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Sample Presentation: How to start and end a presentation in 2 minutes 37 seconds [VIDEO]

Sample English PresentationWhat is the ideal amount of time to give an effective presentation? If you’ve ever watched a Ted video, you’ll have seen that some of the presentations are very short. In fact, some of them are only about three minutes or less. However, those presentations are highly effective and often very memorable.

I’ve never given a presentation at Ted, but I have given a short presentation in the past. So this week, you’re going to see a sample presentation of me giving a real presentation that is only two minutes and 37 seconds long.

But to make this more helpful for you, I’m also going to include an analysis of what I said and the key expressions that I used. (more…)

An Easy Expression To Summarize & Transition Topics [VIDEO]

How to end a topic and transition in a presentation

When you give a presentation, it’s important to remember to give little breaks to your audience’s brains. But what the heck does that mean, right? What I mean is, the human brain can only pay attention to something for so long and then attention starts to drift.

The additional problem is that people won’t remember what you’re telling them once their brains have gone off into la-la land. To prevent this, what you need to do is summarize what you’ve said on a regular basis during your presentation.

So what I’m going to teach you is an expression you can use to give a short summary before you move onto another topic in your presentation. (more…)

TED: Sample Presentation Review – Matt Cutts [VIDEO]

TED: Sample Presentation Review – Matt Cutts [VIDEO]

In this video, we look at a TED presentation we saw that was very interesting. This presentation was giving by Matt Cutts and he talks about 30 day challenges. Matt’s presentation is a great example of how we can start a presentation and engage the audience. We will show you Matt’s presentation and pause it whenever we want to point out something useful for you. (more…)

How A Giant Feels About Losing – Presentation Genius

How A Giant Feels About Losing – Presentation Genius

After opening the presentation with the title I then get straight to the point of the topic. This technique can be used when your audience has very little time to spare. Remember it is very important to know who your audience is so you can choose the correct technique for your opening. (more…)

How Ants Can Teach Business Success – Presentation Genius

How Ants Can Teach Business Success – Presentation Genius

This presentation uses an analogy and a story to begin. Notice that I didn’t mention the presentation’s title; instead, I started with the story to get the audience’s attention. I also used a question to engage the audience and to make them think about how ants can teach us about business. (more…)