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Effective Presentations Workshop : 

Effective Presentations Workshop Neil Howard Independent Consultant Greg Barnes Nelson STATPROBE, inc.

The Presenters: 

N&G: The interactive part, the questions, the feedback, the live audience. That’s what really turns us on... The Presenters Gregory Barnes Nelson Educator Invited speaker since 1984 Neil Howard Contract instructor, Destiny Corp. and SAS Institute Invited speaker since 1983 Introduction

So………..: 

So……….. why are we here?? why are you here?? last minute coaching? planning to do a paper next year? curiosity? regretting making the commitment? job-related skill? Introduction

Our Focus: 

Our Focus understanding presentations what they represent why do one what your mind set should be not technicalities of HOW Introduction

Keep the ball alive: 

Keep the ball alive "...That ball will move around a lot, people will get involved with it, but it will always return to you -- because you're that one who keeps it 'alive'. Besides, it's your ball." Ron Hoff Introduction

Your Role as Presenter: 

Your Role as Presenter facilitator educator student Tip: When you recognize your role, the rest will fall into place. Roles

Responsibilities as Facilitator: 

Responsibilities as Facilitator Define the roles: speaker audience information relevance implications Tip: It’s about meeting needs: Information Approval Roles

Responsibilities as Educator: 

Responsibilities as Educator attitude understand your audience clarify expectations learn to present information: break it down into pieces keep it concise keep it vivid and interesting be prepared Roles

Responsibilities as Student: 

Responsibilities as Student be open to ideas maintain modesty realize they can teach YOU learn to take feedback understand and use feedback encourage questions participate in discussion Roles

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What is your motivation?: 

What is your motivation? justify your trip status or to impress someone (your boss?) personal agenda overcome shyness give back to the conference selling a product promoting company name something great to share Roles

Expectations of your audience...: 

Expectations of your audience... know what they want to know don't underestimate audience know why you are there TV age expectations use of props would you watch yourself on TV?? stay at the heart of it ask relevant questions Roles

TV generation………….: 

TV generation…………. Don’t give your audience “remote control envy”……... Roles

It's not a speech...: 

Presentations keep relationships going... Tip: Most presenters think that they're just standing there, in front of the audience, building a case. Actually, that's half of it. They should be building a relationship with every person in the room. It's not a speech... Empathy Exceptional Effort Equity Relationship

The Relationship: 

Tip: "From that moment on, I'm in their shoes. I'm them. I look into their faces and try to read them. I try to be sensitive to their feelings." The Relationship Empathy Exceptional Effort Equity Relationship

The Relationship: 

Tip: "I'll try to give them one idea they can actually use in their jobs -- if not today, tomorrow. I really want to help them. I expect to see these people again." The Relationship Empathy Exceptional Effort Equity Relationship

The Relationship: 

Tip: "This presentation of mine is just the beginning of what could be a great relationship for them -- and for me." The Relationship Empathy Exceptional Effort Equity Relationship

The audience knows:: 

The audience knows: how you feel that day if you don't like them when you've memorized your presentation when you're not prepared when you're lying if you're giving a sales pitch when you've given up on yourself when you've given up on them Relationship

The audience KNOWS:: 

The audience KNOWS: Your audience is a mirror. If you want to know how you're doing, just look at them... Relationship

Step OUT OF THE BOX: 

Step OUT OF THE BOX let it out of the box cues from the audience communication relationship attention stretch yourself Tips & Tricks

The “Neil”sens: 

The “Neil”sens how do you rate yourself? how do you handle feedback? do you collect evaluations? how are we doing? Tips & Tricks

Improvement: 

Improvement developing the story brainstorming verbalization developing metaphors Tips & Tricks

Improvement: 

Improvement use video tape get critiques ease into it keep a journal get coaching Tips & Tricks

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foils slides markers flip chart haircut cleavage appearance AV visual props preparation travel plans handling questions voice timing accommodations body language what to wear facilities logistics bathrooms equipment Technicalities

Samples: 

Tips & Tricks Samples Animations Code Self-documenting TOC

Be Bruce Springstein...: 

Newsweek: …his style is a "complete commitment to the immediacy of the moment" Be Bruce Springstein... Bruce is the: consummate master presenter presents ideas, attitudes, himself Tips & Tricks

Leo and Hoppy: 

Leo and Hoppy Dogs know more about presentations than any speech coach... Tips & Tricks

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Tips & Tricks Always glad to see you. Simple message: we like you we like being here we'll help you in any way we can no artifice or pretense in their greeting demonstrative without being pushy equally affectionate to everybody no hidden agendas body language is telegraphic Tips & Tricks

Slide29: 

Tips & Tricks know who you are no "dull presenter" habits: no scripts no reading the slides no 'back to the audience' no endless monotone about themselves no leaning on the podium no bad jokes or endless stories no endless shaggy dog stories be endearing be a good friend don't show up, put on a show, then bolt know when you're no longer the center of attraction just go over and lie down don't go overtime Tips & Tricks

Good dog!!!!: 

Good dog!!!! P. S. Tell us what you need... Dogs are great listeners... Tips & Tricks

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