1. PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS BOOTCAMP CAIRNS - 9th OCTOBER 2014 2. OUR AIM TODAY IS TO PLAY A ROLE IN ENDING STINKY PRESENTATIONS FOR EVER. WELCOME 3. WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON WE PRESENT? 4. TO GET OUR AUDIENCE TO TAKE SOME FORM OF ACTION 5. OUR AIM TODAY IS TO PLAY A ROLE IN ENDING STINKY PRESENTATIONS FOR EVER. THE PROBLEM IS THAT STINKY PRESENTATIONS DONT GET PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION 6. OUR AIM TODAY IS TO PLAY A ROLE IN ENDING STINKY PRESENTATIONS FOREVER. 7. HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN SOMEONE TELLS YOU A STORY? 8. FROM TIME TO TIME WE PAUSE. 9. YOU GET A CHANCE TO PRESENT SOMETHING YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON. 10. HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN SOMEONE TELLS YOU A STORY? EXERCISE 11. 1. Who you are and WHAT YOU DO. 2. HOW YOU PRESENT NOW. 3. WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT PRESENTING. 4. WHAT BUMS YOU OUT ABOUT PRESENTING? 5. WORST JOB YOU EVER HAD? 12. MY SPEAKING JOURNEY (SO FAR) 13. SO WHERE DO WE START? 14. WHERE DO SPEAKERS GO WRONG? 15. 1. THEY ARE TOTALLY DISORGANISED 16. 2. THEIR PRESENTATION LACKS STRUCTURE (RAMBLES). 17. 3. THEY HAVE POWERPOINT AND SHOULDnT. 18. 4. THEY ARE OVERLY RELIANT ON TECHNOLOGY. 19. 5. THEY ARE REALLY BORING. 20. 6. THEY JUST PRESS PLAY. 21. 7. THEY MISS THE MARK WITH THEIR AUDIENCE. 22. 8. THEY MAKE SIMPLE IDEAS COMPLICATED. 23. 9. THEY STAND AND READ THE PRESENTATIOn. 24. 10. THEY ARE JUST PLAIN DICKHEADS. 25. OK WE KNOW WHERE SPEAKERS GO WRONG, SO WHAT NEXT? 26. STAGE 1 - RESEARCH 27. THINGS GO WRONG - ALL THE TIME. THE MORE RESEARCH YOU DO THE FEWER THINGS THAT SEEM TO GO WRONG. 28. RESEARCH YOUR AUDIENCE. 29. RESEARCH YOUR VENUE. 30. RESEARCH WHAT IS GOING ON LOCALLY. 31. HANDY HINT ! PUT TOGETHER YOUR OWN SPEAKER KIT THAT GOES WITH YOU EVERYWHERE. 32. STAGE 2 - PLANNING 33. STAGE 3 - MOOD 34. PEOPLE FORGET THE DETAIL BUT THEY REMEMBER YOUR EMOTION. 35. GIVE YOUR AUDIENCE A SIGNIFICANT REASON TO LISTEN TO YOU. 36. SOLVE PROBLEMS. THE BIGGER THE PROBLEMS THE MORE COMPELLING YOU WILL BE. 37. UNDERSTANDING PASSION. 38. This is not. 39. THE POWER OF AUTHENTICITY. 40. THE IMPORTANCE OF STORYTELLING 41. HANDY HINT ! START A STORY LIST 42. STAGE 4 - STRUCTURE 43. WHY DO WE NEED TO STRUCTURE OUR PRESENTATIONS? 44. THE OPENING IS REALLY IMPORTANT. 45. GREAT OPENING OPTIONS MAKE A BIG, BOLD STATEMENT QUOTE A REALLY THOUGHT PROVOKING STATISTIC ASK THE AUDIENCE A GOOD QUESTION. TELL AN ENGAGING STORY. 46. EPIC FAILS OPEN WITH A JOKE. LEAVE THAT FOR DRUNKEN BEST MEN. IM SO TIRED, JET LAGGED, TRAVELLED OUT BLAH BLAH. IT IS ALL ABOUT ME, ME AND ME ASK A BAD QUESTION. INSULT THEM. AWESOME. 47. THERE ARE A RANGE OF POSSIBLE STRUCTURES? 48. THERE ARE A RANGE OF POSSIBLE STRUCTURES?2. CLARIFY THE ISSUE/ OPPORTUNITY 1. STANDARD MEAT AND POTATO STRUCTURE 1. START WITH A STRONG OPENING. 3. PROVIDE YOUR SOLUTIONS. 4. BACK TO ISSUE, CALL TO ACTION. 49. THERE ARE A RANGE OF POSSIBLE STRUCTURES?2. WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH THE STORY SLOWLY. 2. TELL A STORY 1. TELL PEOPLE YOU ARE TELLING A STORY. 3. SUM UP THE KEY POINTS AND YOUR REALISATIONS 4. END WITH THE WHERE TO FROM HERE? 50. THERE ARE A RANGE OF POSSIBLE STRUCTURES?2. SHARE A LITTLE MORE SUPPORTING INFO. REPEAT. 3. THE PROGRESSIVE SHARE 1. OPEN WITH A FACT, NUMBER, OBSERVATION. 3. SUM UP WHAT IT MEANS TO THE AUDIENCE 4. CLOSE WITH A WHERE TO FROM HERE - ACTION? 51. UNDERSTANDING SCALABILITY. 52. THERE ARE A RANGE OF POSSIBLE STRUCTURES? POINT 1 SCALABILITYMEMORABLE OPENING POINT 2 CALL TO ACTION CLOSE POINT 2 ANECDOTE ANECDOTE ANECDOTE ANECDOTE ANECDOTE ANECDOTE ANECDOTE ANECDOTE ANECDOTE60 mIN 45 mIN 30 mIN 53. WHAT IF YOU HAVE TO DO A 2 MINUTE TALK SOMETIME SOON WITH VERY LITTLE PREP TIME? 54. 1. GET THE AUDIENCES ATTENTION 2. SPELL OUT THE ISSUE OR THE OPPORTUNITY.ASK A QUESTION. QUOTE A BIG STATISTIC. MAKE AN OBSERVATION. TELL A STORY. 3. SPELL OUT THE SOLUTIONS TELL THEM WHAT ACTION YOU WANT THEM TO TAKE DO A STRONG CLOSE. KEEP IT SIMPLE. BE DRAMATIC. SLOW AND DELIBERATE. PROVIDE CONTEXT. LEAVE NO ROOM FOR CONFUSION. HOW DID YOU GET TO THIS SPOT. 4. RECAP THE ISSUE OR THE OPPORTUNITY. 55. STAGE 5 - VISUALS 56. www.slidesthatrock.com 57. HANDY HINT ! USING VIDEOS TO ADD INTEREST TO YOUR PRESENTATIONS 58. THINGS TO PONDER ! DOnT RELY ON INTERNET CONNECTIONS. BEWARE OF COPYRIGHT. FRAME THE VIDEO. 59. YOU GET A CHANCE TO PRESENT SOMETHING YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON. 60. STAGE 6 - REHEARSE 61. WHAT MAKES A GREAT PRESENTER SO IMPRESSIVE? 62. REHEARSE REHEARSE REHEARSE 63. STAGE 7 - REFINE 64. WHAT DID YOUR REHEARSAL TELL YOU? 65. HOW IS YOUR TIMING? 66. WHAT ARE THE STICKING POINTS? 67. WHAT DO YOUR INSTINCTS TELL YOU? 68. HOW CAN YOU MAKE IT BETTER? 69. STAGE 8 - PREPARE 70. ALWAYS ARRIVE EARLY AND IN GREAT SHAPE. 71. NERVES ARE NOT YOUR ENEMY. 72. FIND A FRIEND. 73. BE FULLY PRESENT - NOTHING ELSE MATTERS NOW. 74. AMY CUDDY TED TALK HOW YOUR BODY LANGUAGE CHANGES HOW YOU THINK AND FEEL 75. GET YOURSELF INTO A GREAT STATE. 76. ALCOHOL IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. 77. STAGE 9 - ENGAGE 78. BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED. 79. MAKE THE FIRST FEW MINUTES COUNT. 80. THE IMPORTANCE OF BODY LANGUAGE. 81. ! The words.7% 38% 55% ! The feeling or emotion. ! The body language 82. ! WE NEED TO LOOK FOR A GROUP OF SIGNALS 83. WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF A LACK OF ENGAGEMENT? 84. LOOK INTO THE WHITE OF THEIR EYES. 85. THE POWER OF THE.PAUSE. 86. YOUR VOICE IS A VERSATILE TOOL. 87. LEARN TO READ THE ENERGY IN THE ROOM. 88. SHOULD YOU USE NOTES - OR NOT? 89. NEVER GET FLUSTURED - GO WITH THE FLOW. 90. DEALING WITH HECKLERS. 91. DONT TAKE YOURSELF TOO SERIOUSLY. 92. HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN SOMEONE TELLS YOU A STORY? EXERCISE 93. 2 MINUTE TALK 94. STAGE 10 - REVIEW 95. LEARN FROM WHAT YOU GET RIGHT AND WHAT YOU GET WRONG. 96. REVIEW YOUR PRESENTATION WHILE IT IS STILL FRESH IN YOUR MIND. 97. LEARN FROM EVERY PRESENTER YOU SEE FROM NOW ON. (AND DEVELOP YOUR OWN STYLE). 98. ALWAYS ASK FOR FEEDBACK. 99. PRESENT AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN. 100. PHEW 101. WHERE TO FROM HERE? 102. A 10 WEEK FOLLOW UP PROGRAM