Presenting with impact

Use the following resources to design and deliver a compelling presentation that will have a real and lasting impact on your audience.

Giving a talk at a conference or event can be a powerful way of sharing your ideas and inspiring others to take action to improve diabetes prevention and care.

Publications

How to: present with impact, Diabetes UK (August 2017) (PDF, 98KB)

This guide contains everything you need to know to design and deliver a presentation that will be remembered long after, including how to create key messages, build engaging content and improve your stage presence.

Essential reading

• The 20 habits of truly brilliant presenters (May 2016)

  This resource provides tips for developing new habits when presenting, including effective ways to connect with your audience, the importance of storytelling and why perfection is not the goal.

• 7 powerful public speaking tips from one of the most-watched TED talks speakers, Entrepreneur website (November 2014)

  This article presents the top seven secrets for delivering presentations from Simon Sinek, the third most-watched TED talks presenter of all time.

• How to give a killer presentation, Harvard Business Review website (June 2013)

  This article brings together practical tips for giving a killer presentation, including framing your story, developing stage presence and using multimedia.