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How to raise your presentation iQ.

If you’re considering hiring a presentation company to create interactive sales or training communications, there are some key points you should know. This presentation iQ tool is designed to help you create and review presentations from a fully informed perspective.

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presentation iQ: 10 smart tips

Begin at the end

Before starting your presentation, know where you want your audience to end up. Your ultimate objective will help keep each communication on target for better results.

Start with a splash

If you wait to engage your audience, you’re likely to lose them. Grab their attention from the start with a provocative question, an empathetic pain point, or a touch of humor & fun.

Lay out a clear roadmap

Clearly identify key topics and messages to make sure your audience always knows where they are and what lies ahead. This roadmap allows people to stay focused and on course.

Avoid information overload

Make your point with images and steer clear of heavy text. By removing irrelevant words and elements, the ability to remember and apply information increases dramatically.

Brand with custom graphics

Set the tone for how your company is perceived with professional icons and infographics to convey brand personality and communicate specific attitudes, perspectives, and messages.

Personalize for your audience

It doesn’t take an exorbitant budget to create a flexible presentation that is personalized and customized to the needs of each target. It simply requires planning and interactivity.

Engage in interactivity

Nothing inspires greater involvement than the ability to interact with your presentation. It allows your audience to connect and control the flow of information to suit their needs.

Don’t let animation run wild

Utilize animation as an attraction, not a distraction. Animated effects are more dynamic when they support the goal, enhance the content, and maintain a consistent graphic theme.

Remember the right brain

For the information you want your audience to retain and respond to most, strong visual support for your data engages both sides of the brain — logical left and emotional right.

Clarify the call to action

How do you want your audience to respond? At different points in the presentation, you may want different responses. The intent needs to be clear — to you and to your audience.

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