Key Learnings for a Luncheon Presentation

Do:

• Keep it brief—thirty minutes at most. Brevity is blessed; length can be a bore.

• Find a story to serve as evidence for your viewpoint. If it’s good, it will be the centerpiece of your talk.

• Make the story come alive for your listeners

  • By establishing place and time.

  • By using action and dialogue.

  • By re-creating the feelings/emotions the story evoked in you.

Don’t:

• Bore your audience with too many facts and statistics.

• Let the audiovisual staff run your show. Turn the lights up as bright as you can, so that you are displayed better.

• Hide behind the lectern. Get out front. Be dynamic.

• Use a handheld mike or lectern mike. Unless you’re Phil Donahue or the president of the United States, a hands-free, cordless lavaliere is the only way to go.