Objectives Learning objectives 1 Understand the importance of

Objectives Learning objectives 1) Understand the importance of communication 2) Commit to 1 -2 areas to improve 3) Become more effective presenters

The Big Question! How many of you believe that the ability to communicate is linked to your success? It is not enough to be brilliant with great ideas, you must be able to communicate!

The Gold Nugget Theory 100+ Ideas 10 10 Tips 4 - 5 Development Areas 1 - 2 Areas I Promise to Work On Effective Presentations

“Most of us spend about 7 out of every 10 waking hours communicating. 75% of our communication is by speech. ” - How to Speak like a Pro Leon Fletcher

Exercise Think of someone that you think is a great communicator and write their name down. The person can be a man or woman, someone you know personally or someone you know of, someone at work or someone in the community, living or deceased. List their key skills, traits, and characteristics !

Tip #1 Know the audience l l l What is in it for them? What do they already know? How many? Status, power makers, decision makers? Common ground? Current situation or problem

Tip #1 Know the audience Is this need to know or nice to know? l Are they culturally diverse? l Were they out late last night? l Do they need to catch an airplane? l Are they jet lag? l As we leave this tip, write down 1 thing you can do to improve

Tip #2 Sound like you care 3 Rate 3 Volume 3 Pitch 3 Resonance 3 Articulation As we leave this tip, write down 1 thing you can do to improve

Tip #3 Have great content Know your stuff 4 Structure the message 4 Use Powerful, Positive language 4 Repeat, Repeat 4

Strategic Structure Opening What do I want my audience: To know? To do? Key Point Closing To remember?

Heard these before!? “I want to be real honest here when I say……” (was he lying? ) “And that’s basically it. ” “I guess I could head this off by saying…. ” “I just kinda wanted to start with some history here……”

Use Stories/Examples 3 Be concise 3 Be relevant 3 Contrast 3 Develop the character (s) 3 Made for TV movie As we leave this tip, write down 1 thing you can do to improve

Tip #4 Speak their language l Adjust your language for the audience l Eliminate slang and jargon Eliminate Mars language l

Tip # 5 Keep them Interested Audience Interest Opening Key Point Closing As we leave this tip, write down 1 thing you can do to improve

Tip #6 Use Effective Visuals l l Avoid verbal/visual interference Make visual aids VISUAL and simple 65 MPH Use different visuals

I know you can’t see this but…. . . As we leave this tip, write down 1 thing you can do to improve

Tip #7 Make a great impression 3 Look confident 3 Maintain eye contact 3 Use hand gestures 3 SMILE !!! 3 Choreograph the presentation 3 Stand up straight 3 Proxemics 3 Enjoy

Effective Communication Albert Mehrabian, Ph. D UCLA, Silent Messages, Mehrabian & Ferris, 1967 7% 38% 55% Sound & Tone As we leave this tip, write down 1 thing you can do to improve Visual Content

Tip # 8 Know the “environment” l l l Room set up Equipment Day/time Noise level Temperature Location As we leave this tip, write down 1 thing you can do to improve

Tip #9 Prepare for Q & A Common mistakes during Q & A 3 The speaker gives too much information 3 The speaker doesn’t answer the question 3 The speaker tries to answer every question 3 Q&A is the conclusion Composure can speak as loudly or more loudly- than content. Myles Martel, Mastering the Art of Q and A As we leave this tip, write down 1 thing you can do to improve

Tip # 10 Practice, Practice As we leave this tip, write down 1 thing you can do to improve