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How to Give a Presentation on Short Notice (and still knock em dead!)

Next time you need to give a presentation without a lot of notice try one of these great presentation and public speaking tips. These simple presentation structures can be applied to a speech, to prepare and lead a meeting, for a sales presentation, business presentation or while leading a seminar or workshop.

Presentation Power Word
Choose a word that defines your presentation or speech. Then use each of the letters that make up that word, as headers for the main body of your presentations (excluding intro and conclusion).

Example: Today we're going talk about how you add POWER to your speaking events and presentations. (write the word on the board).

Persuasive presentations
Own the room
Win Trust
Energize people
Request action

This will help you recall your presentation even on short notice, and adds a bit of intrigue for your audience as they become more curious about what each letter stands for. Give it a try!

Structure of Three's
Break your presentation into three sections as follows:
What is your audience's pain?
How is it affecting their life?
What is the remedy?

Then fill out your presentation by adding three points beneath each section!

A Chronological Structure:

1. What has life been like for your audience? What have they been suffering from / what has their problem or pain been? (Past)

2. What does their life look like as a result? What are the effects? (Present)

3. What can the future look like with your solution? (future)


There are more traditional structure, but these are some fun creative structures for giving business presentations on the fly. Try one out and see how it works for you in your next presentation!

Continue to be dedicated and consistent with your presentation training, it will always pay you back ten fold.