Presentation Skills Presentation Skills WorkshopWorkshop

Your Group or AssociationYour Group or AssociationLexington, KentuckyLexington, Kentucky

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GoalGoal

To:To:

learn and practice learn and practice principles and principles and techniques that you techniques that you can take home and can take home and use in preparing use in preparing and delivering your and delivering your next presentation.next presentation.

My Viewpoint…My Viewpoint…

I believe…I believe…

that by applying the principles and that by applying the principles and techniques we will learn…anyone techniques we will learn…anyone can become a very effective and can become a very effective and talented presenter, talented presenter, and actually and actually have fun in the process.have fun in the process.

3 Key Parts to the 3 Key Parts to the ProcessProcess WritingWriting

PresentationPresentation

Overcoming Stage FrightOvercoming Stage Fright

Speech WritingSpeech Writing Learn about…the audienceLearn about…the audience

Learn about…the program Learn about…the program managers expectationsmanagers expectations

Learn about…the speaking Learn about…the speaking environmentenvironment

Target the…Target the…

AudienceAudience

ProgramProgram

EnvironmentEnvironment

Speech WritingSpeech Writing

Brain stormBrain storm

Focus on the GOALFocus on the GOAL

Reduce ideas to key words or Reduce ideas to key words or phrasesphrases

Three Part StructureThree Part Structure IntroductionIntroduction

DiscussionDiscussion

ConclusionConclusion

IntroductionIntroduction Get their attentionGet their attention

Identify your topic and goalIdentify your topic and goal

State your viewpointState your viewpoint

Attention GettersAttention Getters Provocative statementProvocative statement

Related humorRelated humor

Arresting facts or Arresting facts or statisticsstatistics

Rhetorical statementRhetorical statement

IntroductionIntroduction Topic sentenceTopic sentence

– Specific & clearSpecific & clear– States the goalStates the goal

Final sentenceFinal sentence– States your States your

viewpointviewpoint– I believe that…I believe that…

Discussion or BodyDiscussion or Body Present Facts…Proof…Reasons to Present Facts…Proof…Reasons to

AgreeAgree– Start earlyStart early– Idea folderIdea folder– Make notes as thought occurMake notes as thought occur– Organize main pointsOrganize main points– Limit points to a manageable numberLimit points to a manageable number

Discussion or BodyDiscussion or Body PersonalizePersonalize

– Stories / Anecdotes / Quotes / Stories / Anecdotes / Quotes / IllustrationsIllustrations

– Use vivid languageUse vivid language– VisualsVisuals

Slides / overheads / PowerPointSlides / overheads / PowerPoint video / flip charts / propsvideo / flip charts / props articles / books / testimonials / peoplearticles / books / testimonials / people

ConclusionConclusion Cue the endingCue the ending

SummarizeSummarize

Leave a lasting impressionLeave a lasting impression

Presentation Presentation Practice AreasPractice Areas

Eye contactEye contact

PausesPauses

Body movementBody movement

Voice pitch / rate / Voice pitch / rate / volumevolume

Presentation Presentation Practice AreasPractice Areas

Thinking in Ideas, Thinking in Ideas, not wordsnot words

Use of notesUse of notes

EnthusiasmEnthusiasm

TimingTiming

How to PracticeHow to Practice

Reduce material to key wordsReduce material to key words Simulate the speaking environmentSimulate the speaking environment Use “heightened conversation”Use “heightened conversation” Picture…Visualize…your audiencePicture…Visualize…your audience Audio tape / video tape / mirrorAudio tape / video tape / mirror

Managed Stage FrightManaged Stage Fright Prepared wellPrepared well

– Researched the audienceResearched the audience– Know what’s expectedKnow what’s expected– Researched the environmentResearched the environment

Organized wellOrganized well– IntroductionIntroduction– DiscussionDiscussion– ConclusionConclusion

Managed Stage FrightManaged Stage Fright Visualized Visualized

audience, self, audience, self, and environmentand environment

Have a Have a comfortable comfortable beginningbeginning

Practiced…Practiced… Eye contactEye contact PausesPauses Body movementBody movement VoiceVoice Thinking in ideasThinking in ideas Using notesUsing notes TimingTiming

Presentation DayPresentation Day Arrive earlyArrive early

Make the room yoursMake the room yours

Check A/V equipmentCheck A/V equipment

Set out your materialsSet out your materials

Mentally rehearse openingMentally rehearse opening

Presentation DayPresentation Day Breathe and moveBreathe and move

Visualize successVisualize success

Be flexibleBe flexible

Smile and Smile and take your timetake your time

Mental SummersaultMental Summersault This is so confusing it’s awful…This is so confusing it’s awful…

I’m not a trained speaker…I’m not a trained speaker…

I’ll never get this perfect…I’ll never get this perfect…

I’m nervous…I’m nervous…

Extra CreditExtra Credit

Don’t hide behind technologyDon’t hide behind technology Interact with the audienceInteract with the audience Be prepared for problemsBe prepared for problems Limit the subject matterLimit the subject matter Don’t be a self-important know-it-allDon’t be a self-important know-it-all Work easily with the program managerWork easily with the program manager

To conclude…To conclude… Public speaking skills are importantPublic speaking skills are important

Prepare well and practicePrepare well and practice

Visualize successVisualize success

Get experience…and have fun!Get experience…and have fun!