRESS QUESTIONS 
 IMMEDIATELY IF POSSIBLE

11. ASK A QUESTION YOU DON’T KNOW
 THE ANSWER TO. THEN TALK ABOUT 
 THINGS YOU DO KNOW 
 & SHOW YOUR TALENT THIS W AY YOU WILL 
 SHOW YOUR HUMILITY &
 LOWER THE DIALOGUE GAP.

12. ALW AYS GIVE THE AUDIENCE 
 SOMETHING TO TAKE HOME PRESENT, MATERIAL, GREAT ADVICE, E-MATERIAL, SOMETHING EXCLUSIVE.

13. HAVE A FREEZE KILL-PILL WHAT DO YOU DO TO CONTINUE IF A POSSIBLE FREEZE OCCURS DURING YOUR PRESENTATION?

14. ESTABLISH AN EXIT STRATEGY HOW TO W ALK AW AY LIKE A WINNER
 IF THE ”STAGE STARTS BURNING”?

15. BEPERSONAL #11 ”Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” - Oscar Wilde

16. DO THE DUNK. HAVE A ”WOW” 
 -FACTOR IN YOUR 
 PRESENTATION.

17. REMEMBER REPETITION If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times If you have 3 points, make sure you repeat them at least 3 times

18. SURPRISE WITH A SECRET TELL SOMETHING NO-ONE ELSE KNOWS. THIS W AY YOU CREATE V ALUE.

19. THE AUDIENCE W ANTS TELL A STORY WHAT EMPHASISES THAT YOU HAVE 
 DONE A PRESENTATION ESPECIALLY FOR THIS AUDIENCE.

20. 
 EMBRACE THE POWER OF PAUSE

21. MY PERSONAL SILVER BULLETS ”THE 3 E’S” EYE CONTACT. ENGAGEMENT. ENERGY.

22. START & END WITH A KEEP IN MIND THAT THE AVERAGE ATTENTION SPAN IS 30 SEC.

23. KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY CAME TO SEE YOUR SHOW. 
 NOT YOUR SLIDESHOW.

24. EARN RESPECT PROVIDE V ALUE 
 YOUR JOB IS TO DELIVER. THE PRIZE IS ATTENTION. BY BEING MILD. 
 YOU WILL GET MILD.

25. TEXT OVERLOAD ”I’LL SKIP THESE” SLIDE READING APOLOGIZES ABSOLUTE NO’S.

26. DELIVER THE PROMISE. EASY W AY TO DO 
 THIS IS TO
 UNDERPROMISE
 & OVERDELIVER

27. STOP EARLY. 60 MINUTE TALK IS 50 MINUTE TALK STOP O’CLOCK 30 MINUTE TALK IS 
 25 MINUTE TALK

28. AFTER THE SHOW

29. THANK YOU. SUMMARIZE. SHARE MATERIAL. FOLLOW UP. @SaniLeino