Dorje McKinnon

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Today

Three techniques for dealing with difficult audiences

Exposure to multiple presentation styles

Resources to improve your presentations

Practical group work

Passionate

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PresentationWhat is it ?

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Homework

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How does TED help you give better
presentations ?

Who is Garr Reynolds ? What useful resources does he have available

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Photo: http://www.rajeshsetty.com/2010/08/27/an-evening-with-presentation-gurus/

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Who is this and what three
things do we learn from him ?

- Preconceived
ideas make us dumber- Testing is essential

- Data epiphany is possible

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Www.numberpix.com

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Www.numberpix.com

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Www.numberpix.com

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Most popular education
Prezi ?

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Most popular education
Prezi ?

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Most popular education
Prezi ?

Thus far

What a presentation is.

TED and how it can help you.

Garr Reynolds and www.presentationzen.com

Hans Rosling and Gapminder.org

Dr Mike Dickison and Numberpix.com

Prezi and other alternate presentation tools.

Group work

Your presentations three things you do well, three things you need to improve

Speed dating

Find one person you can help. Give them advice swap email addresses. 5Mins

Find one person who can help you. Get advice and swap email addresses. 5Mins

Difficult audiences

Do not get angry with the Audience your strong point is being calm and good natured, thus keeping control.

Hostile question disarm them, thank person for question (make them feel good)

Hostile question hand back, if they couch an opinion as a question ask them what they think

Hostile question pass over, only works with 15 or less audience. Pass question to another audience member who you know.

Hostile question defer question or park.

Mr Angry empathy is the key, don't have to agree but you do need to listen and understand their point.

Difficult audiences

Attention
If audience attention wavers you can
- audience may be tired / thirsty, give them a break, ask for feedback (may not be suitable)
- you may be more interested than them, so in this case elicit feedback from them, or get them to work with each other.
- finish presentation professionally.

Heckling
- smile and ignore
- ask them to shut up and leave the room

Anticipation raise first, meet trouble makers first

http://presentationzen.blogs.com/presentationzen/2006/02/presenting_unde.html