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Mastering the Art of Delivering Engaging Presentations for Your Research Insights
Getting over that stage fright and delivering presentations that matter
Have you ever watched a ted talk that blew you away that you just couldn’t stop watching or work with somebody that just pulls everybody in when they talk?
Well that’s because a great presentation can feel magnetic and captivating it pulls you in a makes you apart of it. While it may seem like some people have a natural talent for presenting, the truth is that it’s a skill that can be learned and practiced.
So what about you? You may be thinking i am no presenter i just like pushing pixels or studying users.
Well it might be painful to hear but if you are going to do UX Design you will need to sharpen those presentation skills.
Don’t worry i am here to help!
In this article, we’ll explore the top skills that great presenters will use to keep their audiences engaged and hooked.
However there is something we need to address first.
Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking
So First, let’s address the elephant in the room: you might be scared of public speaking.
Well don’t worry that’s perfectly normal, and the good news is that you can learn and improve your presentation skills with practice, even if you don’t have any experience in public speaking.
The trick is repetition James Clear illustrates really well this in his book Atomic Habits :
On the first day of class, Jerry Uelsmann, a professor at the University of Florida, divided his film photography students into two groups.
Everyone on the left side of the classroom, he explained, would be in the “quantity” group. They would be graded solely on the amount of work they produced. On the final day of class, he would tally the number of photos submitted by each student. One hundred photos…
