PRESENTATION MAGIC: The quick and easy way to stand out right from the beginning

104 Pages·2013·3.5 MB·English

by  Avi Salmon

HOW TO
OPEN
A PRESENTATION

BEST WAYS TO FASCINATE THE
AUDIENCE RIGHT FROM THE
BEGINNING

BY AVI SALMON
Copyright © 2011 by Avi Salmon
All rights reserved. No part of this
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or otherwise – without prior permission
in writing from the author.

Preface
Congratulations! Thank you for
downloading me and endeavoring to
learn practically about how to open your
next presentation making it the best
presentation you ever gave.
Are you at lost wondering why your
lectures are not memorable? How come
you see such great presentation on TED
but your own does not leave the
impression you wanted to get? Do you
want to be perceived as the best speaker
in your organization?
Presentation skills are a key set of
skills that will enable you to achieve
your goals faster, create a better image
about your professionalism and brand
you as “The one that knows what she is
talking about”. After reading this guide
you will surly know what to do when
you start your presentation and have a
set of tools to choose from when
building your next lecture at work and
elsewhere.
Join me in the journey to make your
next public talk a one that will be talked
about.
Contents
Introduction
Why should you read this book?
About the Author
Objective
Chapter 1 No second chance for first
impression
Chapter 2 Tell a Story
Chapter 3 By the numbers
Chapter 4 Humor is the key
Chapter 5 Questions
Chapter 6 Visualize
Chapter 7 Play to win
Chapter 8 Provocation
Chapter 9 Where do we go from here?

Introduction

Hello intrepid reader and
congratulations on purchasing this book.
You have chosen to work harder
towards your goals and aims, and this
book provides you with the opportunity
to improve your skills as a presenter.
The chapters will guide you through
every stage of a presentation, starting
with the all-important role for the first
impression. Let's get underway
to achieve your goals.

The very first impression that any
individual or group of people will have
of you is built within a few seconds.
This is a very small window of
opportunity and you have to take the
advantage to gain interest and undivided
attention. If you fail to impress your
audience at first, you cannot go back in
time and try to do so again. The book
focuses on the most crucial moments
when success or failures are decided. A
good first impression is the secret of
great presentations. The very first
moments are the most crucial ones as the
audience decides right away how much
attention they are willing to give you.
These moments will decide everything
from your approach to your topic. This
is when you gain their trust. If you do,
the rest of the presentation is in your
hands. A great start will help you to
achieve your goals.

One of the many pitfalls of a poor
presentation is the lack of an objective.
Many presenters have a weak or
misconceived target and end up giving a
poor presentation. The audience will
pick up on this within moments and
quickly lose interest. Avoid this at all
costs by having a clear objective and a
direction for the presentation.
One other thing that you need to avoid is
monotony. There is nothing worse than
sitting through a typical Monday morning
presentation that looks the same as every
other presentation. In order to avoid
such dull presentations you need to