presentations, poise & practice
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Slides from a workshop covering presentation strategy, presentation slide basics, and presentation tips designed for researchers who will be speaking to diverse audiences.TRANSCRIPT
Gordon MayerSept. 30-Oct. 1
Presentation, Poise & Practice
What would you tell President Obama about your work if you crossed paths jogging?
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Learn from last time (preview)
Think about what 3 things I'd like the audience to take away from the presentation and to incorporate a story to help convey my messages
Learn from last time (preview)
Keep it simple and feel comfortable making one point -- but by repetition, making it well.
Learn from last time (preview)
Think about the message you want people to hear and take away from the presentation FIRST - then use this information to create the presentation.
Learn from last time (preview)
Less is more when using ppt!
What Do We Tell People?
How People React
What People Want?
What Do You Want?
Yahoo image search: nobel prize from mental floss, headline from imagechef.com, scholarship from LPHA.org
TurnoutAttendance at an event
Why We Communicate
AwarenessUsually traces back to money
Advocacy Best to engage audience
What Are Our Goals?
Who Are Our Audiences?
What Are Our Messages
Got milk? / ¿Toma leche?http://www.gotmilk.com/fun/toma_leche_2.html
‘Facts Are
Meaningless’
Audiences Do Not Want
“mission statement” by Ecastro, from flickr
6 Types of Stories
• Oh No!...disaster, tragedy, bad news
• Yes!...victory, agreement, improvement
• Wow!...extreme, unique event
• Hmmm!...thought-provoking, stimulating
• Rituals...opening days, funerals, birthdays
• News You Can Use...helpful information
• Hi! My name is _____ and I work with… • You know how… (problem)• Well, what we do is…(feature)• So that …(benefit)• We’re kind of like the…(metaphor)
– Feature: the physical traits or description of what you do– Benefit: a feature translated into a member’s satisfaction. What do
the members get because of what you do?– Metaphor: a comparison that can be funny or startling; goal is to
make your work familiar.
Crafting An Elevator SpeechWho We Are, In A Minute Or So
WhatStoriesCarryMessagesTo Our Audiences?
The “Average
” Presentat
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Need to Know Ahead of Time
A little about PowerPoint
“In a business setting, a PowerPoint slide typically shows… about 8 seconds’ silent reading material.…
Audiences consequently endure a relentless sequentiality, one damn slide after another.”
Edward Tufte
Structure: It’s Not What You Think
Agenda: Greenbelt - Agenda doodles from thisisbossy @ flickr.comStopwatch: stopwatch from wwarby @ flickr.com
A Design Primer
Contrast
Repetition
Alignment
http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/10-colour-schemes-and-design-mockups/alignment.jpg
Proximity
A list
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PowerofThree
PowerPoint, Handouts, & Anchor People
Scott Rekdal.com, 9/12/2007
Beginnings & Endings
See you tomorrow!
• Bring 2-3 slides Please Email [email protected] or bring on a thumb drive
• Come ready to be on cameraDress as you would for your big presentation
• Incorporate lessons from todayTime permitting--redesign, redraft, and practice
Design & Style
“What the good presentations have in common is that they were created carefully and thoughtfully with the audience in mind and were delivered with passion, clarity, brevity, and always with "the story" of it (whatever it is) in mind.
Garr Reynolds, Presentation Zen blog
Gordon MayerSept. 30-Oct. 1 Part II
Presentation, Poise & Practice
Be Prepared
http://www.schubart.net/archives/2004/12/
Share!
Help, I’m Nervous
Steven Poff, “July 31st 2008 - I Aimed, I Pulled the Trigger, from flickr
Presentation Tips: BridgingIf you are asked a question not on your agenda, bridging is the effective way to respond.
Nikki Sixx, by Tawny Rockerazzi from flickr
Presentation Tips:Flagging
More tips
“For instance…”
The three Cs
Best/Worst, Last/First
Ultimate expert
Quote your enemy
More Presentation Tips
Webinars (help, I can’t see anyone!)
Practice!