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“Microphone,” by Ernest Duffoo, Available under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), color and effects alterations.
Put Power in Your Presentations: Public Speaking & PowerPoint EffectivenessSummer Jurrells & Jessica AriesBickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP3711 S. MoPac Expressway,Building One, Suite 300Austin, TX 78746P: [email protected]@Bickerstaff.com
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Road Map• How to Engage
Your Audience• Guide to
Successful Presentations
• Public Speaking Tips & Tricks
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“The Long Road,” by Corey Leopold, Available under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), color and effects alterations.
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“Nazarene General Assembly 2013,” by Jake Guild, Available under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), color and effects alterations.
How to engage your audience.
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E.D.I.T. Process• Experience• Describe• Infer• Transfer
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Steps for Building aGreat Presentation
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Identify Your Audience1 L
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Questions to Consider•Who is your audience?•What topic are you addressing?•What might distract your audience?•What information would they find valuable?
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An Audience-Centered Purpose Evokes Action2
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General Purpose• Inform or Persuade
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Specific Purpose• Call to action• Support• Negotiate• Inspire
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I want my audience to ____________________________________.Support a new Human Resources initiativeMake available the best vendor contract for my firmFeel inspired to seek professional development opportunitiesPromote new firm policies
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Strategies to Try
TOP LISTS
TELL A STORY
CHECKLISTS &
GUIDES
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Developing your visual aid.3 N
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The Bad
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69JZD60eR6s
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The Good
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YObAhx0cBs
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Humans have dual processing capabilities: visual & auditory.
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Visual image should communicate, not decorate. ^
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Images should:• Be Meaningful• Relate to Slides• Be Consistent• Simplify Complex
Information
Image Source: http://www.pexels.com/photo/516/
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Find Great Images for Free:• Flickr: Creative Commons Search*• Pexels: Creative Commons Zero License• Unsplash: Creative Commons Zero•Webdings, Wingdings, etc. Character Maps: https://speakingpowerpoint.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/finally-a-printable-character-map-of-the-wingdings-fonts/
*Creative Commons photos have varying attribution requirements and use specifications. Be sure to read the license for each photo to ensure you are using it within the license’s specifications.
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How to Design Your Slides
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Color Matters.
“Storm Clouds,” by Jo Naylor, Available under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), color and effects alterations.
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Keep It Simple• Avoid flashy images and noisy animation
effects• Simple font
•Consistent Style/Theme
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The 6 x 6 Rule
^6x6WORD
SLINES
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Complex content belongs in a paper, not on a screen. 4
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How to Re-design Slides with too much Information
3 QuestionsRegional Water Plans
How much water do we need?How much water do we currently have?How will we meet the projected demand?
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3 QuestionsRegional Water Plans
How much water do we need?How much water do we currently have?How will we meet the projected demand?
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Break Up Information into Digestible Points
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Indirect Reuse of Wastewater
Municipal
SIrrigation
@Industrial
Indirect Reuse
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Indirect Reuse of Wastewater
Municipal
SIrrigation
@Industrial
Indirect Reuse
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Use Shapes and Images consistently to break up Text and Information
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Water Supplier needs a Bed and Banks permit from TCEQ’s Water Availability Team for Wastewater from:
•Privately-owned groundwater source•Source outside the basin
Indirect Reuse > Bed and Bank Authorization
TEX. WATER CODE § 11.042.
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Water Supplier needs a Bed and Banks permit from TCEQ’s Water Availability Team for Wastewater from:
•Privately-owned groundwater source•Source outside the basin
Indirect Reuse > Bed and Bank Authorization
TEX. WATER CODE § 11.042.
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When adding a lot of information on a slide, keep graphics simple.
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Indirect Reuse > Bed and Bank Authorization
Special conditions may be included to protect instream uses and freshwater inflows to bays and estuaries.
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Indirect Reuse > Bed and Bank Authorization
Special conditions may be included to protect instream uses and freshwater inflows to bays and estuaries.
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Use transparent boxes to make text on graphic heavy backgrounds readable.
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Public Speaking:Tips & Tricks
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Nonverbal Delivery
• Visual Delivery• Audible/Vocal Delivery
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Visual Delivery matters.
Eye Contact
Physical Deliverygestures, movement, posture
Facial Expressions
Physical Appearance
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Speech Patterns
Articulation
Volume
Rate
Vocal Disfluency
It’s all in how you say it.
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Rehearing Tips• Eye Contact- you can’t fake it
•Movement- The Public Speaking Triangle
• Appearance- Audience Rule
• Prepare- you can’t wing it
• Practice, Practice, Practice-no really, PRACTICE
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“Grand Canyon National Park: Ranger Guided Hike to Cedar Ridge,” by by Grand Canyon National Park, Available under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), color and effects alterations.
Let’s Review.
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Checklist for How to Start:
1) Identify Your Audience2) Purpose Action3) Develop Visual Aids
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Checklist for Designing:1) Color Matters2) Keep Your Slides Simple & Clean3) Consistent Theme & Images4) The 6 x 6 Rule for Content5) Use Handouts for Complex
Information
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Checklist for Delivery:1) Your Nonverbal Communication
is Critical2) What Your Audience Sees Will
Stick3) How You Say Something May Be
More Important than What You Say
4) Preparation & Practice Will Soothe Speaking Apprehension
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Jessica Aries, J.D., LL.M.Marketing [email protected]@JessDAries
Summer Jurrells, M.A.Human Resources [email protected]@ssjurrells
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