Winning Presentation Skills
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Winning Presentation Skills
Our journey
• Great presenters• Visual aids• Overcoming nerves• Presentation skills• Stories
Why presentation skills?
What makes a great presenter?
Top turnoffs
• Poor visuals• Poor structure• Repetitive habits• Monotone/reading• Disorganized• Pacing
Target your audience
• It’s not about you
• It’s about …
The magic of 3
– 3 new things
– 3 ‘tell them’s’
– 3 parts
1 2 3
Structuring your presentation
Storyboard
Brainstorm
Organise
Sequence
Refine Contextualise
Intro
Body
Conclusion
Test for time
Our journey
• Great presenters• Visual aids• Overcoming nerves• Presentation skills• Stories
Why use visuals?
Without visuals With visuals
3 day retention 10% 50%
Goal achievement 33% 67%
Reaching consensus
58% 79%
Why use visuals?
• Wharton School of Business found– Increased learning by
up to 200%– Increased retention by
up to 38%– Decreased time taken
for complex explanations by 25% – 40%
Design principles
• Simple• Organised• Aim for understanding
and retention• Take up whole screen• Always check for
miztakes
Text
• Avoid paragraphs. They take a long time to read, are confusing for the eye and contain many words that could be eliminated. Keep it to key points only and use bullet points. Always delete unnecessary words.
• 6 words per line• 6 lines per slide
Capitals, font and underscore
• You are wonderful• You are amazing• You are stupendous• You are awesome• You are inspirational• You are wonderful• You are amazing• You are stupendous• You are awesome• You are inspirational
• YOU ARE WONDERFUL• YOU ARE AMAZING• YOU ARE STUPENDOUS• YOU ARE AWESOME• YOU ARE INSPIRATIONAL• YOU ARE WONDERFUL• YOU ARE AMAZING• YOU ARE STUPENDOUS• YOU ARE AWESOME• YOU ARE INSPIRATIONAL
Font sizes• This is 14 point font• This is 16 point font• This is 18 point font• This is 20 point font• This is 22 point font• This is 24 point font• This is 26 point font• This is 28 point font• This is 32 point font
Graphics
• What do you notice first?
I like you
Your smile is great
Colour combinationsRemember colour
deficienciesVery readable and
palatable
Very readable and palatable
Conveys sense of finality
Invigorating Do not use
Conveys energy, passion, spirit or competition
Sky to earthgraphing lighter at top
to darker at bottom
Our journey
• Great presenters• Structure• Visual aids• Overcoming nerves• Presentation skills• Stories• Remembering• Questions
Overcoming nerves
Our journey
• Great presenters• Visual aids• Overcoming nerves• Presentation skills• Stories
Rapport
55% Physiology•Posture•Facial expression
•Blinking•Gesture•Breathing
38% Tonality•Voice•Tone•Tempo
•Timbre•Volume
7% Words•Language indicators•Keywords & phrases
•Common experiences•Content chunks
Verbal
• Intentional– Talk ‘with’ not ‘at’
audience– Avoid jargon– Use first person, ie ‘I’,
‘we’• Unintentional
– Perceived as lack of knowledge
– Talk in ‘ideas’ not ‘words’ to decrease
The ums and aahs1. How engineers test bridges to work out the load
limit2. The patterns snow flakes make as they fall
down3. How kettles know to turn themselves off when
the water boils4. Things Eskimos do in igloos during snowstorms5. What to do if you accidentally step in a crocodile
nest6. How designers work out how big to make seats
in sports stadiums
Ways different people learn and communicate
• See
• Hear
• Feel
• Self talk (in your
head)
See - Hear - Feel
1. Your first day at school2. The best time you have ever had at the beach3. The best birthday party you have had or been
to4. Sailing around the world on a yacht5. Riding a push bike down hill without brakes6. Going on a ride at a theme park, school fete or
Ekka7. Ice skating or snow skiing for the first time
Charismatic arms1. Your favourite place in the world2. The best time you have ever had at the beach3. The best birthday party you have had or been
to4. The best holiday you ever had5. Riding a push bike down hill without brakes6. Going on a ride at a theme park, school fete or
Ekka7. Someone who inspires you8. Bungee jumping9. Being caught in a hail storm
Become The Topic ... You are ...
1. A shopping trolley that has been converted into a go cart for downhill racing
2. A sock worn on a wilderness trek for 4 days3. A pair of missing pyjamas that have been under
the bed for 2 years4. A ping pong ball in a tournament5. A tennis ball in the Wimbledon finals6. A camera owned by a wildlife photographer7. A fish being chased by a shark
Use Emotion1. Christmas shopping2. Playing in the finals for your favourite sport3. You are a spy talking your way out of being
caught in a high security nuclear plant4. You are explaining to your mum why it would be
a good idea to have a pet toad5. Telling your parents that you deserve an iPhone
for Christmas6. Convincing your parents to take you with them
when they go on an overseas holiday (even though you will miss some school)
Questions
Our journey
• Great presenters• Visual aids• Overcoming nerves• Presentation skills• Stories
I have a dream …
Tell A Story
• People remember it (and you)
• You remember where you are up to
• It is more interesting
Our journey
• Great presenters• Visual aids• Overcoming nerves• Presentation skills• Stories
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Thank you
“May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm on your face.
May the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again
may Life hold you softly in the palm of Her hand.”
– Old Gaelic Blessing
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