Presentation is Everything Michelle J. Smith Director of Meetings, ACUI

Partnership = Success First line of communication if you need anything

Partnership = Success First line of communication if you need anything After the same thing = happy attendees

Partnership = Success First line of communication if you need anything After the same thing = happy attendees Referral in the end

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Prep Work Know your audience Know your topic Know your venue Anticipate your attendee’s mindset Project your results Know yourself Prep OnsitePost

Prep Work Know your audience Look Before Your Leap ACUI Online Learning, Justin Rudisille, November 2013 Prep OnsitePost

Prep Work Know your content Test Driving Your Design ACUI Online Learning, Zack Wahlquist, January 2014 Prep OnsitePost

Prep Work Know your audience Know your topic Know your venue Anticipate your attendee’s mindset Know yourself Prep OnsitePost

Prep Work Know your audience Know your topic Know your venue Anticipate your attendee’s mindset Know yourself Prep OnsitePost

Prep Work Know your audience Know your topic Know your venue Anticipate your attendee’s mindset Know yourself Prep OnsitePost

Prep Work Prep OnsitePost Cuddy, A., (June 2012) Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

Prep OnsitePost Cuddy, A., (June 2012) Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

Prep OnsitePost Take two minutes to get yourself in the right mindset What is your power pose?

Prep Work Prep OnsitePost Cuddy, A., (June 2012) Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

Prep Work Prep OnsitePost Cuddy, A., (June 2012) Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

Prep OnsitePost Cuddy, A., (June 2012) Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

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Prep Onsite Post Be on Time Rehearse Test the Technology To Tweet or not to Tweet Get your timing cue set up Anticipate your attendee’s mindset Onsite

Circle back, close the loop PrepOnsite Post Thank you’s Payment Proceedings Evaluation

PrepOnsitePost Work with event planner to maximize your performance Make the most of the situation at hand for the best presentation possible Improve your presentation no matter what the format

PrepOnsitePost Work with event planner to maximize your performance Make the most of the situation at hand for the best presentation possible Improve your presentation no matter what the format

Questions

Set the Stage with Each Other First Dear Speaker, I Loathe You. Sincerely, Your Event Planner Dear Event Planner, I Hate You. Sincerely, Your Speaker. Gearing up: From The Chronicle of Higher Education (ProfHacker Blog) Getting Ready for Conferences Delivering an Effective Conference Paper Ted Talks and Ted Tools Preparing your Speakers Amy Cuddy: Your Body Language Shapes Who you Are HBR: How to Give a Killer Presentation Become a Better Speaker Learn about Executive Presence

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“Presentations rise or fall on the quality of the idea, the narrative, and the passion of the speaker” - Chris Anderson, curator of TED

Thank you. Remember: Presentation is Everything Michelle J. Smith Director of Meetings, ACUI