Develop Presentation Effectiveness

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Develop Presentation Effectiveness

• Prince Edward Island Business Womens Association
• And
• Dale Carnegie Business Group

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Presentation Flow

• Plan
• Prepare
• Practice
• Present

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Planning

• What is the purpose of the presentation?
• How many people will be there?
• How permanent do these visuals have to be?
• What message do I want to send?
• What audio equipment will be used?

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Preparation

• Fill your talk with illustrations and examples.
• Own your talk! Speak about something that
• You have earned the right to speak about
• You are excited about
• You are eager to tell your listeners about.

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Evidence Defeats Doubt

• D emonstrations
• E xamples
• F acts
• E xhibits
• A nalogies
• T estimonials
• S tatistics

Doubt
Evidence
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Practice

• Never memorize your speech word for word.
• Practice it out loudnot in your head!
• Time your talk.
• Rehearse your talk by conversing with friends or
  co-workers.

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Present

• Play yourself down-not up!
• Dont imitate anyone else be yourself!
• Control nerves by putting action in your talk.
• Remember, your facial expressions say how you
  feel. Smile.
• Welcome criticism instead of resenting it.

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When Incongruent...
Words 7
Sound of Voice 38
Look/Act 55
Dr. Albert Mehrabian, UCLA Professor 10 year
study of non-verbal communication
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Fundamentals
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Rapport

• Say We - not You
• Talk in listeners interests
• Have fun
• Dont apologize

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Rapport

• Appeal to nobler emotions
• Welcome criticism
• Be a good person skilled in speaking

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Openings

• Startling statement
• Question
• Mystery statement
• Compliment
• Dramatic incident

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Closings

• Conclude in a few words
• Appeal to a nobler motive
• Propose a challenge
• Dramatize

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Closings (2)

• Repeat the benefit
• Motivate
• Use a quotation
• Speak on a personal level

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Benefits of Visuals

• Dramatize ideas
• Guide the presentation direction
• Make the message easy to understand

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Develop Presentation Effectiveness

• Dale Carnegie Business Group
• And
• PEI Women In Business Association