How To Prepare A Presentation For A Job Interview

How To Prepare A Presentation For A Job Interview Facebook22TweetLinkedInPinEmailShares22 Youve successfully impressed the hiring manager in your first interview and now theyve invited you back for a second interview. Yet this time they want you to prepare a presentation. For some people, there is nothing more terrifying in a job interview than standing  up in front of everyone and presenting your ideas. But if you are prepared and confident in your work you should have no issue in doing so. Here are our 5 top tips to help you achieve presentation success! Find out ALL the details The hiring manager will most likely  provide you with a brief  topic they want you to discuss in your presentation. This could just simply be a couple of sentences or a general area of interest they want you to research more about. If youre confused  or stuck on the direction you want to take it, dont be afraid to ask. Before your interview, email the hiring manager and ask for further clarity on the topic. They may provide you with some valuable information that you wouldnt have otherwise known. It can show initiative and a pro-active approach in ensuring you produce the best possible work and whats the worst that could happen they say no? Dont wing it Do not wing the presentation! Keep it simple Unless requested to do otherwise, keep your slides relatively simple and aesthetically pleasing. To do this, avoid cramming lots of small text into each slide, as it will be hard for the  interviewer to read. Instead include images and bullet points, this will make the layout that much neater and easier to read. This will also help you when youre reading from the screen and can prompt you into what you want to discuss next and in more depth. A much better method than reading word-by-word straight from the presentation. Practice practice practice! Once youre happy with the presentation, its important  you practice how youre going to say it. Grab an audience, friends or family members  and run through the presentation  in front of them. This can help calm your nerves Top tip remember to time yourself during the trial run! This will help you realise if youre talking too fast or you have too more or too little to say. Enthusiasm Be enthusiastic! If you lack enthusiasm  it will be difficult to keep the interviewer engaged and interested in what you have to say. Whereas if you speak with confidence and passion you can convince the audience that you are right for this role because  its something that genuinely interests you. No hiring manager wants to sit there  listening to a presentation where you sound bored and feels like a half-hearted effort. finally good luck! If you are prepared and confident in what you have to say youll be a success! Find more interview advice here