HEALTHY FAMILIES FOR ETERNITY

The Ten Commandments
of Presentations
APPENDIX A - FAMILY MINISTRIES IMPLEMENTATION
1. Know Thyself – Body language and tone of
voice make up 93% of your credibility.
Would you be interested in you?
2. Be prepared – Know your presentation, your
equipment and be ready for mishaps.
Projectors always blow bulbs in the midst of
important presentations so keep a spare, and
know how to change it.
3. Examine Your Speech – Use direct
expressions, and don’t seek to impress–you’re
there to communicate.
4. Arrive Early – Your guests might be waiting.
Be there at least a half hour before the
presentation to make certain that everything
is set up the way you want it to be.
5. Tell Them What to Expect – Tell the meeting
attendees specifically what they will learn in
the course of the meeting and how they will
be able to apply their new knowledge. Clear
goals keep attendees focused on their own
responsibilities as active participants.
6. Less Is More – Your audience can only take
so much, so limit your main points. Seven
main points is roughly the maximum your
audience can take in and fully contain.
7. Keep Eye Contact – Use note cards
instead of a completely scripted speech, so
you can look up and keep eye contact with
your audience. Avoid the urge to READ
a presentation. Your audience response
will be thanks enough for sticking your
neck out.
8. Be Dramatic – Use bold words and unusual
statistics. Your presentation should be
filled with simple, hard-hitting statements
to keep your audience intrigued. Laughter
never hurts either!
9. Motivate – End your presentation with
a call to action Tell your audience exactly
what they can do in response to your
presentation.
10. Take A Deep Breath, and Relax! – Don’t
huddle over the lectern. If you are standing
behind one, stand up tall. Move around.
Use gestures for emphasis. Remember how
you say something is as important as what
you have to say.
Reprinted from Family Ministries Curriculum For Local Church Leaders, 3rd Edition. ©2009. Lincoln, NE: AdventSource.
Permission to copy for local church use.
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF PRESENTATIONS