Some notes that I collected all these years of speaking in public. It's different for everyone, but hope this one can be helpful too. The presentation was delivered to our group sharing session in 2010.

1. 2 December 2010
Antonny Liem
Chief Operation Officer, MCM
@antonnyliem

2. Today’s Agenda
Before We Begin
Preparation
Construction
Delivery
Summary
Discussion
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3. BEFORE WE BEGIN….
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4. What’s up with Public Speaking?
TOP 10 COMMON FEAR:
1. Flying
2. Public Speaking
3. Heights
4. Dark
5. Intimacy
6. Death
7. Failure
8. Rejection
9. Spiders
10. Commitment
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5. Do You Have What it Takes?
Are we born with it?
Can you learn it?
Can you master it?
Is it Ancient, Sacred Art only for the Chosen ones?
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6. Do you know This Guy?
Albert Einstein is the father of modern physics.
He couldn’t speak fluently when he was nine.
His parents thought he might be mentally
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7. What about Beethoven
Beethoven’s music teachers said he was
hopeless as a composer when he was a child.
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8. Barrack Obama
Obama is one of the most inspirational modern speaker.
He backed by one of the most professional team on earth.
He came prepared, rehearsed, and equipped.
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9. So, is there Hope?
Can We Master Public Speaking?
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11. Anatomy of Public Speaking
The Learner
Audience
The Support Tools Speaker The Expert.
Presentation
The Enhancer
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12. Preparation Construction Delivery
PREPARATION
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13. Prepare to Know:
Audience
Time Topic
Objective
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14. 1. WHO’S THE AUDIENCE?
• How many?
• Name and title? (if possible)
• Background?
• What do they expect from the
presentation?
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15. 2. WHAT’S THE TOPIC?
• Can you talk about it
confidently?
• Enough data/information?
• Do you have time to prepare?
• Is it going to be Boring?
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16. 3. WHAT’S THE OBJECTIVE?
• Sharing/Discussion?
• Close Sales?
• Entertainment?
• Education?
• Present to deliver
your message across.
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17. 4. HOW’S THE TIME?
• Remember your schedule!
• How many hours do we need?
• How many hours do we have?
• Attention span : 20-30 minutes.
• Try to make it less than 45
minutes.
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18. Preparation Construction Delivery
CONSTRUCTION OF
THE PRESENTATION
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19. Construction Steps
Imagine
Research
Build
Practice & Check
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20. 1. Imagine
• Build the mental picture
• Discover the Story
• Crystallize the Message
• List what you need
• Presentation is like a Drama
Plot: intro, suspense, twist,
climax.
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21. 2. Research
• Don’t reinvent the wheel
• Plan your Research
• Google, SlideShare, Flickr, GettyImages
• Do not get tangled in to statistics & data
• Don’t let the research take over your
message.
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22. 3. Build
• Presentation should be as compact as
possible
• Stick to the storyline and message
• Font:
– Large Audience: minimal size 18
– Small Audience: minimal 14
– Color: only to emphasize
• Use the Bullet Points (less than 5/page)
• Use Animation SPARINGLY.
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23. Use Picture to Enhance Your Point
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24. Presentation Structure Sample
1. Background
Current Situation Competitor Analysis
2. Problem
Objectives Target Audience
3. Solution
Strategy Map Creative Output
4. Closing
Summary Timeline & Budget
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25. 4. Practice & Check
• Run through the presentation
• Practice the Timing
• Rehearse the delivery: friend, video,
mirror
• Edit and simplify
• Presentation as supporter, not main
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27. Preparation Construction Delivery
DELIVERY
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28. Delivery: You
Appearance
Connection
Presenter Body
Language
Speech
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29. Appearance
• Adjust with
Audience, venue
and event
• Don’t over dress
or over
accessorize
• Dress for your
confident &
comfort
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30. Body Language
• Smile but don’t grin
• Project confident but likable
• Stand up but don’t walk around too much
• Don’t count your coins
• Look at your audiences in their eyes
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31. Speech Delivery
• Articulation
• Projection
• Intonation
• Speed
• Pause
• Language
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32. Establish Connection
• Ice Breaker: Joke, Confession, Honesty
• Engage: Relate, Address
• Look at eyes, not Screen
• Friendly but polite
• Confident but humble
• Identify “Active” audiences
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33. Delivery Flow
Smile Engage Improvise
Greet Present Summarize
Introduce Preview Discuss
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34. Handling Discussion
• Initiate discussion
• Engage the active audiences
• Repeat Questions
• Don’t just talk to one audience
• Stall if you need, admit if you can’t answer
• Listen before you Answer.
“I’ll get back to you on that.”
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35. Tools: Prepare Ahead
• PowerPoint/Keynote/Others
• Laptop/Tablet
• Projector and Video Cables
• Speakers
• USB Flash Disk
• Clicker
• Printed Hand Outs
• Laser Pointer
• Microphone
• Modem
• etc
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36. Murphy’s Law
• Prepare back ups
• Test Ahead
• Memorize the story & message
• Prepare to use manual tools: whiteboard, flip
board, marker
• Or even plain speech
Don’t Panic, People are Here for You
not for the Tools.
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37. SUMMARY
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38. Pro never fails or fear?
No. Evn pros made mistakes. Sometimes.
Fear or nervous is NORMAL.
It means you are serious.
You are NOT expected to know
EVERYTHING.
Research, Prepare and Practice.
And Practice some more.
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39. Practice makes Perfect
It was said that Leonardo da Vinci
spent twelve years painting the Mona
Lisa’s lips.
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40. Thank you.
Question?
@antonnyliem
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