The theme this episode is Presentation Intelligence® for powerful presenting and leadership communication with Dr Paula Smith who says, “Presenting opens the doors to possibilities because you're more visible when you say yes to more presentations, which are opportunities to showcase your expertise and who you are as a professional. It opens up career opportunities for you.”

Watch the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHGS0w_zGGc&t=124s

Dynamic, inspiring, passionate, describes today's guest, Dr Paula Smith, professional speaker and CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), 3-time author and leading expert in powerful presenting based in Perth Australia.

Highlights:

Q. Any tips on how to open?

A. Opening is a biggie. The typical opening is “Hello everyone. My name is Paula and welcome to this presentation.” Probably 95% of the presentations open just like that. If you learn nothing else on this podcast, don't open a presentation like that. We want to give the audience what they don't expect. The opening is what we call a power moment.

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Q. You don't still see people thinking it's okay to turn around and read the words off a slide do you?

A. I see it every day every day and do you know why? It's because nobody was born with these skills. Sometimes they've been asked to present at a conference or are put into a General Manager or CEO role. They come to me terrified, and I ask, ‘What type of training have you had in this? And they say, “None.” What other job would you do out there with no training?

ABOUT DR PAULA SMITH

To contact Dr Paula Smith and download Dr Paula Smith's rules about PowerPoint slides go to: https://www.paulasmith.com.au/

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