Making Presentations Faster

Whatever type of presentation you’re delivering it’s important to remember that building a relationship with your audience is paramount. Your slides are not the presentation, you are the presentation, says Senior Director, Customer Education, Leslie Chamberlain. Leslie joins this episode of The Visual Lounge to guide us through making effective, “sense rich” presentations faster, from concept to completion. She provides tips on keeping things clear and concise and balancing individualism with brand values. Leslie also dives into the importance of appealing to your audience’s senses in order to make presentations more memorable. Learning points from the episode include: 00:00 – Introduction 02:49 – How Leslie became involved in customer success 05:13 – Making learning presentations successful 06:49 – Leslie’s tip for using videos and images in presentations 09:04 – Brand vs individual in your presentations 10:43 – The first steps towards a great presentation 16:14 – Making your ideas sense-rich 19:06 – Where people get stuck making presentations 24:54 – Should you script presentations? 26:47 – How to condense information and keep things short 31:40 – Hear Leslie’s Speed Round answers 35:57 – Leslie’s final take 36:36 – Outro   Important links and mentions: Connect with Leslie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-chamberlain-a3475121/