3 Ways to Improve your Startup Presentation

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Aug 8, 2017 · 2 min read

Everyone of us at some point in this universe have witnessed a presentation, where they change the slide, look at the audience, then swing back to the slide, read almost everything — word by word from the slides and expect it to be legendary!!!! Well, we all know how boring it went!!

Coming from the startup community, we do try to implement creative ways for presenting our pitch in the most amazing manner.

Here are three ways to help us improve our pitch presentation skills.

Slides for Visual Support

Years ago content was delivered via PowerPoint slides but today, slides are used only to convey concepts & facilitate thoughts of the speaker. You have no more than 30 seconds to grab the audience’s attention. Avoid adding detailed information in the slides, keep your slides more inclined towards the visual aspect of your speech. Plan your presentation very neatly and be sure about your touch points.

Art of Tone

Stay aware of the audience participation. Use ups, downs & pauses in your speech to pace your talk in the way that audience stays with you. Keep eye contact with the audience and strategically punctuate your talk to push and pull with language to guide the audience smoothly along with you to the call to action. Take a walk, move your body, use the stage and be super interactive.

Main Point

Every side of the presentation should be relevant. Slide content should be developed with minimum text and maximum visuals or infographics. An average slide should comprise of no more than 40 words. Architect the path targeting your desired call to action, make a step by step speech flow and then tailor your slides accordingly. A well-crafted presentation is equally important as a well-crafted startup pitch.

PowerPoint is just a tool and it’s us who are the one conveying the message. To ingrain a good first impression for your startup presentation, I suggest you take off the mainstream attire and slip into some skinny jeans, be your true self, take the center stage and share your thoughts with all your heart.

AHOY, a 360° solution for entrepreneurs and founders is aiming at addressing the purpose of this global movement by facilitating the path of entrepreneurship.

Nisarg Bhatt, Digital content specialist at Ahoy

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