Students Workshop

How to Give Powerful Presentations

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Powerful Presentations
Prepare

Design Deliver

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What Do You Want to Accomplish?

Inform Persuade Motivate Entertain Impress Win
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Planning Your Presentation

Think like a reporter. Answer:
Who, What, When, Where, Why and How

Have a clear purpose:

Explaining a project Training or educating Giving instructions Define or solve a problem Selling something
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Consider the Audience

Audience analysis is a mission critical aspect of making presentations
Who am I talking to ? Why do they need this information? What will they do with this information? How will this information help them in their jobs/lives? If I give them this information..
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Adult Learning
Readiness to learn Experiences Problem Orientation

Time Perspective

SelfMastery

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Adult Learning Rules of Thumb

Link Content to Experiences Clear Points, Clear Speech Help Solve a Problem Use Visuals That Can Be Seen by All Create something for the Audience to Do End on Time

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How Do People Process Information?

Globally Analytically Combination of both processes

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How Do People Process Information?

Global
Look at the overview first, then assimilate the facts that created the big picture. 60% of the audiences are global processors

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How Do People Process Information?

Analytic
Starts with facts and then assemble the big picture after analysis
30% of audience are analytic processors

10% of audiences combine global and analytic processes

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How Do People Process Information?

Moral of the story. Start with the big picture youll grab the attention of at least 70% of the audience!!

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Example of Big Picture

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Keep it Short & Simple!

Need to Know The Ultimate Challenge!

Keep

Nice to Know

Could Help ? Reference ?

Maybe

Dont Need

Out
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Adding Visuals
Visual a graphic representation

Picture Photograph Illustration Cartoon Chart Backdrop Films

Simplify the Message With Your Visual!
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Impact of Illustration

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Impact of Film

filmVIDEO_TS\VTS_01_0.IFO

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Simple Slide Specifications

Keep to one Main Message/ Slide Strive for Only3-6 Bullets/Slide Use Upper And Lower Case Fonts

Use no more Than 4 colors

PowerPoint Presentations

Use Visuals

Use spell Check (oops!)

Be Consistent

Use no more than 2 fonts

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Presentation Format
Opening 10 20%
Capture your audiences attention State your thesis or purpose

Body 65 75%
Series of points or evidence Best to start with a fact &/or observation followed by supporting material

Closing 10 20%
Brief review or summary Call to action or a memorable statement
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Bookend Your Presentation

Opening Presentation
Orientation Programme is super Join SAE Participate in your SAE

Closing

Make a Strong Opening Make a terrific 1st impression

Make a Strong Closing Leave the audience excited Exit gracefully

Make a smooth transition sections!

Tell them what youre going to tell them

Tell them

Tell them what you told them

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Believability of Message
How Much Does This Count?
Verbal: What You Say: _____% Vocal: How You Say It: _____% Visual: How You Look and Act:____%
Visual Aids Reinforce the Message!! _____
= 100%

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Principles for Powerful Persuasion The art of persuasion is the art of finding the best available means of moving a specific audience in a specific situation to a specific decision
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Persuasion in the Real World

Presenter
Your Needs & Interests

Audience
Their Needs & Interests

Subject
Your Programs Needs & Accomplishments SAE

Top Ten Mistake Made By Presenters

1. No Objectives 2. Mediocre 1st Impression 3. No preparation 4. Lack of Enthusiasm 5. Poor Eye Contact 6. Lack of Facial Expressions 7. No Visual Aids 8.No Audience Involvement 9. Sticky Floor Syndrome 10. Ineffective Close

Special Recognition Award

Reading the Presentation

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Confidence Boosters
Relax take a deep breath Use good posture Concentrate on your message Use Eye Contact Do not apologize Forget Perfection Learn to laugh at yourself Use appropriate humor Use anecdotes
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Creating a Great presentation!!

Prepare Know your audience Consider the audience Talk about the big picture first Remember how adults learn Design Organize the text Choose colors and fords Add visuals Use spell check Bookend your talk
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Deliver Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse Check the room and equipment Be enthusiastic Watch audience body language and adjust Make a graceful exit Hear the applause!!

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