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HOW TO MAKE A

GREAT TALK

by Dina F. Mandoli

Designed for the MCB Graduate

Program at University of

Washington

Modified for ASPB

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DESIGNING A GREAT TALK

I. TYPES OF TALKS

II. STRUCTURAL FEATURES

A. MECHANICS

B. TONE AND FLOW

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I. TYPES OF TALKS


A. MECHANICS

B. TONE AND FLOW

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I. TYPES OF TALKS

Formal

Informal

Spontaneous

12 minute

45 minute

Job«.arghhhh!!

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TYPES OF TALKS

Formal - practice timing!

Informal - no rambling allowed«

12 minute - has one punch line

Spontaneous - important, overlooked

45 minute - has 1 or 2 themes

Job - practice, practice, practice

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I. TYPES OF TALKS


A. MECHANICS

B. TONE AND FLOW

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II. STRUCTURAL FEATURESA. MECHANICS

± Audience rapport

± Organization

±Flow of ideas

± Crystallizing ideas

± Style

B. TONE & FLOW

± Adapting to the circumstance

± Personal appearance

± Audience rapport

±

Pace of the talk

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± Audience rapport

± Organization

±Flow of ideas


± Style

B. TONE & FLOW



± Audience rapport

±

Pace of the talk

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AUDIENCE RAPPORT

Say ³hi´.

Say ³bye´.

Earn their trust.

Keep their trust.

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ORGANIZ ATION

Share your organization;

transitions«;

I ntroduction«Rationale«Results«Summary

sub-summary slides mark

sections, define logic,

crystallize ideas;

have a clear ending«´Thank

you«´

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ORGANIZ ATIONAL AIDS

Their thoughts stray during a 45 minute

talk.

They need repetition both to remember

things«

«and to crystallize & integrate new

information.

They need to trust a speaker to learn.

F acts about people:

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FLOW OF IDEASMake what you want the audience to know OBVIOUS

from the start of the talk - tell them the punch line first.

Remind the audience of where you have been, where

you are going and why often enough that they follow

your train of thought.

Remember to«

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WHY CRYSTALLIZE

IDEAS? Cements concepts and integrates data.

Gives the chance for folks who drifted off or were drawing a cartoon to catch up.

Relieves stress of folks who ³didn¶t get it´.

Allows folks with different learning styles or from different backgrounds to ³see´ where

you are going.

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CRYSTALLIZING IDEAS

Simple slides help the audience:

Hypothesis ³If«then,«´; logic ³We reasoned that«´;

titles that are informative; sub-summary;

overall summary.

Y ou know the work better than anyone!

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STYLE«

Jokes«

Sunsets«

Backgrounds«

Font«

Colors«

Show and tell«

Bullets« Transitions« Movies« Animation.

Depends on the audience you are addressing.

Depends on your comfort zone & personality.

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TRACING THE ROOTS OF

THINGS IS NOT OBVIOUS«

Science, 1993, RandomSamples, 161:679

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± Audience rapport

± Organization

±Flow of ideas


± Style

B. TONE & FLOW



± Audience rapport

±

Pace of the talk

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KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE,

KNOW YOUR ROOM,KNOW YOUR TIMING,

KNOW YOURSELF.

Kindergarteners versus adults

Big versus little

Short versus long

Reminders & transitions

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GETTING THE ATTENTION

OF THE AUDIENCE

Please guess the amount of time that youhave to get the attention of your audienceand what you should wear for a talk.

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THE 11 SECOND RULE

What is the occasion?What is the message?

What are the consequences?

Men

- dress suit with tie

- slacks & a jacket ± pipe

- jeans and T-shirt

Women

- dress with heels

- suit with skirt

- suit with pants

- coordinates with jacket

- jeans and T-shirt

- power accessories

http://www.quintcareers.com/dress_for_success.html

http://www.quintcareers.com/dress_for_men.html

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now.

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THE 11 SECOND RULE

What is the occasion?What is the message?

What are the consequences?

Men

- dress suit with tie

- slacks & a jacket ± pipe

- jeans and T-shirt

Women

- dress with heels

- suit with skirt

- suit with pants

- coordinates with jacket

- jeans and T-shirt

- power accessories

http://www.quintcareers.com/dress_for_success.html

http://www.quintcareers.com/dress_for_men.html

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WHY SHOULD I CARE?

Be enthusiastic

Be present (³Puzzled?«´)

Be interactive (violate borders)

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AUDIENCE RAPPORT

Establish rapport with body language;

keep it with a loud, clear voice« ; « and open body language;

keep eye contact with audience,

give them space to think; match the depth/breadth of the information

to their needs.

Interact at many levels:

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THE RELATIVE VALUE OF

WAYS OF COMMUNICATING

What is the relative impact of your

body language, your tone and your

words? On the next slide you will

see the answers so get your

guesses in mind and then go toslide show mode. Again, do take

the time to look at the URLs.

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PACE OF THE TALK

body language ( )

pauses;

slow down or speed up delivery ( );

an extra slide;

the words you choose ( ).

Memorize«

Pick highs & lows, then emphasize

with:

Intro sentence, transitions, summary

55%

7%

38%

http://entrepreneurs.about.com/cs/marketing/a/uc062003.htm

http://skepdic.com/neurolin.html

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PACE OF THE TALK

body language ( )

pauses;

slow down or speed up delivery ( );

an extra slide;

the words you choose ( ).

Memorize«

Pick highs & lows, then emphasize

with:

Intro sentence, transitions, summary

55%

7%

38%

http://entrepreneurs.about.com/cs/marketing/a/uc062003.htm

http://skepdic.com/neurolin.html

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AND ONE LAST THING«

Mind your manners!

In words « (³ Tommy, «´)

In physical displays!( gender based interactions and self-stroking)

In tone« ( matching the context)

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POWER asymMETRIES

Mirroring level of interaction (emails«)

Always err on the side of politeness

Avoid fawning

Avoid self-erasure

Avoid sliding into another mode near the end

of the interaction.

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I. TYPES OF TALKS

Formal

Informal Spontaneous

12 minute

45 minute

Job«.arghhhh!!

II. STRUCTURAL

FEATURES

Audience rapport Organization

Pace of talk

Flow of ideas

Crystallizing ideas

Style

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