Presentation Skills Workshop Your Group or Association Lexington, Kentucky Tom Hailey Present Yourself Workshops

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Goal To: learn and practice principles and techniques that you can take home and use in preparing and delivering your next presentation.

To:

learn and practice principles and techniques that you can take home and use in preparing and delivering your next presentation.

My Viewpoint… I believe… that by applying the principles and techniques we will learn…anyone can become a very effective and talented presenter, and actually have fun in the process.

I believe…

that by applying the principles and techniques we will learn…anyone can become a very effective and talented presenter, and actually have fun in the process.

3 Key Parts to the Process Writing Presentation Overcoming Stage Fright

Writing

Presentation

Overcoming Stage Fright

Speech Writing Learn about…the audience Learn about…the program managers expectations Learn about…the speaking environment

Learn about…the audience

Learn about…the program managers expectations

Learn about…the speaking environment

Target the… Audience Program Environment

Audience

Program

Environment

Speech Writing Brain storm Focus on the GOAL Reduce ideas to key words or phrases

Brain storm

Focus on the GOAL

Reduce ideas to key words or phrases

Three Part Structure Introduction Discussion Conclusion

Introduction

Discussion

Conclusion

Introduction Get their attention Identify your topic and goal State your viewpoint

Get their attention

Identify your topic and goal

State your viewpoint

Attention Getters Provocative statement Related humor Arresting facts or statistics Rhetorical statement

Provocative statement

Related humor

Arresting facts or statistics

Rhetorical statement

Introduction Topic sentence Specific & clear States the goal Final sentence States your viewpoint I believe that…

Topic sentence

Specific & clear

States the goal

Final sentence

States your viewpoint

I believe that…

Discussion or Body Present Facts…Proof…Reasons to Agree Start early Idea folder Make notes as thought occur Organize main points Limit points to a manageable number

Present Facts…Proof…Reasons to Agree

Start early

Idea folder

Make notes as thought occur

Organize main points

Limit points to a manageable number

Discussion or Body Personalize Stories / Anecdotes / Quotes / Illustrations Use vivid language Visuals Slides / overheads / PowerPoint video / flip charts / props articles / books / testimonials / people

Personalize

Stories / Anecdotes / Quotes / Illustrations

Use vivid language

Visuals

Slides / overheads / PowerPoint

video / flip charts / props

articles / books / testimonials / people

Conclusion Cue the ending Summarize Leave a lasting impression

Cue the ending

Summarize

Leave a lasting impression

Presentation Practice Areas Eye contact Pauses Body movement Voice pitch / rate / volume

Eye contact

Pauses

Body movement

Voice pitch / rate / volume

Presentation Practice Areas Thinking in Ideas, not words Use of notes Enthusiasm Timing

Thinking in Ideas, not words

Use of notes

Enthusiasm

Timing

How to Practice Reduce material to key words Simulate the speaking environment Use “heightened conversation” Picture…Visualize…your audience Audio tape / video tape / mirror

Reduce material to key words

Simulate the speaking environment

Use “heightened conversation”

Picture…Visualize…your audience

Audio tape / video tape / mirror

Managed Stage Fright Prepared well Researched the audience Know what’s expected Researched the environment Organized well Introduction Discussion Conclusion

Prepared well

Researched the audience

Know what’s expected

Researched the environment

Organized well

Introduction

Discussion

Conclusion

Managed Stage Fright Visualized audience, self, and environment Have a comfortable beginning

Visualized audience, self, and environment

Have a comfortable beginning

Practiced… Eye contact Pauses Body movement Voice Thinking in ideas Using notes Timing

Eye contact

Pauses

Body movement

Voice

Thinking in ideas

Using notes

Timing

Presentation Day Arrive early Make the room yours Check A/V equipment Set out your materials Mentally rehearse opening

Arrive early

Make the room yours

Check A/V equipment

Set out your materials

Mentally rehearse opening

Presentation Day Breathe and move Visualize success Be flexible Smile and take your time

Breathe and move

Visualize success

Be flexible

Smile and take your time

Mental Summersault This is so confusing it’s awful… I’m not a trained speaker… I’ll never get this perfect… I’m nervous…

This is so confusing it’s awful…

I’m not a trained speaker…

I’ll never get this perfect…

I’m nervous…

Extra Credit Don’t hide behind technology Interact with the audience Be prepared for problems Limit the subject matter Don’t be a self-important know-it-all Work easily with the program manager

Don’t hide behind technology

Interact with the audience

Be prepared for problems

Limit the subject matter

Don’t be a self-important know-it-all

Work easily with the program manager

To conclude… Public speaking skills are important Prepare well and practice Visualize success Get experience…and have fun!

Public speaking skills are important

Prepare well and practice

Visualize success

Get experience…and have fun!