Building Your Presentation From The Ground Up! :Building Your Presentation From The Ground Up! Rob Craig rob.craig@cpcc.edu 704-330-6156


Or, Everything You Wanted To Know About A Demonstration But Were Afraid To Ask ……… :Or, Everything You Wanted To Know About A Demonstration But Were Afraid To Ask ……… Rob Craig rob.craig@cpcc.edu 704-330-6156


It’s The Overview, Baby…… :It’s The Overview, Baby…… First, we figure out exactly what a demonstration is and what it’s not. Second, we’ll look at a presentation checklist.


It’s The Overview, Baby…… :It’s The Overview, Baby…… Third, we’ll look at some goals for each of the three parts of your presentation Lastly, we’ll focus on what to strive for in the delivery of your demonstration.


The Nature of a Demonstration :The Nature of a Demonstration Put simply, you demonstrate , (think glorified “show and tell”), for the listeners, in a hands-on way, how something is done.


The Nature of a Demonstration :Alternatively, some students will deliver a process presentation, which doesn’t show the audience how to do something as much as it tells them how to do it. The Nature of a Demonstration


The Nature of a Demonstration :For example, a presentation on how to improve your diet is a process speech because it can’t be demonstrated “hands-on” although it’ll still teach us how to do something. The Nature of a Demonstration


The Nature of a Demonstration :What we do: We demonstrate each of the steps in our presentation supported by both appropriate visual aids as well as verbal explanation. The Nature of a Demonstration


The Nature of a Demonstration :For instance, a presentation on how to putt a golf ball or how to make homemade Mac and Cheese is always better demonstrated and supported by explanation. The Nature of a Demonstration


The Nature of a Demonstration :It would be a mistake to try to communicate the details in these topics by just explaining them and not visually showing the steps involved. There’d be significantly less audience understanding. Common sense almost demands to be “hands-on” to be effectively understood. The Nature of a Demonstration


Let’s Talk About…. :Let’s Talk About…. Presentation Checklist Introductions and Conclusions Bridges (Transitions) A/V Presentational Aids


Presentation Checklist :Presentation Checklist Select Topic Write the Purpose Statement Formulate the Presentation’s Main Points A minimum of two and a maximum of five Write the Presentation’s Central Idea Also known as the Thesis Statement


Presentation Checklist :Presentation Checklist Develop the Body of the Presentation Amplify (Support) each of the Main Points with Minor Points Develop Your Introduction Grab the Attention of the Listeners Preview the Main Points of the Presentation Restate the Central Idea Develop Your Conclusion Recap The Main Points End the Presentation with IMPACT!


Presentation Checklist :Presentation Checklist Gather Your Audiovisual Presentation Aids Understand that the audience needs to see you demonstrate as much about the topic as possible. Bring in at least the minumum to meet their needs. Begin To Rehearse Your Presentation Work from beginning to end most of the time. Always keep time. Work with the A/V Aids as much as possible.


The Basics :The Basics The Introduction The Body The Conclusion


The Introduction :The Introduction First, Grab the Attention of Your Audience A question? A story? A joke? A shocking statistic? A quote?


The Introduction :The Introduction Second, make sure you preview, in detail, the main points in the body of your speech. Third, if you’re going to introduce yourself, make it after you’ve executed your attention step.


The Body :The Body You don’t want more than five main points in the Body of your presentation and no fewer than two. State your main points clearly. Explain, and demonstrate, each of the minor points thoroughly Make sure you have transitions between your main points.


The Conclusion :The Conclusion Try to remember to verbally indicate that you’re concluding your presentation “In Conclusion…” “To Wrap Up…” “In Review…” Make sure you recap all of your main points. Close your presentation with impact. Stories Quotes Something clever relating back to the Attention Step


Delivering Your Demonstration :Delivering Your Demonstration Your Outline Your Speaker Notes The Style of Delivery Visual Aids


Your Outline :Your Outline First, you submit your Demonstration outline to me (via the Digital Dropbox for online students). Second, once you’ve received the outline back from me, you’ll revise it according to my feedback. Lastly, you’ll hand it in to me just prior to your presentation on the date of your speech. You’ll adapt it for it to serve as your. . . .


Your Speaker Notes :Your Speaker Notes For speaker notes, you’ll shorten the main and minor point sentences in your presentation outline to create a keyword outline for your notes. Make short phrases instead For instance, in the sentence outline you submitted to me, the first main point might read, “The first step in making Chocolate Chip cookies is to gather the correct ingredients”. In a keyword outline, used as speaker notes, it might be shortened to read, “Gather Ingredients”.


The Style of Delivery :The Style of Delivery While many of us think that most speeches are read from scripts or memorized, that’s actually not true.


The Style of Delivery :The Style of Delivery In our class, we use an extemporaneous style of delivery, which means that we’ll talk to our audience as if we were conversing with them. Though it’s conversational, it’s still prepared and rehearsed. It’s just not memorized or read word-for-word.


Visual Aids :Visual Aids Any of the props or objects you have will be considered Visual Aids. Any physical demonstration that we see you do, it’s considered to be a visual aid. If needed, you can create a Powerpoint presentation if you need a lot of text-based visual support.


It’s The Review, Baby…… :It’s The Review, Baby…… First, we learned what a demonstration is and what it’s not. Second, we examined a presentation checklist.


It’s The Review, Baby…… :It’s The Review, Baby…… Third, we looked at some goals for each of the three parts of your presentation Lastly, learned what to strive for in the delivery of your demonstration.


Any Questions? :Any Questions? rob.craig@cpcc.edu 704-330-6156 OC311