Steve Jobs was an inventor, designer and entrepreneur who was the co-founder, chief executive and chairman of Apple
One enchanting thing about him is that whenever he presents,
he doesn’t sell his products and services whenever he launches them
Did you ever hear or come across an article entailing
Steve Jobs begging or persuading the people/customers to purchase Apple products?
he doesn’t sell his products
he sells people their dreams
He makes his products personal. As per the man himself,
7 Public Speaking Tips From Steve Jobs
Apply these tips and deliver a wonderful presentation
Tip no.1: Keep short but interesting headline
This is your title and the summary of what you are about to discuss
In his 2007 keynote, the launching the first and original iPhone, his slide revealed:
“Apple reinvents the phone.”
It's short interesting and also grabbing attention
Not every short title is interesting
it's should short as well as understandable
the good part of this headline it's able to pop-up a question in your audience mind
which is very good for attention
Apple reinvent the phone..now audience will try to know it
you should do the same with your presentation
If you're making presentation it may not easy for you..
so write 5 to 6 title and ask opinion of your friends & colleagues
make sure the person you ask for opinion have done presentation before
Tip no.2: Start with Quote or Statement
before you even begin your presentation, start with question or quote
It could be anything that would catch your audience’s attention before you begin your slides
Whatever you say for starting your presentation repeat your first line
if you starting with question you can also repeat entire question
Now i will tell you how Steve jobs done this in 2007 presentation
“… in 1984, we introduced Macintosh, It didn’t just change Apple, it changed the whole computer industry…
in 2001, we introduced the first iPod… and it didn’t just change the way we listened to music. It changed the entire music industry.
Well, today, we are introducing 3 revolutionary products.”
Brilliant introduction, isn’t it?
