Recently I heard a great tip on how to kick-start a presentation.

Of course, this tip will be bolstered if you do the following:

• Have deeply understood your audience.
• Craft a simple key message(s) that you wanted the audience to retain and/or act upon.
• Craft a hook to listen and craft a structure for the presentation.
• Project energy and certainty through your facial expression, body language, gesture, voice and speaking cadence
• For Q&A, nod engagingly as the question is being asked, take time to form a response and never losing your cool.

Here’s the tip.

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