Presentation
Techniques: How To Repeat Without Being Repetitive
One
of the essential presentation techniques to master
if you want your audience to remember your presentation
is repetition.
Usually
any presentation regardless of length can be boiled
down to just 3 or 4 main points or even less.
By skillfully
repeating
these points in various ways, the audience will
have them imprinted on their minds without being
bored.
Use
these 4 guidelines and make this public
speaking technique your own:
1
- Use The Theme Or Title
Use
the theme or title of your presentation effectively.
Your theme will contain key thought
containing words. Make sure you elaborate on those
key words during your presentation.
Keep
linking your material back to your theme or title
so it runs
like a thread
through the presentation much like the thread
in a garment holds it together.
The
audience should be able to see the connection
between what you are saying at any given time
and the main subject or title of your presentation.
2
- Re-state Ideas
Use
repetition skillfully by re-stating the key ideas
through the presentation, either using the exact
same words or phrases or employing similar
words to say the same thing.
If
you have a catch phrase or pithy slogan you want
to remember, repeating it at strategic points
in the presentation can be very effective.
A
summary
early in the presentation can be a powerful method
of repetition. For example, state beforehand the
main points you are going to consider, then deal
with them, and finally give a brief summary of
the points you considered.
3
- The Progressive Summary
Using
a progressive summary of main ideas through
your presentation to reinforce the ideas on your
audience can be a very powerful public speaking
technique, especially if you number or itemize
them.
For
example, you might mention there are three main
ideas to be considered, then briefly state them.
Then
say, "Let's take the first
point
. . ."
Afterward
you can say, "So up to now we have considered
Point 1 (restate in a couple of words). Now we'll
deal with Point
2."
After
that you can say something like, "So far
we have seen Point 1 which was . . ., and also
Point 2 in which we saw . . . Let's now look into
Point
3."
Finally,
you conclude by saying, "So what
have we learned so far? Point 1 was .
. . Then we considered Point 2. Finally in Point
3 we showed . . ."
Using
this form of repetition is very effective in lodging
key points
in the minds of your audience so they will remember
them easily after your presentation is finished.
4
- Be Vivid
Be on the constant look out for words you can
use to add
feeling
and color
to your presentation.
 You
may discover them through your own reading or
you may hear them from another speaker. If you
see or hear a word that makes an impact on you,
note it down and keep it for future reference
when you might use it in your own presentation.
Gradually
as your vocabulary increases to include dynamic
words
full of vigor, your presentation skills will develop
too as you convey vivid mental images to your
audience.
Using
a variety of vivid words and
expressions directly related to your main points
and theme will give you the flexibility of being
able to repeat them often but with a different
flavor.
Repetition
is an essential public speaking technique. However,
it needs to be used skillfully.
The 4 guidelines above will help a public speaker
use powerful repetition without appearing to be
boringly repetitive!
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