Three Delivery Tips

 (this is part of Podcast episode 033: project management presentation skills (part 2 of 2))

Here are three simple delivery tips to remember for your presentation in order to have the biggest impact on your audience:

1. Stand up straight
2. Look at one person at a time
3. Speak loudly

Once you master these three tips, you can focus on all 9 skills of presenting which focus on:

1. Movement
2. Stance
3. Hands
4. Gestures
5. Eyes
6. Volume
7. Speaking pace
8. Animation
9. Non-words (”ums”, “ahs”, “errs” “like,” etc.)

You should practice your speech using pauses instead of non-words.  Also, practice using pauses instead of “ums” or “errs” during meetings, on voice mail messages, and with friends.  I personally would also like to recommend practicing elimination of non-words to those of you that like to talk to yourselves on the train or bus.  I would like to see a little better presentation from you in those situations.
Videotaping yourself is a great way to help you become better at presenting while practicing skills and detecting your use of non-words.  In most cases you will discover that you appear a lot more confident than you feel while presenting.

Answering Questions During Your Presentation