Slides for Participants of <<Technical Presentations Can Be Interesting Too>> Public Run Workshop on 12th October 2020 by Coen Tan, Chief Listening Officer Strategic Business Storyteller.
6. In today’s splintered world, people do not
need more information…
They need reasons to believe, derive
meaning and maintain hope…
The only way to stay relevant, maintain
competitiveness and fast-track your success
is by collecting, curating and presenting
information to more people, the right
people in the most compelling way!
7. • Turn your Video ON
• Mute yourself, unmute ONLY when you want to speak
• Make use of the CHAT Function to ask questions,
comments and network
• The slides will be made available to you on request, so
you don’t have to screenshot every slide
Some Housekeeping Agreements:
8. Checking In
Type (using the Chat Function) in the Chat Box below:
• Name and Role
• Describe how you feel with 1 word/sentence
Unmute yourself and share:
• What is your number 1 challenge when giving technical
presentations?
• What must you see / have to know that today’s session has
been helpful?
12. The Status Effect
Past:
• Spatial demarcation bestows authority and
status (Speaker on stage, Leader on the Power
Seat on a Boardroom, the Corner Office)
• Possible to display status through body language,
grooming
Now:
• Spatial effect of status is flattened by virtual
communication space
• Technology is s leveler / game-changer
13. The Accessibility Effect
Past:
• The “cost of entry” for events, membership
(financial, geographical barriers)
• Extraverts “work the room” have the
advantage
Now:
• Communicating across physical spaces
virtually
• People crave community and connection
• Introverts can communicate from the
comfort of their comfortable space
14. The Psychological Anchoring Effect
Past:
• People go to different physical spaces for meetings,
trainings, conferences.
• As they change places, they settle in different states of mind.
Now:
• People could be consuming entertainment, replying emails,
shopping online through the same 13 inch screen
• Harder to shift between psychological spaces
43. More than 30000 children will die today from poverty.
– Source: World Bank Stats
44. If you do your Maths,
In each minute, there are 60 seconds,
Which means 60x 60 = 3,600 seconds in an
hour
Multiplied by 24 hours, that gives 24 x 3,600
= 86,400 seconds in a day
45. A child dies every three seconds from AIDS and extreme poverty,
often before their fifth birthday – Source: World Bank Stats
50. Crafting a Presentation is a work of
Science and Art.
Science - because it requires an intimate
knowledge of audience psychology - what
attracts, intrigues and moves an
audience?
Art – because it requires a curator’s mind
to present content that flows together in
a meaningful way. It demands a
sculptor’s mentality, to remove the
unnecessary, to reveal the essential.