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Present like a pro
The document provides tips for presenting like a professional by focusing on designing the presentation around the audience's needs, engaging and connecting with the audience, and delivering the presentation in a clear, confident, and impactful manner through effective use of body language, pacing, questions, and other presentation techniques. The tips cover aspects like understanding the audience, establishing credibility, structuring the opening minutes, using visual aids, handling questions, and practicing delivery.
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Present like a pro
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- 2. You design yourOutcome
- 3. The Audience • Whatdoes the listener need to understand? – Research your audience • Best communicators focus on the Receiver – Consider How the Message will be Received, not only on Your Message • Consider not only what you want them to Think, but also what to Feel? • Follow-up, what stood out?
- 4. The Audience continued •Credible, Passionate and Engaged • Show the audience that you believe in your message • Show through preparation, message and delivery that the audience is important to you. • Give both what they want and what they need • Relate to the audience’s situation
- 5. Listen to yourAudience A talk to VCs? – find some VCs and ask, “What is the most challenging thing about what you do”? – Frame your presentation around feedback
- 6. Strive for Impact, notPerfection
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- 8. First four Minutes •Four minutes will Determine the remaining 40 minutes • Frame your talk • Build rapport with the audience
- 9. Smile • Smile isa universal expression • Opening: sip from water, smile and deliver – Form a ritual, like Jordan bouncing the basketball three time before a free throw • Smile with your eyes
- 10. Determine Burning Questions •Rapid Pre-wire • Smile & Handshake • Speak to the audience first
- 11. Idea Collector • Look for lessons in life • Newspaper clippings, the out of the ordinary • Movie quotes • A Photo • Art • Graphs or a profound statistic • Or Question other’s data by asking why? • Organize your ideas for when you need them
- 12. Use Trends • Audienceslike learning trends & anti-trends • Research trends that can influence your audience’s field
- 13. Means of Persuasion 1.Who you are The talk Your Delivery 2. What you say (content) You 3. How you say it The Audience 4. What they need to hear
- 14. Simplicity comes withMastery of your Subject
- 15. A Presentation isAlways Longer • Actual delivery will fuel extra sentences and even adhoc questions • Plan ahead by cutting the talk to its core
- 16. Be prepared witha Back-up • Second Presentation at least 30% shorter
- 17. Open your mouth •Work the mike – Fine-tune the volume – Adjust your distance – Aim to add texture & clarity to your voice • Use Pauses
- 18. Think: Value, Receiver, Simplicity – Natural speaking comes from repetition and practice – Jack Nicholson…concentration and truthful performance.
- 19. Think Quality • Unity,lyricism, poetry, and love – Connect to the heart “Stay hungry, stay foolish” *1 – Enjoy the Experience – Demonstrate sincere emotions "I just love the work… I love to act." -Jack Nicholson *2
- 20. At the End: Express sincere Thanks • Show sincere interest in others • Ask what they learned • Or Share what you learned
- 21. Q&A • When someonedisagrees, say “Thank you” for a fresh perspective. – Appreciate them, make them feel safe. – Humility goes a long way • Never embarrass an audience member • Remember, people love hearing their names • Motivate questioners with a small reward for strong answers or questions (candy, a company pin, T-shirt…)
- 22. Q&A • Ask back,“That is a particular good question. What do you think we should do?” – Empower the audience • Employ a metaphor • Apply an analogy • Utilize history, “when we look at the trend-”
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- 24. IMAGE CREDITS “Photoshoper Art Designer”, by “A Libyan blurred smile” by Eric Lafforgue marcomaie, upload Feb 8, 2008 © Upload Nov. 9, 2007 © Flickr Flickr “Listen&understand” by Mihaela Muntean By Young Einstein, upload Aug 7, 2006 Upload April 18, 2008 © Flickr CC Flickr “Bento Box & Japanese Dishes” by “Perfectionist” by Sarah Hobbs by Japanese Style Inc, 2006 © The Institute of Art of Chicago 2002 _ http://www.cherryblossomgardens.com/adi Upload by hanneorla on Aug 16 2007. © shes3.asp Flickr
- 25. IMAGE CREDITS “Conar Deployment” “Lenovo ThinkPad” TowMeUp.com © Lenovo Group © Updated on 13 April 2006, Available at: http://stucaruk.mystarband.net/Tow MeUp%20Website/Conar.html “Nicholson” by +positivecurfew, upload on May 27, 2006 © Flickr Inspired by email chain “Culture EAST vs. WEST” Anonymous “Lockheed L-1011 cockpit” by Tailspin T © Upload on March 20, 2007 Flickr
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