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Presentation Skills Presentation Skills WorkshopWorkshop
Your Group or AssociationYour Group or AssociationLexington, KentuckyLexington, Kentucky
Tom HaileyPresent Yourself Workshops
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GoalGoal
To:To:
learn and practice learn and practice principles and principles and techniques that you techniques that you can take home and can take home and use in preparing use in preparing and delivering your and delivering your next presentation.next presentation.
My Viewpoint…My Viewpoint…
I believe…I believe…
that by applying the principles and that by applying the principles and techniques we will learn…anyone techniques we will learn…anyone can become a very effective and can become a very effective and talented presenter, talented presenter, and actually and actually have fun in the process.have fun in the process.
3 Key Parts to the 3 Key Parts to the ProcessProcess WritingWriting
PresentationPresentation
Overcoming Stage FrightOvercoming Stage Fright
Speech WritingSpeech Writing Learn about…the audienceLearn about…the audience
Learn about…the program Learn about…the program managers expectationsmanagers expectations
Learn about…the speaking Learn about…the speaking environmentenvironment
Target the…Target the…
AudienceAudience
ProgramProgram
EnvironmentEnvironment
Speech WritingSpeech Writing
Brain stormBrain storm
Focus on the GOALFocus on the GOAL
Reduce ideas to key words or Reduce ideas to key words or phrasesphrases
Three Part StructureThree Part Structure IntroductionIntroduction
DiscussionDiscussion
ConclusionConclusion
IntroductionIntroduction Get their attentionGet their attention
Identify your topic and goalIdentify your topic and goal
State your viewpointState your viewpoint
Attention GettersAttention Getters Provocative statementProvocative statement
Related humorRelated humor
Arresting facts or Arresting facts or statisticsstatistics
Rhetorical statementRhetorical statement
IntroductionIntroduction Topic sentenceTopic sentence
– Specific & clearSpecific & clear– States the goalStates the goal
Final sentenceFinal sentence– States your States your
viewpointviewpoint– I believe that…I believe that…
Discussion or BodyDiscussion or Body Present Facts…Proof…Reasons to Present Facts…Proof…Reasons to
AgreeAgree– Start earlyStart early– Idea folderIdea folder– Make notes as thought occurMake notes as thought occur– Organize main pointsOrganize main points– Limit points to a manageable numberLimit points to a manageable number
Discussion or BodyDiscussion or Body PersonalizePersonalize
– Stories / Anecdotes / Quotes / Stories / Anecdotes / Quotes / IllustrationsIllustrations
– Use vivid languageUse vivid language– VisualsVisuals
Slides / overheads / PowerPointSlides / overheads / PowerPoint video / flip charts / propsvideo / flip charts / props articles / books / testimonials / peoplearticles / books / testimonials / people
ConclusionConclusion Cue the endingCue the ending
SummarizeSummarize
Leave a lasting impressionLeave a lasting impression
Presentation Presentation Practice AreasPractice Areas
Eye contactEye contact
PausesPauses
Body movementBody movement
Voice pitch / rate / Voice pitch / rate / volumevolume
Presentation Presentation Practice AreasPractice Areas
Thinking in Ideas, Thinking in Ideas, not wordsnot words
Use of notesUse of notes
EnthusiasmEnthusiasm
TimingTiming
How to PracticeHow to Practice
Reduce material to key wordsReduce material to key words Simulate the speaking environmentSimulate the speaking environment Use “heightened conversation”Use “heightened conversation” Picture…Visualize…your audiencePicture…Visualize…your audience Audio tape / video tape / mirrorAudio tape / video tape / mirror
Managed Stage FrightManaged Stage Fright Prepared wellPrepared well
– Researched the audienceResearched the audience– Know what’s expectedKnow what’s expected– Researched the environmentResearched the environment
Organized wellOrganized well– IntroductionIntroduction– DiscussionDiscussion– ConclusionConclusion
Managed Stage FrightManaged Stage Fright Visualized Visualized
audience, self, audience, self, and environmentand environment
Have a Have a comfortable comfortable beginningbeginning
Practiced…Practiced… Eye contactEye contact PausesPauses Body movementBody movement VoiceVoice Thinking in ideasThinking in ideas Using notesUsing notes TimingTiming
Presentation DayPresentation Day Arrive earlyArrive early
Make the room yoursMake the room yours
Check A/V equipmentCheck A/V equipment
Set out your materialsSet out your materials
Mentally rehearse openingMentally rehearse opening
Presentation DayPresentation Day Breathe and moveBreathe and move
Visualize successVisualize success
Be flexibleBe flexible
Smile and Smile and take your timetake your time
Mental SummersaultMental Summersault This is so confusing it’s awful…This is so confusing it’s awful…
I’m not a trained speaker…I’m not a trained speaker…
I’ll never get this perfect…I’ll never get this perfect…
I’m nervous…I’m nervous…
Extra CreditExtra Credit
Don’t hide behind technologyDon’t hide behind technology Interact with the audienceInteract with the audience Be prepared for problemsBe prepared for problems Limit the subject matterLimit the subject matter Don’t be a self-important know-it-allDon’t be a self-important know-it-all Work easily with the program managerWork easily with the program manager
To conclude…To conclude… Public speaking skills are importantPublic speaking skills are important
Prepare well and practicePrepare well and practice
Visualize successVisualize success
Get experience…and have fun!Get experience…and have fun!
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