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1/25/19 1 PUBLIC SPEAKING Tips and Training Winter Conference 2019 “Public speaking is the number one fear in America. Death is number two.” ~ The Big Fish Blog Winter Conference 2019 2
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“PublicspeakingisthenumberonefearinAmerica.
Deathisnumbertwo.”
~TheBigFishBlog
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TOPICS WE’LL DISCUSS
➤ Preparation – TheKeytoSuccessfulSpeech
➤Organization – GotheExtraMileforAttendees
➤ Content – FulfillingthePromise
➤Delivery – CommunicatetheInformation
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PREPARATIONTheKeytoSuccessfulSpeech
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“Itusuallytakesmemorethanthreeweekstoprepareagoodimpromptuspeech.”
~MarkTwain
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THE AUDIENCEBeginwiththeendinmind
Askyourselfthefollowing:➤ Whatissomeonegoingtoexpectwhentheyseethetopic?
➤ Whatwillmakesomeoneinvesttheirtimeinattending?
➤ Whatisgoingtohelpsomeoneleavefulfilledandhappy?
Createandpreparewithaudienceexpectationsalwaysyourfocus
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DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS
Knowyourfacility➤ Sizeofroom➤ Roomsetupandseating➤ Technologyavailable➤ Lighting
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Contactperson➤ Confirmeventdetails(location,topic,time,etc.)➤ Obtainemergencycontactinfo
THE COLD HARD TRUTH
Surveys➤ Helpfulinsighttowhatwaswellreceived…ornot…inthepast
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“Thesuccessofyourpresentationwillbejudgednotbytheknowledgeyousendbutbywhatthelistenerreceives.”
~LillyWalters
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ORGANIZATIONGotheExtraMileforAttendees
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SET THE TONE
Bereadypriortostartofevent➤ Presentationreadyandtechnicalitemstested➤ Firstimpressionsareverypowerful
Interactwithpeopleastheyentertheroom➤ Helpsthemfeelwelcome➤ Youlearnmoreaboutwhoisattendingandwhy
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SETTING THE EXPECTATIONS
Agenda➤ Whatarewegoingtoaccomplish?
➤ Topicswearegoingtocover
➤ Hereiswhyitisimportant
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Layouttheroadmapforattendees
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“Ididn’thavetimetowriteashortletter,soIwrotealong
oneinstead.”
~MarkTwain
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CONTENTFulfillingthePromise
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FINE TUNINGThe Heavy Lifting
Startwithquantityandmovetoquality➤ Getallyourpointswrittendownthenreview➤ Honecontentintokeysegments➤ Setyourmilestonestoestablishyourcadence,logicflowandstaywithintimeconstraints
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CONTENT BREEDS CONFIDENCE
QualityMaterial➤ Doestheinformationmatchtherequest?➤ Doyouhaveenoughorneedmore?
➤ Wouldvideosorahandoutenhanceyourmessage?
➤ Doesitflowandemphasizethedesiredpremise?
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TIME MANAGEMENT
Fillallottedtime➤ Knowexpectations➤ Setmilemarkersinthepresentation✦ Visualslidechanges
depictingtransitions✦ Humorordiscussionslides
➤ TimeforQ&Aexpected?➤ Practicecadence
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“Ifyoudon’tknowwhatyouwanttoachieveinyour
presentationyouraudienceneverwill.”
~HarveyDiamond
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ENHANCE YOUR MESSAGE
Becarefulwhendesigningvisualaids➤ Font(size,type,universal)➤ Color(easyontheeyesandreadable)
➤ Bullets(synopsisofpointsnotwholestory)➤ Simplewording➤ Meantasareference➤ Includecontactinformation
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ENHANCE YOUR MESSAGE
GoodSlide BadSlide
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✦ Fresh fruit leads Chile’s export mix✦ Pursuit of free market economy leads to
diversification✦ U.S - the largest single market for Chile’s
fruit exports✦ Bullet points enhance information – not
meant to deliver full message
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SPELL CHECK
Don’trelysolelyonsoftwarespellchecker:
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Eyehalveaspellingchequer
Itcamewithmypeasea
Itplainlymarquesfourmyrevue
Misssteakseyekinknotsea.
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DELIVERYCommunicatetheInformation
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CONFIDENCE
Builtfromanunderstandingofwhatyouhave➤ Qualitymaterial➤ Knowledgeoftopic➤ Examples➤ Preparation➤ Practice
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CONFIDENCE
Practicemakesperfect➤ Timeyourselftobuildyourcadence➤ Takeabreathinsteadofsaying“Uhm…”➤ Useamirrortohelpcontrolmannerismsandviewbodylanguage
➤ Maximizeseguesforsmoothflowandtransitions
➤ Smile
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ALLOWS FOR ANTICIPATION
Yourplanningandpreparationallowsyouto:
➤ Anticipateattendeequestions
➤ Controldiscussiononpossiblestickingpointsorcomplicatedissues
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“Bestwaytoconquerstagefrightistoknowwhatyou’re
talkingabout.”
~MichaelHMescon
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REMEMBER 4 P’S
People
Place
Preparation
Presentation
Thesearetheelementsofasuccessfulpublicspeakingexperience!
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QUESTIONS
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CONTACT INFO
KathleenBrownSaintMary’sCollege574-284-4557
BillWozniakINvestEd
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