Presentation Skills and public speaking
Katie Streten
Content
• A bit about me
• A bit about you
• Planning
• Practice
• Performance
• Conclusion
A bit about me• Strategist in
Imagination/ Digital
• 2 presentation courses
• Since then...– Conference papers – Industry events– Pitches
I hate asking questions once a speaker has finishedhas finished
A bit about you
• Accomplished or new• Presenting your
proposal• But also...
– Asking questions– Answering questions– Interviews– Pitches– Social occasions
Planning
Planning
• Think about your audience – this is about them not you
• Structure – say what you’re going to say,
say it, say what you’ve said
• Write your script out long hand
• Write card notes - Highlight key moments
Planning - Image is everything
• Bullet points
• No more than 5 bullets per slide
• Less is More!
Planning - Image is everything
• Interesting pictures
• Hand-outs
• Flip-charts– Charts– Figures– Key points/questions
• Percentage of all stated facts that are patently false – 83%
Practice
Practice
• Read it to a friend, partner or yourself (repeat ad nauseam)
• Video yourself/get someone to video you
Performance
Performance – A relaxed tone
Before you even start
Breathe deeply
Look at the audience
Smile
Think about the audience – help them to relax!
Performance – A relaxed tone
• Say ‘Hello’
• Introduce yourself
• Jokes – If in doubt use other peoples
Performance – Slow it down
• Speak slowly
• Think “slowly”
Performance – Body language
• Move your arms at waist height
• Stand out in front of any lectern
• Watch for “rocking”
Performance – Don’t look now
Take in the whole room1.Pick 3 spots to the left,
middle and back
2.Place your mate at the back to smile at you!
Conclusion
• Think about your audience – what can you give them?
• Prepare for your audience
• Practice
• Practice, Practice, Practice etc
• Smile and think “slowly”
Dealing with issues
Content
• Nerves
• Making the point clearly
• Vocabulary
• Responding to questions
• Recovering frommistakes
• Conclusion
Nerves• Remember you are
intelligent and well prepared
• The room will be very interested
• Most people there will be sympathetic to your nerves
• Every time you do it, it gets easier!
Making the point clearly• What do you need to
communicate?– How would you explain this
to your grandma?– How would you explain this
to a child?– Can you explain it in 3
points?– Acronyms
• Write it down on cue cards
Making the point clearly
• Practice – in front of your friends, in front of your phone, in front of the mirror
• Visual aids – handouts, graphs, quotes, images
Vocabulary
Use your own vocabulary!
• Makes you understood
• Makes you distinctive
• Makes you confident
Recovering from mistakes
• Acknowledge to the audience that you made a mistake and continue
• Take 3 deep breaths to calm yourself
• Look down at your cards
Responding to questions
• Prepare– what questions would you
ask yourself?– What answers would you
give?• Remain calm – take 3 breaths• What if you
forget/misunderstand? – ask them to repeat the question
• What if you don’t know the answer? – Get back to them
Conclusion
• Remind yourself of your intelligence and creativity
• Be yourself!
• Practice and prepare
Katie Streten
• Twitter.com/watusi• Inoted.wordpress.com• www.slideshare.net/speakingout
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