basic presentation skills
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In this presentation we will review the skills required to improve your ability to deliver effective presentations. In addition we will show you techniques professional presenter use to calm nerves, engage audiences and handle tough situations.TRANSCRIPT
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Basic Presentation Skills
Understanding the Value of Conveying Your Ideas
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Basic Presentation Skills
• Agenda– Knowing Your Goals– The Secret of Speaking to An Audience– Speaking Principles– Organizing Your Thoughts– Your Appearance– Presentation Tricks
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What You Imagine Your Event Will Be
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Your Moment Of Truth
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Living Through The Reality Of It All
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Your Worse Fears Realized
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Knowing Your Goal
• Which of these is your goal?– Inform– Entertain– Challenge– Compete– Interact– Speak
Depends on your audience
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The Secret of Speaking to An Audience
• Being Able To Tell A Great Story– Part of our DNA– Helps Us Connect
• A Great Story Includes:– Opening– Unique or Interesting Setting– Conflict or Dilemma – Hero and a Protagonist– Positive Outcome
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Not A Good Story
Once Upon A time…
Everyone Dies.
Ye Old Tech Story Told Every Day
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Usable Story Lines
• The Maverick– Plays the odds and comes out on top
• The Rock Star– Utilizes their charisma to win over the crowd
• The Detective– Follows clues to find the hidden treasure
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Story Interaction
• The Serve and Volley– So what do you think?– Chops it up into digestible parts– Helps the presentation be more interactive– Traps include:
• “Rat Hole” where a single element is focused on• “One’s and Zero’s” where too much attention is placed
on technical elements
– Escapes include:• Move questions around the room• Set up side-bar discussions for after the meeting
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Delivering Bad News
• Sometimes you are delivering bad news having an organized agenda works to further solidify your position and allows your audience to prepare themselves.
• Be Careful!– Never use the word “honest” when delivering bad news– Follow up bad news with what you learned. Offer up proposed
fixes and let your audience have input
• Your biggest trap is emotion. If you organize and stick to your agenda you can navigate these waters as best as is humanly possible
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Organize Your Thoughts
1. Introduce Your Topic
2. Explain Your Position On The Topic
3. Explain Why Your Position Has Merit
4. Give An Example Of That Merit
5. Tie The Merit To Audience
6. Finish With Your Conclusions
7. Ask For Questions
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Organize Your Appearance
• What Is The Image Of Success?– There isn’t one
• Success Is Confidence• Confidence comes with
Experience• Until then, at least wear
dress slacks, button down shirt and a blazer with dress shoes
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The Visual Presenter
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Presentation Tricks
• Look at their Eyebrows• Only memorize your opening statement• Practice facial expressions
– Yes in front of a mirror
• Stand Still for 30 seconds– Have a peer give you a signal when to move
• Speak slowly (3 minutes / slide)• Never EVER read the slide! EVER!