970: The Top 12 Presentation Mistakes to Avoid with Terri Sjodin
Jun 13, 2024
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Terri Sjodin, expert on persuasive presentations, shares tips on avoiding common presentation mistakes. Topics include captivating your audience, making presentations less boring, and enhancing engagement. Learn about the importance of brevity, creativity, and authenticity in presentations, as well as the impact of self-awareness and engaging delivery. Avoid typical errors like filler words, mispronunciations, and overloaded text slides to boost your sales presentations.
Clearly address why the audience needs information for engagement.
Avoid boredom by using storytelling and compelling arguments in presentations.
Deep dives
Importance of Crafting a Compelling Message
Crafting a clear, concise, and compelling message is essential when presenting to an audience. By creatively sharing the most compelling talking points, presenters can create a rock-solid case. It is crucial to address why the audience needs the information, how it will save them time, money, and mental sanity, to ensure engagement and impact.
Impact of Presentation Mistakes
Presentation mistakes significantly influence outcomes, with 94% of participants acknowledging their impact on deals. Surprisingly, over 55% had little to no presentation skills training, emphasizing the need for improvement. Terri highlights the 12 most common mistakes, aiming to help professionals enhance their presentation skills for various settings.
Avoiding Boredom in Presentations
One of the key challenges in presentations is avoiding boredom, as identified by participants. Common mistakes, such as being overly informative, data dumping, and failing to create compelling arguments, lead to unengaging presentations. Using storytelling, compelling arguments, and creativity can enhance the audience's interest and prevent boredom.
Addressing Verbal Missteps and Body Language
Verbal missteps, such as repetitively using filler words or mispronouncing words, can negatively impact credibility and engagement. Additionally, inappropriate body language, like odd gestures or lack of eye contact, can detract from the message. By practicing and seeking feedback on verbal and non-verbal cues, presenters can enhance their delivery and connection with the audience.
Terri L. Sjodinis an international leading expert on persuasive presentations. With more than 25 years of experience, she has built an impressive client list that includes Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, national sales teams, industry associations, and even members of Congress. Terri has appeared as an expert on sales presentations on the Today Show, Bloomberg News, CNN, CNBC, and Fox Business, as well as many industry podcasts.