Many presenters opt to include the quotations in view of the excellent benefits of using them in presentation. Here are a few practices which could be adopted to incorporate Quotations and integrate vital points in the presentations.

1. Always prefer to use a quotation relevant to your subject from a well-known person or author known to the audience, with whom your audience can relate to.

2. Direct quotations are another person's exact words--either spoken or in print--incorporated into your own presentation. Indirect quotations are not exact words but rather rephrasing or summaries of another person's words. If you are not sure to whom the quotation belongs, you can say " I understand, it was ____________ who said this."

3. Stretching them to make it fit to your point shall be avoided. It should be creative, concise, relevant and timely to your presentation.

4. Never try to use quotations which became stale by overuse as they would only appear amateurish to your audience.

5. In order to accept your ideas in your presentation, quotations need to be explained with some facts and figures.

6. It is better to use the Quotes that are informative and surprising. For example an important or latest information related to the topic of your presentation can get you immediate attention and establish a connection between you and your listeners.

7. Pick a quotation you admire most and try to use it frequently. This helps you to registered in your memory and such quotes become handy, whenever you want to include in your presentations.

8. They work best when the original words are accurately reproduced. An appropriate punctuation with better pronunciation is necessary.

9. Explore whether you have any quotes from:

- Your father or mother or grandmother or grand father

- Your Teacher or mentor

- Your Boss or Managers of your organization

- Your Clients

- Your wife or Yourself

Avoid excessive use of quotations as it may suggest that original ideas on the subject are lacking. Always remember:

# Quotations can be used to get audience attention almost immediately

# Quotation should be from a well-known person or author known to the audience

# Quotations must be strictly relevant to your presentation subject

# Quotations can be used to bring together or sum up the points in a presentation.

# Quotations can be used to add cheerfulness to any occasion.

About The Author:
Suryanarayana S V [ http://www.suryanarayana.com ] is a Corporate Consultant who helped hundreds of Business owners, Corporate Executives, Professionals & Students to become better presenters. He has rich experience of over 33 years in making presentations in electronic media and live public presentations in training programmes, workshops, seminars, conferences, professional meetings etc., on topics ranging from Communication skills to Self-improvement, Motivation & Mentor programmes. His presentation sessions have been very well received and rated as best by participants in India, Australia & Singapore. He has been Director & lead Facilitator for a variety of workshops on "Presentation Skills" being organized or partnered by editin.com

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Somewhere in your organization someone will give a presentation today. It may be you, the person in the next office, or someone who works in another department. Even if you work solo, there are times when you will be the presenter.

Few would argue that being able to present effectively - whether you're presenting to two or two thousand - is an important skill. And since it is such a commonly needed skill, there is plenty of advice available to you - books, courses, websites, tools, techniques, as well as the advice of so many others who "just want to help."

Yet with all this advice, a large percentage of presentations still aren't very effective. In fact, many are downright awful; not providing the desired responses from the audience - or any response at all. (Wouldn't you agree?)

The advice in this article will be a little different.

Rather than sharing the common wisdom with you - which must not be working very well if so many presentations are still so poor - I will share some uncommon advice. Think about it this way - if you try some uncommon advice, you might get uncommon results. Given the overall record of the common presentation, that will likely be very good!

More visuals, less words. Your PowerPoint presentation has too many words, on every slide (and there are probably way too many slides too - but that's another article). Visual aids should be visual. Start replacing the words on your slides with images. And not just pie charts and line graphs, but pictures and images that help tell your story.

More emotion, less logic. It takes more than logic to move people. Give your audience the facts they need, but don't overload them. Make sure you speak to the emotional part of people as well. Talk about why, and not just how.

More stories, less "facts". We read books, watch TV and buy movie tickets because we love stories. When you create stories around your presentation or include relevant and passionate stories as a part of your presentation, you will be more successful.

More focus, less scatter. If you can't put the key concepts and ideas of your talk on the back of an envelope or on one side of a 3x5 card, your message is too scattered. Hone in on your key message; know exactly what it is. If you don't know it, how can you expect your audience to know (or remember) it?

More preparation, less "I'll wing it". Giving an effective presentation takes preparation and planning time. Too many people give poor presentations because they simply rely on their slides and muddle through. If you want to be a more powerful presenter, you must be prepared.

More belief, less bluster. Let your passion for your topic, your message and your recommendations show! If you believe in your message, let people know that through your words, actions, body language, energy and more.

More audience, less you. Hopefully you aren't giving your presentation for your benefit, but for your audience's. So, focus more on them. Worry less about how you look or sound and more about helping them understand your message. If your focus is all about you, stop reading - none of these points will help you. A presentation should always be about the audience.

More you, less faade. No, this isn't in conflict with the last point; you will be a more effective presenter when you are real, genuine and sincere. Drop the posturing and be real. Your audience will appreciate it, and they will listen and trust you more.

You've just read eight pieces of uncommon advice. But reading them isn't enough. You need to apply at least one of them to your next presentation. When you do, you will be more confident and will achieve more of the results you desire. You will have an audience that has heard and understood your words and takes action because of the presentation.

Potential Pointer: If we want to better at anything - including presentations - sometimes we need to do things differently than everyone else. Following the crowd will, at the very best, allow you to only be incrementally better. Taking a different approach can lead to breakthrough success.

Kevin Eikenberry is a leadership expert and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, a learning consulting company that helps Clients reach their potential through a variety of training, consulting and speaking services. To receive your free special report on Unleashing Your Potential go to http://www.kevineikenberry.com/uypw/index.asp or call us at (317) 387-1424 or 888.LEARNER.

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