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Presentation Skills for ITProfessionals series

Alan Carroll

12 May 2014

Session 1: Preparing content for a non-technical audience


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Agenda for todays Career Advantage webinar

Welcome and logistics

Speaker introduction

Todays session: Preparing content for a non-technical aud

Question & Answer

Upcoming Webinars


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This will be an interactive session. Ask questions using thin WebEx on the right side of the screen

Participate!


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In this session you will learn how to take very technical content and presepackets in a way that is easy for non technical minded managers to under

Additionally, you will understand the roles and responsibilities you play wha presentation.

Todays Topic: Preparing Content for a non-TechnicAudience

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NetAcad students /alumni: Self-enroll in NetSpace to regupcoming sessions plus

PRIZES Opportunity to win The Broadband Connection,the Art of Delivering a Winning IT Presentation e-book

Earn aCertificate of Participation

Register today: http://cs.co/diys

Non NetAcad Students : Visit www.NetAcadAdvantage.coregister for upcoming sessions and view past recordings

Enroll for Entire Series in NetSpace
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About our Speaker: Alan Carroll

Alan Carrollof Alan Carroll and Associates has been teaching presentationand communication skills workshops at Cisco Systems worldwide for over

20 years.

He travels the world teaching diverse key skills and techniques to CCIEs,engineers, account managers, and executives. He is a licensed psychologistand lives with his family in Connecticut in the United States.

Alan is also the author of the book The Broadband ConnectioArt of Delivering a Winning IT Presentation.

Visit his website: http://carrolltrain.com/
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Goal for the webinar series

The purpose of these six sessions is to expand yoto prepare and deliver an effective presentati

incorporating a set of tools that will result in increaconfidence, clarity, relaxation and presence in fro

audience.


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Session 1: Preparing your Technical Content for aTechnical Audience

Imagine Youve been invited to present your expertise to a group of stakyour organization who are looking to YOU for YOUR adviceon how to movea technology solution.

Are you prepared to communicate your in-depth knowledge in a way that wto this audience?

Todays session will help you prepare the content of your presentationin a make sense to a non-technical audience.


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Make your presentation RELEVANT to your audie

Who is your audience?

Do you understandthe problem, challenge or pain toaddress with your audience?

How will you engageyour audience and keep theirattention?

What Is In It For Me(WIIIFM)?


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Communication Packaging- Feeding your Audien

Different people have different appetites depending on theirknowledge, title and loyalty to the conversation.

How will you know how much to feed your audience?

What is the depth of the data you are going to

present?
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How will you deliver content?

Different people have different appetites, but also ways to consume. Whaeffective wayto deliver content?

Power Point

Flip Chart

White Board

Discussion

WebEx or other virtual tools

Other?


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What do you think?

What are the pros and cons of using WebEx to p

Share your ideas in the chat!


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Barriers to Clarity

What are the barriers that block the audience from understanding your co

#1 Barrier: Misunderstood Word or acronym

#2 Barrier: Lack of mass or three dimensions

#3 Barrier: Gradient is too steep


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Concept: Manager of the Conversation

You have roles and responsibilities to play when conducting a presentatio

There are 10 roles which we will cover along the webinar series:

Role #1: Manager of Clarity

Role #2: Shepherd and the Flock of Sheep

Role #3: Tour Guide


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Seven Habits of Highly Effective Presenters

Spin off book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Remember the 7 habits of a Highly Effective Presenter using this acronym:

R A P S O R E

Today we will look at A Authority

Effective presenters have authorityon the subject matter. They are able to simpla gradientthat meets the technical level of the audience.


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Lets Review: Key Learnings

We discussed several important topics today to help you communicate efnon-technical audience:

Hold the Attention of your Audience

What Is In It For Me (WIIIFM)

Communication Packaging

3 Barriers to Understanding

3 roles in Manager of Conversation

RAPSORE: Seven Habits of Highly Effective Presenters A


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Questions?


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Understand how to create common ground and build rapport withaudience.

Learn about conveying energy and passion as you deliver your prto help you maximize the effectiveness of your presentation.

Upcoming Webinars:Session 2: Establish a relationship with your audienc

Session 2: Ju

Topic: Establi

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Learn about the various aspects of the mentoring process, the roles oand mentee, as well as guidelines to make the most out of the relation

Interactive roundtable with mentors and mentees who will share their

Upcoming Webinars:Mentoring Your GPS to a Successful Career

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Webinar 1: 7aDubai, 13

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Thank you.

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