![]() Practice and see what areas you are comfortable with and did not need the notes for. ![]() If you have ample practice time, start with notes that have too much content. Pro Tip: Be sure to practice presentations as much as possible. Including legible section headings and bulleted phrases (rather than full sentences OR single words) is the best way to ensure a conversational tone, frequent eye contact, and engaging delivery. ![]() The takeaway here is that you should find the Goldilocks amount of content for your notes. On the other hand, what if you only use single words and abbreviations but do not practice enough to remember what those words and abbreviations mean? You will become confused and nervous as you struggle to get through the speech. Also, on one hand, what if you try to write the majority of your presentation into your notes word-for-word? You are likely to find yourself reading directly from your notes and not making adequate eye contact with you audience. Conversely, what if the print is too large? You do not want to be that speaker that brings a 5-inch binder up with them and flips to a new page after every-single-sentence. That delivery style is not going to help your credibility. What if the print is too small for you to easily see during the speech? You might decide hold the notes close to your face and squint. Believe it or not, poorly prepared speaker’s notes can hurt a presentation more than they help it.
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