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"Refreshing Your Presentation Skills" @ Miami Ad School 2009
| Refreshing Your Presentation Skills - 1 Intro |
| What's common sense is not always common practice. In spite of the fact that we're always presenting, most people need to refresh their presentation skills. The goals of the presentation is to build confidence for presenting, identify specific improvement goals and enhance your presentation skills. The three components of a successful presentation are presentation skills (visual & audio), organization skills, and preparation & content. All of this is easy to understand, the difficulty is implementing it. |
| Refreshing Your Presentation Skills - 2 Audience Analysis |
| Every time you go up in front of a group of people you must consider who your audience is... who are they, what's in it for them, how much do they know, how much do they need to know, what are the possible questions? There are three types of people that will come to your presentation: "prisoners" (they're there because attendance is required), "tourists" (it gets them out of their office), and "explorers" (they're there to get one tip or bit of information). |
| Refreshing Your Presentation Skills - 3 First Impressions |
| You only get one chance to make a first impression, and most people make a snap judgement about you in the first 3-9 seconds. 55% of our communication is visual, 38% is the tone of voice. "Actions speak louder than words." People hear but they don't always listen. Learning to listen means turning down the chatter in our minds. |
| Refreshing Your Presentation Skills - 4 Basic Structure |
| Presenting isn't just showing or telling, it's a back and forth communication with your audience. In order to effectively engage in an idea exchange, there must be a "meeting of the minds" A key element of any presentation is getting the audience's attention with the Grabber. It hooks the viewer and lets them know why they should pay attention. |
| Refreshing Your Presentation Skills - 5 Personal Performance |
| Everyone has their own personal style for perceiving the world and making decisions. How do you appeal to the variety of personality types that comprise an audience? A factor that may affect your style is fear. One tip for controlling your fear is to realize that you're always presenting. You're always practicing and improving your presentation skills. Voice and intonation is part of a skill skill set we're working on all the time. |
| Refreshing Your Presentation Skills - 6 Body Language |
| Your body language, including all of your gestures, are a visual aid. YOU are the visual. Everything about you conveys and image. (Visuals are 55% of the message). Simplicity is the art of sophistication, so Keep It Simple Sweetheart. A confused mind always says no. |
| Refreshing Your Presentation Skills - 7 Handling Situations |
| Tips for handling people and situations... the Latecomer, the Daydreamer, the Rambler, the Talking Encyclopedia, the Historian, and the Speed Daemon |
| Refreshing Your Presentation Skills - 8 Q&A |
| The Q&A is your opportunity because it's the time when people are really listening. Your audience pays attention during the Q&A because they're asking what they're interested in and they know it's the end of your presentation. Public speaking is a process of continual practice and improvement. Always debrief after every presentation because your audience will tell you what you need to learn about how to connect. |