How To Create a Great Business Presentation
In this era, there's no way that you can avoid having to make a presentation to a group of people. It could be to group of possible prospects, business partners or co-managers etc. How often do you make a presentation? If you are in business, it's inevitable that you can make a business presentation from time to time. It can be a challenge if you don't know how to go about it. Let me share with you some key steps for creating a great business presentation:
Brainstorm Ideas
- Brainstorm some ideas about what you want to present.
- Jot down those ideas and analyze them to identify the main key ones.
Identify your key message and supporting facts
- You key messages involves what you want to convey to your audience.
- Supporting facts could be statistics about happy customers etc.
Select a number of points that will make the case to your audience within the given time
- Make fewer points and make them well.
- Prepare extra supporting material such as statistics, analogies or examples.
Organize Your Points
- Make the logic of presentation clear at all times.
- Place your strongest points first or last.
- Do not bury your best ideas.
- In the opening, state where you are headed and what you want to prove or demonstrate.
- In the body, support your main points with examples, visuals and anecdotes.
- At appropriate intervals, note what you have already covered and where you are about to go.
- To close, present your conclusions and give the audience a call to action.
Prepare a list of possible questions and objections
- Decide how you'll handle them when they arise.
Prepare your visuals and supporting materials.
These materials can help your audience:
- Remember facts.
- Understand ideas, relationships, or physical layouts.
- Recognize that you are moving on to new topic.
I hope this was useful as a guide for creating a great business presentation.
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Wonderful information Benito! Thank you so much for putting it all in to a very nice form for all of us to use!
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A very helpful blog benset. Thanks you>