1. Planning Presentations
2. Preparing Presentations
3. Practicing Presentations
4. Delivering Presentations
Dealing with Questions
Questions
1.Speaking too quickly
2.Going off-point
3.Going into too much detail
4.Not knowing when to stop (answering questions
particularly).
1. What is your experience of giving
presentations?
2. What do you like about it?
3. What do you dislike about it?
4. Will you need to present in the future?
Planning Sit down and really think about the day of your
presentation.
What is the real purpose of your talk?
Why is it that you were ask to speak?
What does the audience expect? In your opinion, what
are the most important parts of your topic for the
audience to take away from your, say, 10-minute
presentation?
Who is your audience?
Why are they there? What
is your goal?
How long will it be?
Where will it take place?
"sell" your message in 30-45 seconds.
The David Belasco test while you're in the
planning stages.
David Belasco was a producer who insisted that
the core idea for every successful play he
produced could be written as a simple sentence
on the back of a business card. Try it.
You may want to think again and get your
message down correctly in your mind.
This too is certainly something you do before
you ever begin to open up PowerPoint.
If your audience could remember only three
things about your presentation, what would
you want it to be?
(1)_____________
(2)_____________
(3)_____________
No Powerpoint
Film hiring with no script
Pencil & Paper
Order your thoughts
Key points
“We need to open gaps before we close them.
Our tendency is to tell people the facts. First,
though, they must realise that they need
these facts.”
Dan & Chip Heath, Make it Stick
There is a psychological factor called recency.
This is where people remember most the last thing
that they are told. This particularly applies to lists.
So the ending of the presentation is key.
A funny story (one that encapsulates at least one of
the main themes of the presentation, Use a high energy video clip,
Relieving the suspense (you may be wondering why I
brought this cardboard box onto the the stage...)
If you are really struggling for ideas, and want to
play it safe, you could simply recap on the three
main concepts that you have put forward in the
middle section.
The standard method for making a presentation is
to talk about a list of points organised onto slides
projected up on the wall.
Overhead & slide projectors Powerpoint:
200,000 copies of Microsoft PowerPoint
3,000,000,000 trillions of slides each year.
Slideshare.net / Prezi etc.
“should have ten slides, last no more than twenty minutes, and contain no font smaller than thirty points.”
Guy Kawaski
10 / 20/ 30 rule
Use colour well •Color evokes feelings
• Color is emotional.
•The right color can help persuade and motivate.
•Studies show that color usage can increase interest and improve learning
comprehension and retention.
According to most studies, people's number one fear is
public speaking.
Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that
sound right?
This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral,
you're better off in the casket than doing the mass.
e.g. Marathon Running:
Slow to develop Quick to disappear
The more you practice:
better you feel more you want to
do
Presenting
Your are the most powerful visual aid:
Introduce:
- What you’re going to tell them
- Why you’re telling them
Why it’s important
Body language + Eye contact
TRACT technique
1. Thank the questioner
2. Repeat the question
3. Answer the question
4. Check with the questioner if they are satisfied
5. Thank them again
Step 1: Listen to Criticism
Step 2: Decide on Truth
Step 3: Respond Assertively
Passive Response
Directly Aggressive Response
Indirectly Aggressive Response