Kate McLagan

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PRESENTATION SKILLS
by Kate McLagan Organizational Consultant
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• You can be certain of
• Being taxed
• Death
• Having to stand up and speak in front of
  people
• In a survey, 32 of people
• said they would prefer to die
• and face financial ruin
• rather than speak in public.

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THE SECRET to your success 10 giving the
presentation 90 the planning, preparation
and rehearsal
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BEFORE
DURING
AFTER
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W I I F M
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• What is your objective?
• What do you want to achieve?
• What do you want your audience to take
  away?

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• A GOOD OBJECTIVE OR OUTCOME IS
• Stated in the positive
• Achievable, within your control
• Specific, with evidence you have achieved
  your goal
• Addressed to the WIIFM of your audience

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By the end of my presentation, the audience
will 1. 2. 3.
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PRESENTATION STRUCTURE
I. Opening Who you are Clear
objective Overview of main points (tell
them what youre going to tell them) II.
Body Main ideas and sub ideas (tell them)
III. Closing Review sentence (tell them
what youve told them) Conclusion
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REMEMBER, to reach your objective

• Without visual aids 58
• With visual aids 79

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Brilliant
Big
Bold
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Words Tonal Qualities
Emotions Mood Weighing issues
25 auditory
45 kinesthetic
Gestures Clothing Movement Eye Contact Expressions
30 visual
How you put the content across, NOT the content
itself.
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Everybody is different we all think differently
and have different preferences. The challenge for
you is to offer something for everyone. Everybody
thinks in one or more thinking styles
In pictures In sounds
In feelings So, include something for
everyone to help get your message across. It will
significantly influence how your listeners
understand you.
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Impact on first impression
7 content/words
38 voice qualities
55 body language
What youre doing speaks so loudly, I can
hardly hear what youre saying.
RW Emerson
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CONFIDENCE
COMPETENCE
COMPOSURE
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They may forget what you said, but they will
never forget how you made them feel.
Carl W. Buechner
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PresentedbyKate McLaganOrganizational
ConsultantLearning Development CoachPhone
512-335-3797Cell 512-577-1399kmclagan_at_austin.rr.
com