Start with what you know well. This is your centre. Knowledge, energy and spirit. Your expertise, your experiences and your personal stories. Your strengths.
That’s where your personal power resides.
In my ebook, The Magic in Your Hand, I mentioned that the palm of a hand as a metaphor of where your knowledge and experience reside.
From your centre, you then decide what you want to share with your audience. Start with 3 topics. Three is magical; my personal favourite. The 3 topics should support 1 overarching or central theme of your presentation.
This presentation structure is simple yet has inherent magic in it. Close a presentation with a re-cap of the lessons from each topic.
That’s it really.
Never stray away from your own personal power. If you feel anxious, not confident and unsure… most likely you are straying away from your own power.
Stay true to yourself. Reveal YOU to your audience – an essential ingredient in an impactful presentation. And don’t forget to have fun! 🙂
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Looking for more tips on effective presentation?
- 9 Top Presentations Tips for Medical Doctors and Specialists (good for CME)
- 15 Ultimate Tips to Ace Your Next Nedical/Scientific Presentations
- An academic presentation: How NOT to look boring…
- FREE academic presentation templates: SHINE and VIVA templates
- How to captivate your audience without slides: Tun Dr. Mahathir and Prof. Muhammad Yunus’ talk
Online Courses on Presentations
My online courses on creating modern, professional-looking presentations:
- Skillshare | Udemy
- FREE Universiti Sains Malaysia MOOC: ACE That Presentation!
Books on the art of academic presentations
- Elevate: Stories and Lessons in Academic Presentations that Guide, Inspire and Lift You Above the Rest (Amazon.com) | Get the ebook on Kobo, Scribd
- The Magic in Your Hand: A 5-Step Approach to Structuring a Presentation for Simplicity, Clarity and Impact (Amazon.com) Get the ebook on Kobo, Scribd
- Creative Online Icebreaker: : Over 30 Tips and Real Examples for Online Instructors to Initiate Social Exchanges and Conversations in Online Courses
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