Prepare before presenting

Communication and Voice · Intermediate

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Decide your message and structure before touching a single slide.

Micro-habits to get started

Small actions of a few minutes to start this habit:

Sum it up in one sentence

Write in under fifteen words the one thing your audience should remember.

If you can't sum it up, your audience won't be able to either.
5 min
Split it into three blocks

Arrange the content in three blocks with one idea, one argument and one example each.

Three is what working memory holds effortlessly.
15 min
Rehearse aloud with a timer

Say it standing, start to finish, measuring the real running time.

Memorize word for word only your first and last sentence.
20 min