Niamh O'Sullvan Punchy Presentations CDG AGM 2015
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Niamh O'Sullivan is a research officer and librarian at the Irish Blood Transfusion Service. She has extensive experience presenting at conferences and giving talks. In this presentation, she provides tips and advice for presenting effectively. She discusses why people should present, how to choose a topic and title, how to structure a presentation, common pitfalls to avoid, and techniques for effective delivery. The overall message is that with preparation, practice and focusing on the audience, presentations can be an impactful way to share information and build skills, rather than something to fear.
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- 1. Niamh O’Sullivan Research Officer/Librarian Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) pack a punch with your presentation
- 2. everything you ever wanted to know about presenting but were afraid to ask… http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/14/61/1146108_b92c3a25.jpg
- 4. why am I here? EAHIL, LAI/CILIP, A&SL, HSLG, LIR “Recessionista Research” workshops guest lectures at SILS blood donation talks committee A&SL / HSLG public speaking courses presentation/powerpoint skills training
- 5. why are you here? • any newbies? • room for improvement? • free lunch?
- 6. • why present? • why not? • where to start? • what and how to submit? • what topic and title? • how to structure the presentation • tips, tricks and handy hints today’s questions
- 7. what is glossophobia? It’s the fear of speaking in public from the Greek: glōssa meaning tongue and phobos meaning fear or dread
- 8. 74% of the population suffers from some form of glossophobia
- 9. “According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death.... This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” Jerry Seinfeld
- 10. today we dispel the dread https://www.flickr.com/photos/99173313@N07/9434755558
- 11. why present? promote network raise profile feedback route to publication challenge learn and reflect give back
- 12. why not? nothing to offer I'll get judged time consuming hard work stressful i have glossophobia & other ailments excuses: accent, lisp, informal,
- 13. European Association for Health Information and Libraries, Dublin 2009
- 14. where to start? find calls for papers on mailing lists & sites: LAI, A&SL, HSLG, CDG, LIR, GLS,CILIP https://pixabay.com/en/once-upon-a-time-writer-author-719174/
- 15. what type of presentation? Keynotes: 45 mins-1hour Workshops : 1-2 hours Session or case study: 30-60 minutes Lightning presentation: 5-10 minutes Poster presentation: 2-4 minutes Plenary/parallel get a co-presenter and say yes if asked
- 16. what topic? write/present what you know New/different service, idea, product? OR learn and present something you don’t know e.g. A&SL 2016 conference theme: smashing stereotypes
- 20. Advertise Your Wares & Sell Your Services with a Library Brochure Niamh O’Sullivan, Research Officer/Librarian Irish Blood Transfusion Service HSLG 2012
- 21. “Banking” Our Memories: The IBTS Digital Photo Archive Niamh O’Sullivan Research Officer/Librarian Irish Blood Transfusion Service A&SL Annual Conference, 01 March 2013
- 22. Recessionista Research Revisited 2014 Utilising quality free web resources to enhance your Library Service Niamh O’Sullivan, Research Officer/Librarian Irish Blood Transfusion Service, niamh.osullivan@ibts.ie LAI/CILIP Joint Conference, Waterford, 2014
- 24. What is an Embedded Librarian and Am I One? Niamh O’Sullivan Research Officer/Librarian Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) niamh.osullivan@ibts.ie The Librarian, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo 1556 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librarian
- 25. Introduction to the IBTSIntroduction to the IBTS and Blood Donationand Blood Donation Niamh O’Sullivan Research Officer/Librarian, IBTS RCSI Mini-Med Programme, Jan 2015
- 26. When Bad Slides Happen to Good People
- 27. the title hidden meanings and puns poetic devices: alliteration, assonance a line from a movie, book, song, re-jig an old saying/phrase incorporate conference theme make it catchy, snappy, memorable
- 28. inspiring headlines • “FOOT HEADS ARMS BODY” • “HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR” • “SUPER CALEY GO BALLISTIC CELTIC ARE ATROCIOUS” • “MAY THE DEFENCE FORCES BE WITH YOU” • “BITTEN ON THE HEAD FOR NOT SAYING HELLO” • “SLUGS AND SNAILS VS SUGER AND SPICE
- 29. Armagh Gazette, April 19, 2013 http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/g2192/funniest-tabloid-headlines/
- 30. how to submit put the work and research in now know your audience and material, decide your message follow the rules like word count (usually 200-400 word abstracts) apply your topic to the theme
- 31. the abstract apply the KISS principle outline what the problem, service or idea is and why people should care tell of your approach and your results conclusions: make them relevant to others
- 32. the audience
- 33. who are they? why are they here? what do they really want to know? • we remember – what interests us – what benefits us – what affects us
- 34. “You can't lead your audience anywhere if you haven't given them a reason for following you.” Robert Anholt “Dazzle 'em with Style”
- 35. structure your presentation no long intros or history of not too much theory apply the 10/80/10 rule spend 10% of the time on the intro 80% on the main points 10% summing up and conclusions
- 37. Conclusion is the most NB tell the truth: What worked? What didn’t? what would you do differently? THIS IS WHAT EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW You make the mistakes so they don’t have to
- 38. presentation must haves information distilled down to the core a clear message, repeated 3 tasty takeaways you do the work …so the audience doesn’t have to!
- 39. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/VonBraunTeam1961.jpg Presenting is not rocket science, you can do it
- 40. add the punch • icebreakers • fun facts • amazing images • interesting stories • shocking statistics • quirky quotes • show and tell, books, bricks https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/common s/a/a5/Planters_Punch_1.jpg
- 41. Tips for the delivery speak slowly and clearly breathe ….. make eye contact breathe …… take nay notice of the naysayers breathe ….. relax – it will all be worth it and breathe……………….
- 42. “Rehearsal is the work, performance is the relaxation.” Michael Caine, actor
- 44. presentation pitfalls data dump - put data in a handout too much on each slide hard to read and understand full of jargon and abbreviations information not relevant to audience speaker reads from the slides talks to the screen speaks too quickly doesn’t engage runs out of time
- 45. “Do not fall into the trap of thinking that in order for your audience to understand anything, you must tell them everything” Garr Reynolds, The Naked Presenter
- 46. a presentation works… when the different elements gel together: the content, the presenter, the delivery, the audience and it all just flows when the words are true and the message is clear and relevant when the audience goes away happy
- 47. further reading Garr Reynolds Presentation Tips http://www.garrreynolds.com/preso-tips/ Harvard Business Review free ebook “Guide to Persuasive Presentations” http://lab.cfmt.it/pdf/Guide%20to%20Persuasive%20Presentations.pdf “13 techniques that will make designing your slides easy”, free ebook http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/
- 51. thanks so much for listening niamh.osullivan@ibts.i