Tip #5: Structure your talk–start with a statement of intent, followed by a message It gives everyone, including the audience, a moment to collect their thoughts. In fact, look at your notes as frequently as you want, just remember to pause, smile and then continue. Write down, in LARGE letters (at least 18 point font) four word phrases that will remind you of what you want to say. And practice out loud! Research has also shown that practicing out loud with gestures helps you to recall your points. When you are presenting it’s ok to look at your bullets. You’re the expert. You’re presenting for a reason. While we don’t recommend “winging it,” we do recommend planning, practicing and having confidence in your own knowledge. Carla and Copie have found over the years with our hundreds of clients that many presenters seem to forget this truth. What this means to you is that you must stop beating yourself up for forgetting something you planned on saying, and focus instead on what you know. Your audience only knows what you have just said (and even then, they might not remember!). This is actually a profound realization–allow yourself to absorb that for a moment. Tip #2: Your audience doesn’t know what you planned to say Now you have so much going on inside your psyche that you might draw a complete blank and forget, for a moment, your entire presentation! You’ll tend to fill in the blank with lots of “uhs” and “ums,” giving the impression that you’re unprepared. ![]() ![]() Research has shown that memorizing uses a different part of your brain than thinking on your feet. When you memorize, you set yourself up for failure: in trying to constantly recall, you’re adding extra stress to your preparation. If you say one minor thing that’s different from what you memorized, it’s easy to panic and to beat yourself up internally. We often meet with clients who are unsure how they should structure their presentations. What notes, if any, should you bring with you? Should you just “wing it”? Should you memorize a script? How should you start your presentation? And what about acronyms and jargon? We’ve addressed portions of these in previous web and podcasts, and many of our points are worth repeating…. ![]() Presenting your authentic self: how to structure your presentation and your notes so that you can be as effective as possible.
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