Not even huge enthusiasm for your topic and long hours spent preparing will guarantee you that your presentation will be as successful as you would imagine. As the saying goes, we all make mistakes - but why should this also apply to you? Read the recommendations presented by the HR Communication website for what your presentation definitely should NOT look like.
Information overload
No presentation has as its purpose to say everything that you know about the given matter. Be careful to make sure that your enthusiasm and effort to try and say as much as possible does not needlessly confuse the audience.
The mixed bag
Presentations should not be just a summary of various points that are more or less related to one another. They should be based on one key message.
Shopping list
Presentations should also not look like a list of consecutive points that you present without backing them up with stories, case studies and other practical evidence.
Too much evidence
The opposite of the “shopping list” are presentations consisting of too many stories, jokes and statistics. They may be entertaining, but at the end of the day the audience takes away no knowledge from them. Stick to a simple three-part structure.
Too little time
You should always run through your presentation in advance so that you know how long they will take. Then you won’t have to rush, leave out some of the points that you prepared and experience unnecessary stress.
The surprise at the end
Do not leave the main message of your presentation until the very end. It is safer to introduce the presentation’s objectives right at the start so that the audience knows clearly what it can expect.
Slow start
Present yourself, the background to the presentation’s preparations, the methodology and other introductory information as briefly as possible. The majority of the time should be used for the message itself.
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