Whether you feel nervous about presenting, or are just on the lookout for tips on how to get better at it, this episode of HR Coffee Time is here to help. Career Coach, Fay Wallis, shares 7 key tips to improve your presentation skills and feel more confident.

Key Points From This Episode

[01:10] Fay explains that last week’s episode focused on overcoming the physical response you may get to feeling nervous about public speaking - episode 73: 5 ways to feel more confident in your next interview, meeting, or presentation

[02:45] The first tip – remember that it is normal to feel nervous

[04:04] The second tip – to feel more confident and overcome nerves is to practise

[06:11] Alternative ways to improve how you deliver presentations - Toastmasters

[07:05] Fay recommends reading Everything I Know about Life I Learned from PowerPoint by Russell Davies to help plan your presentation

(Disclosure: this book link is an affiliate link which means Fay will earn a small commission from Amazon if you choose to purchase the book using it)

[09:39] The third tip – planning your presentation using rectangles in a notebook

[10:17] The fourth tip – the importance of explaining any data and diagrams within your

presentation

[14:30] The fifth tip – Making your presentation accessible

• How to use Microsoft accessibility training when working on your presentation

[17:33] The sixth tip – Ensuring your timings are accurate

[18:41] The seventh tip - how using props can make things more interesting and impactful

[19:53] Fay recommends reading Switch by Chip and Dan Heath

(Disclosure: this book link is an affiliate link which means Fay will earn a small

commission from Amazon if you choose to purchase the book using it)

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• Connect with Fay on LinkedIn
• The Bright Sky Career Coaching website
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• The Essential HR Planner

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