Mindful Presenting: Audience Awareness

Welcome! Find a workspace in the front row. Please sit with your group.

why are we here?

2 goals: inspire conﬁdence create compelling & meaningful presentations

“perfect is boring” -- Garr Reynolds & Nancy Duarte

Presentations are not about perfection, theyʼre about communication

presentations ≠ perfection

TED Commandments Rehearse, but act spontaneous Provide revelations Show vulnerability Donʼt be tedious Change the world Donʼt use bullet points

alternative to speaking

think visually

create fearlessly

a note from your audience: CONVINCE ME

who is your audience? adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

activity: form groups of 4, and assess your target audience using the 6 criteria we will discuss [quickstorm]

Consider your audience needs adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

what are they like? adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

why are they here? adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

what keeps them up at night? adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

Identify desired outcomes adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

how can you solve their problem? adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

what do you want your audience to do? adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

how might your audience resist? adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

so, what about you? adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

Consider your role in information delivery: what unique expertise and experience do you contribute? adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

what is your purpose for communicating information? adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

what do you share in common with your audience? adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

what are your desired outcomes? adapted from Duarte’s slide:ology

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by Monica Bulger on Jan 21, 2010