Grab Attention

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Grab attention and cut through the chase! Design your presentation to peak the audience' interest at the beginning of the presentation. The Primacy effect states that when you present, what you say at the beginning of the presentation makes a lasting impression on your audience.

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SAM THATTE Presentation Designer samthatte.com

Grab attention,Cut through the chase.

1.1.1.1. Tell your audience Tell your audience Tell your audience Tell your audience what you're goingwhat you're goingwhat you're goingwhat you're goingto tell them.to tell them.to tell them.to tell them.

2.2.2.2. Tell them.Tell them.Tell them.Tell them.3.3.3.3. Then tell themThen tell themThen tell themThen tell them

what you told what you told what you told what you told them. them. them. them.

HOW TO PRESENT AN IDEA HOW TO PRESENT AN IDEA HOW TO PRESENT AN IDEA HOW TO PRESENT AN IDEA

1.1.1.1. Tell your audience Tell your audience Tell your audience Tell your audience what you're goingwhat you're goingwhat you're goingwhat you're goingto tell them.to tell them.to tell them.to tell them.

2.2.2.2. Tell them.Tell them.Tell them.Tell them.3.3.3.3. Then tell themThen tell themThen tell themThen tell them

what you told what you told what you told what you told them. them. them. them.

HOW TO PRESENT AN IDEA HOW TO PRESENT AN IDEA HOW TO PRESENT AN IDEA HOW TO PRESENT AN IDEA

DON’T DO IT!

Marcus Buckinghamdoes not beginthis way!

This was his speech opener at a Parenting Conference…

How many of you are parents?

He then paused and waited for all hands to go up and then said…

That is part of the problem!

The primacy effect, when appliedto presentations, suggests that we remember more strongly what happens at the beginning of a presentation. A punchy opening that gets the audience's attention is paramount.

Garr Reynolds

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Probability of remembering

Stages of a Presentation

Beginning End

Primacy effect

Recency effect

Probability of remembering

Stages of a Presentation

Beginning End

Primacy effect

Recency effect

She has her Daddy’s nose

and her Mommy’s lungs.

Dear God,jared said that becUZ my moMsmokes, I will go to heven earlier.Is this tru?

OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE WILL COVER TODAY

WHY WHEN HOW

Can you imagine the effectiveness of…

Today, you will learn how to be a better parent.

Or this…

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON CHILDREN

Today’s Agenda

• Smoking is bad for you too!

• Statistical evidence of effects of second

hand smoke

• How to avoid this problem

• Where to turn for help

• Questions?

Garr Reynoldshttp://blog.addison-wesley.de/

Marcus Buckinghamhttp://shrmchattanooga.shrm.org

All other images and graphics from

Marcus Buckinghamhttp://dubaichronicle.org

SAM THATTE Presentation Designer samthatte.com

Grab attention,Cut through the chase.

Namasté and thank you for viewing.

SAM THATTE Presentation Designer samthatte.com

Let your main points,Hog the spotlight.

SAM THATTE Presentation Designer samthatte.com