The ART of Presenting How are YOUR Presenting

The ART of Presenting

How are YOUR Presenting Skills? • Go to the website: – http: //www. mindtools. com/pages/article/new. CS_96. htm • Score Interpretation

What do YOU think the “ART of Presenting” Is? • Watch video of Steve Jobs (amazing presenter) – Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs • Choose two OTHER reliable videos of presentation skills, best presenters, etc. • Come up with a list of the MOST IMPORTANT things for a successful presentation – Minimum 10

Effective Presentation Four Key Elements 1. 2. 3. 4. Understand your audience Prepare your content Deliver confidently Control the environment

Understand Your Audience • Determine target audience • Determine audience expectations • Create outline based on needs of audience • Stick to GOAL of presentation (meet needs) • Keep returning to the goal (theme)

Prepare Your Content: 5 Key Presentation Principles 1. Identify few key points – Help audience retain messages with the chunking principle • Chunk data into 5 -7 key points • More memorable 2. Be Brief– Good presentations inspire the audience to learn more 3. Use an outline – Start by telling them what you intend to cover/what to expect • Opening • Body • Closing 4. Start and end strongly –Start and end with a message they won't forget 5. Use examples for support– Lecture is the least interesting! Liven it up!

Prepare Your Content: OPENING • Try setting a “Theme” • Remember - “You never get a second chance to make a first impression” • Should not be an introduction of yourself • Opening should make an emotional connection with audience – Design a HOOK

The “HOOK” • • • Ask a series of rhetorical questions Make a startling assertion Reference a historical event Use the word “imagine” Add a little show business Arouse curiosity Use quotations differently Take them through a "what if" scenario Tell them a story

Prepare Your Content: BODY • Three important points • Engage audience, don’t tell everything you know • Keep outcome in mind • Present both sides of an issue

Prepare Your Content: CLOSING End on a memorable note Summarize key points Ask for questions Finish a story Refer back to the introduction or “hook” Remind audience of fact or statistic Use a rhetorical question; a positive statement; or a famous quotation. • Call for “action”-Challenge your audience to apply what you told them • •

Avoid these CLOSING pitfalls • “Thank you” is NOT a memorable ending • Don’t end with an apology: “I guess I’ve rambled on long enough. ” “I don’t know if I’ve made this clear. ” • Don’t trail off • Don’t introduce a whole new idea in your conclusion • K. I. S. S.

Deliver Confidently • Practice to build confidence • Be flexible • Welcome statements from the audience • Use slides and other visual aids • Keep your visuals simple and brief • Manage your stress

Practice Makes Perfect • Rehearsing does not mean memorization • Videotape yourself • Calm your nerves • Stop working on it

Control the Environment • Practice in the presentation room • Do your own setup • Test your timing

Homework • Choose a topic of interest (could be a hobby, current event, or anything you are interested in) • Demonstrate TWO different hooks