Presentation Techniques

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Presentation Techniques
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What makes a great presentation?
Training materials adapted from Campaign
Consultation, Inc
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Good presentations

• Express purpose
• Utilize unconventional approaches
• Are organized and lucid
• Use a variety of examples/tech
• Show passion

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Engaging the audience?

• HOW?

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Tips for gaining audience buy-in, interest trust

• Appeal to peoples self-interest (Tell a story)
• Speak about something you have in common
• Use language that fits knowledge level of
  audience
• Use humor (gently make fun of yourself)
• If youre a little nervous, tell them
• Use symbols visual
• Set up positive conflict (use curiosity)
• Give people the chance to do something out of the
  ordinary

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SOCO

• Single Overriding Communication Objective
• What is the one thing that people should walk
  away from your presentation with?