Presentation Skills for the Influential

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Presentation Skills for the Influential

• You can deliver your message effectively and with
  confidence!

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In the Room?

• Show of hands, please
• Experience in giving presentations
• Never
• Once, but I almost fainted
• Forever, but I still get nervous
• Every chance I get, just LOVE it!
• Types of presentations

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Objectives

• Prepare concise, hard-hitting content.
• See yourself as an instrument to enhance message
  and influence.
• Create consistent presentation messages.
• Stay grounded in the face of challenge.

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The INeffective Presentation

• What you noticed

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Material Design

• Define the Objective
• Opening, Body and Close
• Transitions

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Message Delivery

• Voice, Eye Contact, Movement, Gestures
• Brevity, Handling Difficult Questions
• Active Listening, Maintaining Composure

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The Effective Presenter

• Material Preparation
• Delivery Techniques

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Defining Your Objective

• Start With the End in Mind
• Why am I doing this presentation?
• What results do I want to achieve?
• What do I know about the audience?

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Introducing Self

• Establish credibility
• Create a link between yourself and their needs
• Model openness and approachability
• Be brief

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The Opening

• Provide credentials, if appropriate
• Set the technical level according to the audience
• Personalize remarks to the audience
• Tell them what they can gain from you
• Tell them what youre going to tell them!

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Transitions

• Create a clear roadmap
• Connect phases of the presentation (Open, Body,
  Close)
• Bring coherence to ideas within the Body
• Simplify understanding for the audience

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The Body

• Begin with a Transition and support your
  Objective
• Develop key points from your Opening (no more
  than three) succinctly and effectively
• Determine visuals and audience interaction
• End with a Transition

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The Close

• Begin with the transition that clearly identifies
  you are coming to the end
• Imagine that you are tying a bow around key
  points of the Opening and Body to meet your
  Objective
• End with what you want the audience to remember!

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Presentation Media

• Power Point
• Poster Boards
• Flip Charts
• Props

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Delivery of the Presentation

• Material is prepared and ready for rehearsal
• Presenter is focused on how it gets said
• Rehearsals are timed
• Design is subject to modification

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The Instrument of Voice

• Use the voice to convey passion and belief.
• Modulate to distinguish key points, transitions.
• Vary your rate of speech to create drama.
• Use silent pauses for emphasis.
• Speak your knowledge with confidence!

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Eye Contact

• Look directly and into peoples eyes
• Hold eye contact for a comfortable amount of time
• Focus on the audience when talking, not your
  visuals
• Balance your attention across the audience

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Movement and Gestures

• Manage the stage
• Be purposeful in your movements, no roaming
• Paint the visual
• Make gestures that match your words

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Get to the PointBrevity!

• Know what you are going to say
• Know how you are going to say
• Say it, and dont fill up time or air space

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Body Language

• Be aware of physical self
• Notice your own body movement
• Check your posture
• Manage your facial expressions
• Keep a loose jaw, especially when challenged

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Active Listening

• Rely on the Best Friend of Presenters
• Re-state question or statement in summary form
• Use I statement in response to thoughts,
  beliefs or feelings

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Darn it! Questions.

• Repeat the question by listening actively
• Clarify the question, if helpful
• Make a connection
• Provide an example
• Check back to see if answered
• Ask open-ended or close-ended questions as needed

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The Bow

• Start with the end in mind
• Define the Objective
• Create clear Open, Body, Close
• Use your personal talents to influence
• Take the risk to innovate

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Practice, Practice, Practice
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Thank You!

• Margaret Seidler, Speaker Author
• Power Surge A Conduit for Enlightened Leadership
• Email margaret_at_margaretseidler.com
• Website www.mypowersurge.com