Wondering how to take your content that might be a bit dry and make it better for your listeners to learn from? Here are a few suggestions.
- Tell stories rather than list info when possible
- Share bold/extreme, relatable examples to stress why your info is critical
- Are there horror stories you can share that will express the risks of them not paying attention to and using your information? If so, use them.
- Change format of your presentation to a top 10 list of FAQs on your topic
- Make the questions sound like they actually would be questions from your learners
- Ask colleagues who know little about your topic to assist with questions they have
- Let learners know there will be a quiz at the end
- This ALWAYS gets people to pay closer attention
- Use infographics/charts if you need to share numbers
- Much better than just saying the numbers or showing a too-small Excel sheet
- Provide LESS content on your slides
- This will help encourage folks to LISTEN to you, rather than just read the bullets
- Share a handout or link at the end with the dry but important info
- And finally, don’t bullet point your learners to death
What other suggestions do YOU have?
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