Presentations that S.U.C.K!

Do your presentations S.U.C.K.? If they don’t then you are not being as successful as you could be!

“That is the most insane thing I have ever heard, please explain!”

No, No, I don’t mean that your presentations should literally suck!

S.U.C.K. is an incredibly simple to remember acronym for creating and delivering a successful presentation. You probably have never heard of this acronym before, and I know why! It’s because I just made it up! So, to make your presentations S.U.C.K. here’s what you need to do...

S - Make your presentations Succinct. Get rid of all the extra weight, cut the fat, get right to the point. Audiences have things to do , they don’t want to sit through 800 slides when 5 will do. Be ruthless, go through your presentations and ask yourself this question for every slide.

“Is this slide absolutely necessary to make my point?”

If you answer no, then cut it.

U - Make your presentatio
Unique. Microsoft estimates that there are close to 30 million powerpoint presentations every day, if you want to succeed you have to stand out from this amazingly large crowd.

Don’t stand in front and recite facts, don;t read your slides, don’t load your slides with bullet after bullet.

Do tell a story, do respect your audience by making your slides interesting and mentally engaging, do use visuals instead of bullets!

Make yourself and your presentation something people want to sit through, not something they have to suffer through.

C - Make your point Clearly. How many presentations have you been to where you said after wards “What exactly was the point of that?”

You don’t want people to say that about you, so do what you can to be as clear as you can possibly be.

If you have a lot of data to present, see if you can break it up into smaller chunks.

If you have graphs and charts, get rid of every thing that doesn’t contribute to the clarity of the graph or chart.

Don’t clutter up your narrative with a lot of extra stuff because you are expected to speak for a certain amount of time.

Say what you have to say as clearly as you possibly can.

K - Make your presentation a Keeper. You want people to remember what you said, so make that happen by being interesting and engaging.

Catch not only the minds of your audience, capture their emotions as well.

Good songs and stories have a hook that makes them memorable. Find a hook that will make you and your presentation memorable.

So, there it is, the road map to successful presenting.

Now get out there and make your next presentatio
S.U.C.K. I guarantee you that if you do, you will succeed!

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Mike Jones is the owner of Perfect Presentation Coaching and is a Presentation and Public Speaking Coach with over 10 years experience in creating quality presentations. If you have a strong desire to improve your public speaking skills then click below to receive your FREE 30 minute consultation and complimentary subscription to The First Slide ($100 value). http://perfectpresentationcoaching.com/sq