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When it comes to delivering a presentation, nerves tend to get the better of us which can often lead to a bad impression and an unsuccessful result. With the right practice and plenty of preparation, you’ll be able to deliver a powerful presentation that will win over your audience. Standing in front of that audience and involving them in what you’re saying is important in the success of any presentation. Your presentation will start off great if you have great content and have fully prepared.

With the average attention span for humans being eight seconds in 2016 (it was twelve seconds in 2000), due to the evolvement of the digital world and everything becoming easily accessible and readily available, you need to grab people’s attention and maintain that attention. This is particularly relevant when it comes to standing up in front of an audience and delivering a presentation, as you’ll want to grab their attention from the start and keep them interested. This is why twenty minutes is the ideal length of time for a powerpoint presentation.

Take a look at some of the Do’s and Don’ts of presenting with the below infographic, created by Walkerstone, and channel your nerves to positive effect. The infographic outlines in a clear step-by-step design the do’s of presenting and the don’ts of presenting, some statistics around communicating your message, keeping the attention of your audience, as well as some useful considerations to remember for your presentation.

Use this infographic as a preparation checklist for your presentation and you’ll feel more confident and prepared, come across as a professional speaker which hopefully will result in a successful outcome.

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