How To Give Great Presentations With Greg Ferenstein

Greg Ferenstein is our local Fast Company expert blogger, educator of improved and needed skills in the 21st century at UCI (University of California, Irvine), and all around fantastic guy to know.  Greg is the kind of guy that likes things short, sweet and to the point as most of us on the web are, and when it comes presentations Greg has a few tips to have you speaking like a Pro at your next speaking engagement.

1. You do not need to be super funny.
2. You do not need to be the best speaker in the world.
3. Be Genuine and have good ideas.
4. Talk from Experience.
5. Keep your answers short.
6. Be responsive to your audience.
7. Use pictures to illustrate what you are going about to talk about.
8. Make a joke or use a joke that someone has created.. Making people laugh will give you an extra 1 to 2 minutes longer that they will listen to you. Giving you the ability to say anything you want and get your point across during that extra time.
9. Get fantastic food if possible. People will come.

You can get to know Greg yourself by just sending him a tweet to @WikiWorld

Efren Toscano

Efren Toscano founded TechZulu in the heart of Southern California: Orange County. Focused on providing a platform to showcase all that is happening here in the tech and media space. TechZulu is rapidly growing to be the hub for Southern California technology companies news source. Efren has been chosen as one of LA Weekly's People of 2009 and selected as a Top 20 MostPublic Individuals in Los Angeles in Tech and Biz by NowPublic. He divides his time between San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles and tech events around the US.

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