This week, I was looking back over the 100 plus blog posts and podcast episodes that we have released. One of the things that hit me was that there is a very important part of the presentation that I have totally overlooked. In fact, this is one of the first things that I train my instructors on when I train new trainers. This important part of the presentation is the room setup. Proper room set up for a presentation can actually improve your performance in front of a group. The downside is true as well. Improper room set up can actually make you more nervous and make delivering the presentation more difficult.

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I was teaching the best public speaking course ever last month. Early in the program, I asked the class members, “What physically happens to people when they get nervous in front of a group?” One of the first answers was, “They lose eye contact with the audience.” My response to the class member was, “Yes, eye contact in presentation skills is important, but keeping great eye contact isn’t as hard as what you might think.” Lack of eye contact is a symptom of presentation nervousness. So, when you reduce nervousness, the symptom almost always automatically go away.

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What happens when someone forces you to deliver a bad presentation? You didn’t design the speech. You didn’t even create the endless slideshow. However, you are the one who has to stand in front of the group and deliver this gem. So, how do you deliver a bad presentation? Are there things that you can do to make a lousy presentation better? Of course. In this episode, I’ll show you some things that you can do to improve any presentation.

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The Real Shark - How to Be a Professional Presenter with Guest Brian Burkhart

Once you have a great course designed, now you will want to spend time actually training your trainers. Step one is to help them develop good public speaking skills. Public Speaking is a Skill Remember that being a great public speaker is not a natural gift. It is a skill. This skill takes time to develop. When help companies create or revitalize a train-the-trainer process, we almost always start here. If the Subject Matter Experts are confident and if they communicate well, the programs are always more effective. If the SME’s are poor communicators, the process will fail almost 100% of the time.

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The Train-the-Trainer Model is very common in the business world. However, many Train-the-Trainer programs have big flaws. A good analogy of what happens during this process is the old “telephone game.” Put ten people in a room. Whisper a phrase with more than 10 words into the ear of the first person. The second person then relays the message to the third person. This process continues over and over until the phrase reaches the final person. When you compare the first message with the last message, they will be totally different. This is what often happens when organizations try to implement a train-the-trainer model of employee development.

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How, exactly do we collect feedback on a presentation? Are there ways to solicit feedback that will help us grow as speakers? The answer is, absolutely, YES! However, the way that you typically ask for feedback may not be the best way to gain confidence as a speaker. In fact, many traditional feedback techniques can actually make you more nervous. In addition, speakers will sometimes make adjustments to their delivery based on anecdotal issues. This can start a snowball effect that leads to terrible presentation skills.

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This is part 4 of a five-part series of 101 Public Speaking Tips. In this episode, we cover 15 places that you can practice your presentation skills. Many of these venues are ones where organizers are constantly looking for presenters. They are also pretty low pressure. (most people who deliver in these venues are not that good. So, if you are, even just an okay speaker, these audiences will likely love you.

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This is part 3 of a five-part series of 101 Public Speaking Tips. In this episode, we cover ways to add showmanship to your presentation. We also give a few tips about organizing your presentations better. We finish with a bunch of PowerPoint Tips. So, if you have to create or deliver PowerPoint presentations, this episode will be great for you.

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This is part 2 of a five-part series offering 101 Public Speaking Tips. In this episode, we cover a number of tips that will help you add content and impact to a presentation. The first few tips cover how to be a better storyteller when you speak. We also cover a number of ways to get your audience to participate in your presentation. We end with some of Doug’s favorite Impact Ideas for presentations.

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