How to Ignite a 🔥 Under Your Audience’s Ass Communicate like a Professional/leader Craig Engstrom craig.engstrom@siu.edu | craigengstrom.ninja
What is an Ignite Talk? IGNITE IS A SERIES OF SPEEDY PRESENTATIONS Presenters get 20 slides, which automatically advance every 15 seconds. The result is a fast and fun presentation which lasts just 5 minutes.
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5 Tips to Inspire an Audience
Tip #1: Catchy Title Start with a number, 5W+H, or snappy statement 4 Tips to “Getting to Yes” in Communication Training 5 Tips to Overcoming Stage Fright So You Can Nail Your Next Presentation How to Avoid Being “That” Job Candidate What Should I Wear?: 10+ Outfits for Professionals—Ideas from Cliché Stock Photos Go for Gold: Promoting Promotable Professional Porfolios From Blah to Blam! 5 Books to Perfect Persuasive Performance The Key to Better Sex (And Career Satisfaction)
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Tip #2: Do the Math! Slides: 1 minute per slide Outline: 15% + 60% + 15% = 100% 6 Minutes = 1 min. Intro + 4 min. Body + 1 min. Conclusion 4 min = 2 topics (2 minutes per topic) Slide = 6 slides 10 Minutes = 2 min Intro + 6 min. Body + 2 min. Conclusion 6 min = 3 topics (2 minutes per topic) Slides = 10
Tip #3: Balanced & Parallel Outline Match Sections Point for Point I travel broadly A. B. C. I travel boldly I travel broadly & boldly
Tip #3: Balanced & Parallel Outline Don’t forget… … Transitions … Repetition
Tip #4: Season With Style Rules Be yourself Tell a story Engage audience Be on level Use time-tested formulas Alliteration Anaphora Anadiplosis Metaphor / Analogy
Tip #5: Pace & Practice 150 words = average ~ 40 words per slide Practice, practice, practice Get feedback Control your visuals (body) Control your voice Pitch Rate Pause Prosody
Communication Studies Much more than public speaking.