Talking Points Presentation Principles and Techniques Andy Giesler

Talking Points Presentation Principles and Techniques Andy Giesler

Challenges

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Talking Points 1. Preparation 2. Presentation 3. Technique

1. Preparation

1. Preparation A. Content B. Place C. Practice

Organizing Your Thoughts Content I. A. B. C. 3 -4 points Notecards Paper II. Place A. The room B. The people III. Practice A. Standing B. …

Organizing Your Thoughts Free. Mind freemind. sourceforge. net

Simple is Beautiful Three or Four Points

Simple is Beautiful Three or Four Subpoints (maybe)

Where Are Your Notes? “Is this something my audience needs to see? ”

Where Are Your Notes? Ideas, not sentences.

Where Are Your Notes? Sheets of paper More detail is good More detail is bad How paper makes you nervous

1. Preparation A. Content B. Place C. Practice

The Room Visit it Try it

The People Who’ll Be There Who they are What they know

1. Preparation A. Content B. Place C. Practice

How? Talking Standing Timing Repeating

1. Preparation A. Content B. Place C. Practice

2. Presentation

2. Presentation A. Open B. Engage C. Close

Schmoozing

The Best Way to Open

Introduce Yourself

Introduce Your Audience

Reinforce 1. Tell them 2. Tell them 3. Tell them

2. Presentation A. Open B. Engage C. Close

How to Engage Them?

How to Engage Them? Why Engage Them?

How to Engage Them? Why Not Engage Them?

Learning styles

Reinforce 1. Tell them 2. Tell them 3. Tell them

2. Presentation A. Open B. Engage C. Close

Reinforce 1. Tell them 2. Tell them 3. Tell them

How to Engage Them? Running out of time?

So, is that unclear to anyone? “So, is that unclear to anyone? ”

Feedback

2. Presentation A. Open B. Engage C. Close

3. Technique

3. Technique A. Your Body B. Power. Point C. Beyond Power. Point

Action!

Gestures Your Arms Your Head Your Face

Your Voice

So, is that unclear to anyone? Deception

3. Technique A. Your Body B. Power. Point C. Beyond Power. Point

“Death by Power. Point” http: //www. slideshare. net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint

What’s It Good For? 1. Visualizing ideas 2. Making key points

Whats’ it Used For?

What’s It Used For? A Handout

What’s it Used For? A Teleprompter This is a great use for Power. Point! You may be uncomfortable when presenting; having your whole speech on the slide can help. Having your notes on the screen means you don’t need to remember things, and that you don’t need to glance at notecards. Also, it helps your audience focus on what’s important: your words! Bonus: no need for you to make eye contact with the audience! A Handout Also a great use! Saves you time: no need to prepare a separate handout Reminds your audience of your exact words.

Mixed Feelings More work

Mixed Feelings Auto-notes

Images flickrstorm http: //www. zoo-m. com/flickr-storm/ Wikimedia Commons http: //commons. wikimedia. org Wikipedia http: //wikipedia. org

Faux Pas?

Faux Pas Too much text Only text Too much everything Small text Clip art (? ) Busy background Poor contrast Too many fonts Too many colors Special effects

3. Technique A. Your Body B. Power. Point C. Beyond Power. Point

You Tell Me

Talking Points 1. 2. 3. Preparation Content Practice Place Presentation Open Engage Close Technique Your Body Power. Point Beyond Power. Point

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Talking Points Presentation Principles and Techniques