Week 5

Feedback & Speaker Notes

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Jacob Erlich

Chopstick presentations

Feedback

Feedback [feed-bak]

Sharing observations, concerns and

suggestions with the other person

with an intention of improving his/her

performance as an individual.

Feedback has to be bi-directional so

that continuous improvement is

possible in a organization.

Group 1 – Japanese “innovations”Positive• Group energy

– “like a team”

• Attractive PPT– “interesting visuals on

simple black template”

• Clear voices– “Spoke loudly”

• Interesting conclusion - Quote– “Innovation is

everything, but sometimes nothing”

Improvement• Outline missing

– What will presentation show?

– Why?

• Reference to the book, “Japanese Innovations”

Group 2 – “Welcome to Taiwan where history is told through the food”

Positive• Well laid-out PPT

– Food location

• Some use of speaker notes, helps confidence

• Strong conclusion– Taiwan is full of

food with Character

Improvements• Written intro to

group• Don’t be afraid to

walk out into the room

• “More personal stories”– “do you like this

food?”

Group 3 – “Sharing our travels”Positive• Simple easy outline• Great job sharing

personal experiences– “Interesting to hear

your thoughts”

• Simple spoken conclusion

Improvement• PPT doesn’t

support conclusion• More pictures

Advice for all Groups…

Even when you’re not onstage you’re still

onstage!

We have 4 choices when we present…

1. Read your words off paper2. Read off the PPT screen3. Memorize your words4. Prepare speaker notes

How do these affect our presentations?

See Hear Feel

How does each of the 4 choices

affect our communication flow?

Presenter

IntroductionBodyConclusion

Message

Visual Aids

Body Languag

e

Audience

Information is held…

…in your Memory

…in your World

Putting your message in the World

Reminder• Quote• Icon• Picture

Message• Story in memory• Note cards• PPT notes

page

Two Verbal support tools

Note Cardsand/or

PowerPoint Notes

Advantages of using Speaker Notes

1. Reminds us of…– Key words, facts – Structure (intro, conclusion)

2. Make us feel safe & confidence

It is fine to check your notes …but not to read from them …

Note Cards

• Heavy paper• Large clear

words• Numbered

Good morning!

My name is Jacob Erlich

The aim of today’s presentation

is to give you ideas for

structuring a presentation.

Last – 15 minutes 1/10

Tips for using

Include• Full sentences intro• Presentation

Outline• Key facts/numbers• Conclusion steps

– Signal– Restate– Conclude– Q&A

Let me start by outlining what

we will discuss today:

1.Adv/Disadv. Of Notes

2.Speaker vs. Human voice

3.Video – good presentation

using notes2/10

Note cards

Advantages• Small, fits in 1

hand• Easy to take

out/put away• Small size forces

limited notes

Disadvantages• Messy hand writing

hard to read• Not directly

connected to a slide

• Must keep in order

PPT Notes – Do you already using?

• Prepared in PPT

• Slide & notes on

page

• Notes mirror info

on slides9.01

PPT Notes

Advantages• Type is clear,

readable• See what the

audience sees

Disadvantages• Paper is LARGE• Must put on

surface• Visible to audience

Learning from the Pros

Martin Luther King – “I have a dream” (1963)

(March on Washington) speech

As an audience member:• What do you SEE?• What do you HEAR?• How do you FEEL?

See, feel, hear

Beginning• •

End (12:00-

• •

What I learned from MLK…

Memorize the most important parts:• Introduction• Key point• Conclusion