Whether you’re presenting to a small team of people, a boardroom full of VIPs or hundreds, even thousands, in a large auditorium. Whether you’re on your own, using notes, reading an autocue, backed up by slides or video, there are simple techniques that can make your presentation work.

The point is to get your message across and, of course, to look and sound great.

After 30 years of helping hundreds of presenters, I thought it would be a good idea to share some of my top tips for effective presentations with you over the coming months. I’ve put together a set of 10; some tips you will know, others will sound deceptively simple, and some won’t. But I hope they’ll give you key insights into how to hone your presentation skills and also be useful as an aide mémoir that you can download. Every three weeks a new tip will be added to this site, so make sure you keep coming back to check for more, or simply sign up to receive our email reminders.

We all need advice and help when it comes to presentations, as the famous quote from industrialist Sir George Jessel puts it: “The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.” My task is to ensure that when you do stand up… you sound great. Ready? Click the button below to get going...

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