{"id":16990,"date":"2022-05-25T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessedge.org\/6-steps-to-giving-a-great-presentation\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T10:00:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T10:00:36","slug":"6-steps-to-giving-a-great-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessedge.org\/6-steps-to-giving-a-great-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Steps to Giving a Great Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"

While communication comes more naturally to some people than others, nobody is born with a power suit and laser pointer in their hand. Every great public speaker \u2014 from Socrates to Steve Jobs \u2014 has had to learn the art of presenting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether you’re presenting an idea to a team of five or a room of 500, there are some proven steps to capturing people’s attention and driving your message home.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Start with an introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you’re presenting to an audience of people you’ve never met or don’t know well, start by helping them get to know you. This opens a dialogue and creates a more personal setting. Talking about yourself is easy (nothing to memorize!), so it can help ease your nerves before getting into the meat of your presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Explain a bit about your background and share why you’re qualified to speak on the subject matter. This increases your credibility and will prime the audience to buy into your idea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Set up the presentation framework<\/span><\/h2>\n

After introducing yourself, give the audience a preview of what they’re about to see and hear. Share a brief outline of what you’ll be presenting. This sets the expectations and gives the audience a roadmap to follow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Creating structure for the conversation will allow your audience to better connect with the content and keep them engaged because they know what’s around the corner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Set the stage by sharing the following information with your audience:<\/span><\/p>\n