10 important tips to Improving Your Public Speaking Skills

I)Dreamforce keynote
II)Local user or developer group
III)Salesforce World Tour
IV)Regional community conference
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II)Local user or developer group
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I)A link to your presentation
II)At least four learning objectives
III)A description of who should attend the session and what they need to know
IV)None of these
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III)A description of who should attend the session and what they need to know
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I)Define what attendees should know before they come to the session
II)Define what attendees will be able to do when they leave the presentation
III)Cover every detail in your project, no matter how minor
IV)Start with a generic verb, like “understand” and “learn”
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II)Define what attendees will be able to do when they leave the presentation
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I)The full script for your presentation
II)An agenda and conclusion
III)The images you plan to use
IV)An agenda, conclusion, resources section, and photos of kittens
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II)An agenda and conclusion
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I)Include characters and situations your audience will relate to.
II)Always tell a story that includes conflict between characters.
III)Always have at least two characters.
IV)Never include stories, because they take up valuable time during your presentation.
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I)Include characters and situations your audience will relate to.
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I)Make it as visually engaging by including lots of flying text and dynamic slide transitions.
II)Make the most of each slide by including at least five bullets on every one.
III)Make the text easy to read by using at least 24-point font.
IV)Make it visually appealing by using all the interesting images you find on the web.
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III)Make the text easy to read by using at least 24-point font.
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I)Each section of your presentation
II)The duration of each section
III)Your script for each section
IV)A and B
V)All of the above
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IV)A and B
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I)People learn from a demo because they can see how something is actually done.
II)Demos prove you are the top expert in your field.
III)All topics are boring without a demo.
IV)Demos are the the only way to have interaction with your audience.
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I)People learn from a demo because they can see how something is actually done.
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I)Make sure each demo is independent of the others.
II)Make sure that all demos are connected by a coherent storyline.
III)If you use a story, try to include characters and situations your primary audience will relate to.
IV)Never include a story as part of a demo. Just show the technology.
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III)If you use a story, try to include characters and situations your primary audience will relate to.
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I)Use as many devices as you can within each of your demos.
II)Keep things fresh and improvisational by creating a demo on the fly during the presentation.
III)Always use both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience in demos.
IV)Take screenshots of key screens in case something goes wrong and your demo doesn’t work.
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IV)Take screenshots of key screens in case something goes wrong and your demo doesn’t work.
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I)Post your abstract and @mention everyone you know.
II)Post your abstract and @mention all the groups you belong to.
III)Tailor your message to each group you post to, and say why you’re excited to be presenting this topic.
IV)Promote only your own session (people should never promote other presenters’ sessions).
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III)Tailor your message to each group you post to, and say why you’re excited to be presenting this topic.
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I)Monitor social channels before the event to get feedback on your topic.
II)Solicit questions from the audience during the event.
III)After the event, answer questions you didn’t get to during your session.
IV)A and C
V)All of the above
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V)All of the above
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I)Ensure you have enough battery life on your recording device.
II)Ask someone in the front row to hold the camera. A slightly shaky image makes for a more realistic recording.
III)Make sure you have the most recent version of your streaming app by downloading it right before you go on stage (#adrenalinJunkee).
IV)Do all the shooting yourself. It’s a job you can’t afford to delegate.
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I)Ensure you have enough battery life on your recording device.
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I)Run through the presentation only once, because you don’t want to look too rehearsed on stage.
II)Rehearse for as many hours as possible the day before your presentation.
III)Practice in front of an audience, and ask them for feedback.
IV)Always have a full script that includes everything you’re going to say.
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III)Practice in front of an audience, and ask them for feedback.
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I)Seasoned speakers never have problems during presentations.
II)If something goes wrong during your presentation your audience will begin to doubt your expertise.
III)Problems are a sign you didn’t prepare well.
IV)All presenters encounter the unexpected at some point. Relax and acknowledge what happened, and keep going.
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IV)All presenters encounter the unexpected at some point.
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I)Always stand behind the podium. People get distracted by any movement.
II)Make sustained eye contact with different people in your audience, because this will help them connect with what you’re saying.
III)Use lots of filler words, because they make you seem more relatable.
IV)Speak quickly, because you can cover more material in your presentation that way.
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II)Make sustained eye contact with different people in your audience, because this will help them connect with what you’re saying.
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