Millswyck Minute: One Minute Speaking Tips With Alan Hoffler

Why wearing comfortable shoes really matters.

How to go bigger in your gestures for a positive audience response.

Why PowerPoint is NOT your presentation (and ensuring you are the central focus of the presentation).

Dealing with lights in your eyes and being unable to see the faces of the audience.

How to use data and numbers appropriately and with meaning.

Don’t drive people away with dogmatic positions that allow them to easily dismiss you.

Seek clarity and make it easy for your audience to process your favorite colors in your presentation.

Stop selling and presenting features and move quickly to benefits to see your audience respond.

Get your eyes on the people you’re talking to. And stop reading your slides.

You cannot share everything you know with your audience, keep it simple and let them ask questions.

Skip the introductions and talk about the reason you're there.

When it comes to speaking, it’s not practice if it’s not out loud.

When speaking with visuals, your pictures need to be high quality.

As a speaker, first impressions are key to get your audience to listen to what you have to say.

Standardizing the fonts of your presentation makes it easier to process information.

When things go wrong, don't make an excuse.

When things go wrong, you have three options of how to approach the situation.

Don't assume things about your audience, research and find out.

Make sure your audience knows why they are there before you dive into your content.

Find your one thing before you do anything else in crafting your message.