When you give a conference talk (or any other bit of public speaking) you want to sound impressive.
But, too many people fall into this trap: The way we speak and the way we write are very different. What looks good when written is unlikely to sound good when spoken.
So, if you prepare by writing a script, do it differently. The rule of thumb is “Speak then Write”. Say your words out loud and then capture …
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Filed under: General Presentations
There is one simple mistake repeated by too many conference speakers, especially in the financial world. We want to make sure you do not fall into the same trap.
To accompany your conference talk you may want to use visual aids. What some people do is re-use their PowerPoint slides which have worked well in their pitch books.
This is a huge mistake.
It’s the equivalent of making a movie by filming pages from a book.
IMPROVE YOUR VISUAL AIDS
If you …
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Filed under: General Presentations, HR, Learning and Development
Investors managing over $10bn in Private Equity judged the 2011 Superinvestor Quick fire Showcase in Paris yesterday.
Seven funds competed by pitching their investment ideas for no more than 90 seconds to a room packed with potential investors.
QUALITY NOT QUANTITY
Demonstrating that quality beats quantity every time , Simone Balch of DW Markets secured second place in this popular competition. Speaking to a packed conference hall Simone gave her carefully crafted pitch in just 45 seconds - half the allotted time.
But first prize was secured by John Cheuk of Ant Capital. Using the whole 90 seconds he clearly laid out why there was value to be found in Japan and how Ant Cap was well placed to capture this value. Ant does this by investing in small and mid cap buyouts.
The competition was chaired by …
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Filed under: Hedge Funds / Private Equity, Investor Presentations, Pitching Success
If you are also a keen follower of TED talks then you might be interested in how they help their speakers perform so well.
Of course, part of the magic is picking the right people to talk. But even then, as any conference goer can tell you, even good speakers can have an off day – or they might not prepare enough for that particular event.
Second, there is competition. With the bar set so high, and …
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Over the years of coaching senior people with their presentations to staff, to clients, to conferences and to shareholders, we have seen the same mistakes being made again and again. (By the way, when I talk about PowerPoint here, I mean any similar software programme)
These are the mistakes that others make:
Planning with PowerPoint – When people hear the word ‘Presentation’ they often rush for their PC. Instead, they should sit and think for a bit and start planning on a blank sheet of paper.
Not being clear on what you want to say – A good presentation has a clear purpose. Make sure you can articulate your purpose clearly.
Thinking that “the Presentation” is a set of slides – As we always remind people, YOU are the presentation. …
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TOP TIPS
We all feel nervous when we talk in public. This is a good thing. If we didn’t feel nervous, then we would not be taking our work seriously. These nerves though, need to be controlled. Without proper control, we feel uncomfortable; we may feel scared and we may not perform as well as we might.
Even Churchill felt nervous
First thing to realise is that everyone good feels nervous. Even Winston Churchill, did not like public speaking and felt uncomfortable doing so. But, like many of us, he realised that to succeed in his profession he had to focus his nervous energy.
Use that nervous energy
Your nervous energy can be used and channelled. Much of the feeling of nerves is because of a rush of adrenaline that can be used for …
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