7 tips for influencing listeners in presentations

Graham says that if you don’t have clear picture of how you want your audience to react after, “they will be confused and dissatisfied.” He says write down how you want your message to be perceived and then build your presentation from there.

Graham says think about what was good and bad in recent presentations that you walked away from generally liking. Write down why you didn’t like it, for example if was too fast, too long, too much information, heard it before, etc. Also write down why you liked it, for example if it had good stories, was easy to follow, good pace, well organized, etc.