Lauren Pressley, Associate Director of Learning & Outreach at Virginia Tech University Libraries, gave a webinar on presentation lessons. She covered different presentation styles including the Lessig Method, Guy Kawasaki's rules, and the TED approach. She emphasized focusing on the audience by understanding their needs and using visuals, stories, and empathy. She also suggested involving the audience through questions and active participation.

1. Lauren Pressley
Associate Director; Learning & Outreach
Virginia Tech University Libraries
A Decade of
Presentation
Lessons in
One Hour
AWebinar for NCLA’s Technology andTrends RoundTable

2. thank you

3. What we’ll cover:
Presentation styles
Plug-and-play tips & tricks
Audience-focused presenting

4. style

5. Lessig Method

7. Guy Kawasaki’s
Rule

9. Godin Method

11. Takahashi
Method

12. 3
points

13. (1)

14. only
words

15. (2)

16. < words

17. (3)

18. backgrounds

19. fonts

20. spacing

22. TED
Approach

24. What we’ll cover:
Presentation styles
Plug-and-play tips & tricks
Audience-focused presenting

25. tips

26. focus

28. more visual

30. fewer words

32. emotion
& feeling

33. s p a c e
t o
t h i n k ?

34. empathize
withthe
overwhelmingness
of it all?

35. story over
numbers

37. be authentic

39. What we’ll cover:
Presentation styles
Plug-and-play tips & tricks
Audience-focused presenting

40. audience

41. the intro

43. outcomes

45. 5Ws&H

46. who what
where when
why how

47. who what
where when
why how

48. who what
where when
why how

49. who what
where when
why how

50. who what
where when
why how

51. who what
where when
why how

52. you’re
talking...

54. Taking Notes

55. Taking Notes
Twitter

56. Taking Notes
Twitter
Instagram or Facebook?

57. active
participation

59. What we covered:
Presentation styles
Plug-and-play tips & tricks
Audience-focused presenting

60. What we covered:
Presentation styles
Plug-and-play tips & tricks
Audience-focused presenting

61. bonus!

65. comments
questions?
Contact:
lauren@laurenpressley.com | @laurenpressley | http://laurenpressley.com

66. Image Credits
(all photos cc)
Lawrence Lessig at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/8618123848
Guy Kawasaki at http://www.flickr.com/photos/deneyterrio/2323972695
Seth Godin at http://www.flickr.com/photos/wa-j/3256195003
TED at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedxathens/6548166221
clock at http://www.flickr.com/photos/alancleaver/4293345631
focus at http://www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/4848880460
storytime at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsyk/4276910843
happy person at http://www.flickr.com/photos/camdiluv/4441155157
learning at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalexanderson/5592994934
audience at http://www.flickr.com/photos/csaavedra/1178339483
writing at http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybrarian77/6284697322