If you are scared to death of public speaking, you are not alone. In new this business television show, business expert and founder of BNI Dr Ivan Misner shares tips on giving great presentations, and explains how this skill can help to drive a really successful business networking strategy.
Normally, Dr Misner’s business advice focuses directly on business networking tips, but in this show he looks at the importance of being able to deliver great presentations. This is not only an important skill for your business networking strategy, but across all areas of business.
In the show, Dr Misner explains the background to his business advice on giving presentations.
At a business networking meeting recently, a contact had confided in him that she was very anxious about giving presentations, and avoided them at all costs. Dr Misner explained to her that by avoiding public speaking, she was passing up valuable opportunities to share with others what she did in her professional life.
This was obviously a major impediment to the success of her personal business networking strategy.
He then showed the person how to prepare to give a presentation in a way that really suited her, and she was able to relax and give a really creative, powerful presentation on her chosen topic.
Dr Misner summarises his business advice on giving presentations in to five essential tips.
His tips are: to be prepared; to be specific in your choice of topic; to use handouts or visuals; to remember that you are the expert; and to be creative.
You can hear him explain these tips in detail and give practical examples by watching the show for free here on yourBusinessChannel.
The bottom line, he says is that you should do a presentation that you feel comfortable with. Think creatively about what you know and what you’re doing.
