How to Practice Your Upcoming Presentation

Do you have any upcoming presentation you want to hit out the park? Michael from Lighthouse Communications offers five essential tips for practicing an upcoming presentation effectively:
Practice Aloud: Begin by reading your prepared content out loud to familiarize yourself with it. While memorizing word-for-word is recommended for high-stakes situations, aim for a natural delivery by practicing several times until the content shifts from short-term to long-term memory.
Test Out Content: Share parts of your presentation, like stories or analogies, with friends, family, or colleagues to see if they understand and are engaged by the material. This feedback can help refine your presentation.
Mark Up Your Script: Annotate your script to plan vocal delivery aspects such as pauses, emphasis, and intonation. This helps in conveying your message more effectively during the actual presentation.
Practice with a Clicker: For slide deck presentations, use a clicker during practice to avoid forgetting to advance slides during the actual presentation. Practice facing an imaginary audience rather than looking at your computer.
Record Yourself: Use your phone to record your presentation practices. Listen back to identify areas for improvement in tone, pacing, and emphasis, and watch for effective facial expressions and gestures.
Michael emphasizes the importance of scheduling practice time and sticking to it, suggesting that consistent practice leads to less stress and more effective presentations.
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[@tiksong660]

Spend less time stressing and more time in practicing.

[@lhctraining]

Exactly! Learn how to practice more effectively and it will reduce your stress.

[@azppmd]

1. Practice aloud. 2. Test content with friends and family. 3. Mark up your script. 4. Practice with clicker. 5. Record your practice presentation.

[@lhctraining]

Thank you for the summary!

[@FennelWitch]

practicing aloud is necesary but man the awkward phase is so painful to go through sdsfsd these tips really help, thank you!

[@lhctraining]

You're so welcome! Yes, cringe is right. But if you keep practicing, the cringe lessens and your audience will just hear your amazing content!

[@sheronfitzgerald7497]

Thanks for these tips, Michael! They are very applicable.

[@lhctraining]

You're welcome!

[@sabrinaafrinsimi6964]

This is really helpful, thanks for sharing

[@lhctraining]

You're so welcome!

[@rodrigosouza8723]

Hi, Michael! Greetings from a sunny and warm São Paulo, Brazil! Hope you're doing well and enjoying your weekend fully. I know this video was posted three years ago or so, but the tips you pinpointed are so up to date and so fresh that I enjoyed watching your video so much in its entirety. I particularly liked the tip about using the script, but getting away from it as soon as possible so the presentation will sound spontaneous and natural. Thanks so much for this video, and I really look forward to watching some more useful videos like this one from you in the not-too-distant future. All the best! Byeee 😀

[@lhctraining]

Thank you Rodrigo! I loved reading your comment. Glad this video is still out there helping people. Let me know what you think about our other videos:-)

[@boaoaoalaloq908]

I have an English presentation tomorrow, thank you. It also affects 20% off my grades.

[@lhctraining]

You’re welcome, Norwegian Equine T. Let us know how it goes!

[@boaoaoalaloq908]

@@lhctraining It actually went pretty well! I got a pretty good score (:

[@lhctraining]

Celebrate!! 🎉🥳🎊🍾👯‍♀️🎁🪅

[@humanhabits6264]

Thank you so much for your beneficial tips and great content

[@lhctraining]

You’re very welcome!

[@c.v8838]

Great tips !!! Thanks !

[@lhctraining]

Carola! Glad I could be of some help!

[@sassyguy9423]

Gold is here and nobody is evening looking at this channel!

[@lhctraining]

Thanks for the shout out SassyGuy!

[@mindful-trainer]

Awesome tips!! I have been watching several videos about how to practice, and this really gave me good, practical ideas! Thank you 🙌

[@lhctraining]

Thank you for the comment Paulo! Do you think practice helped you deliver a better presentation?

[@evarm7546]

I’m going to use this for my upcoming presentation!

[@lhctraining]

Fantastic! Let us know how it goes.

[@judithjscott]

Excellent!

[@lhctraining]

Thank you 😊

[@Improvemypronunciation]

really good!

[@lhctraining]

Appreciation for your comments!

[@vladislove23]

very nice, thanks

[@lhctraining]

You're welcome. What was particularly helpful?

[@user-jl5tk8rk2w]

It’s great video 😎

[@lhctraining]

Thank you for the comment!

[@xinyuhuang4705]

Hi Michael, can you explain what you meant by 'tunnel vision'?

[@lhctraining]

“Tunnel Vision” means someone who is focused on one goal and has a hard time seeing anything else. In the video, I say I have tunnel vision because I can only focus on what I’m saying and not on advancing the slides. “Tunnel vision” is a visual metaphor - a person in a tunnel walking towards the light.

[@bamigbeluademola9386]

Hi, 👍! How do you write your scripts? On what? Paper or phone, computer?

[@lhctraining]

Great question! For this video, in pre-production I wrote the script on a gdoc and my colleague and I edited it before I got ready to deliver it. For my personal presentations for work, I write an outline on paper and rehearse it out loud while walking down the street, driving in the car, and when getting ready in the morning.

[@jeandcarvalho3916]

Hay Anne, I am what I thank you for. For your comment and for interacting with me, in a sincere display of warmth, kindness and affection. I have no words to express my feelings about this. I'm Dorgival Dantas Brito From São Paulo Brasil

[@lhctraining]

Thank you for all the comments, Dorgival! So happy to share effective communication skills with the KZbin audience!

[@dr.ranjanajaiswal6195]

Superb

[@lhctraining]

Thanks for the comment, Dr!

[@pasindumadushan3048]

😃😃

[@lhctraining]

Thanks for the comment! Which specific tip was most helpful?

[@HayWhy_Pappy]

Spend less time stressing, and more time practicing.

[@lhctraining]

Exactly!