Public Speaking 101

Page 2 Course Objectives  Presentation Types  Common Mistakes  Understand Public Speaking Fears Uncover YOUR Public Speaking Fears  30 Second Presentations

In this Class  Your are Safe to learn  We are ALL nervous  Congratulations on having the courage to face the fear!

Page 4 Presentation Types  Meetings  Video Conference / Conference Calls  Team or Department Meetings  All Employee Sessions  Formal Topic Presentations  Budget Presentation  Training  Extemporaneous / Ad Lib  Communicate your ideas / thoughts / opinions  Discussions / Arguments

Anonymous Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t; the other half have nothing to say and keep on saying it!

Page 6 Common Mistakes in Presentations  Meetings  Too Much  Too Little  Agenda - Lack of Focus on the Topic  Formal Topic Presentations  Poorly Constructed Presentation  No flow  No continuity between slides or topics  Graphics, Graphics and more Graphics  Lack of detail / substance  All flash – no ‘meat’  Complicated charts or graphs

Page 7 Common Mistakes in Public Speaking  Jargon  Acronyms  Difficult Words or Poor Word Usage  Inside Stories or Jokes  Volume  Soft - Lack of confidence?  Loud – Pushy? Arrogant?  Inappropriate Humor  Making the audience the butt of the joke  Off Color Jokes  Trying to Fool the Audience

Mark Twain There are two types of speakers: those that are nervous and those that are liars.

Page 9 Common FEARS in Public Speaking  Nervousness  Weak knees  Sweaty Palms  Butterflies  Breathing  Fumbling Over Words  The next words I speak will be the dumbest words ever uttered by a human being  I will appear foolish  ‘Choking’

Page 10 Reduce Your Speaking Anxiety  Know the Room  Know the Audience  Know the Material  Learn to Relax  Realize that People Want You to Succeed  Do NOT Apologize for Being Nervous  Concentrate on the message – not the medium  Turn Nervousness into Positive Energy  Gain Experience

Page 11 6 Elements of an Effective Presentation  Be Prepared  Give of Yourself  Use personal examples & stories  Stay Relaxed  Focus on the message not the audience  Use Natural Humor  Poke fun at yourself or something you did  Plan Your Body & Hand Gestures  Pay Attention to Details

Page 12 Preparation Tips  What is the purpose of the presentation?  Who is the audience? What is their main interest in this topic?  What do I really know and believe about this topic as it relates to this audience?  What additional research can I do?  What are the main points of this presentation?  What supporting information and stories can I use to support each of my main points?  What visual aids, if any, do I need?  Opening & Closing  Do I have an effective opening grabber?  In my final summary, how will I plan to tell them "What's In It For Me?"  Practice, Practice, Practice… …one more thing PRACTICE!!!

Page Second Presentations  Your Name  An Interesting Fact About You

Next Steps  Public Speaking 101 – Session 2 - enroll  Prepare your 1 Minute Presentation  Practice your presentation  Content: Something You have Learned  Working on YOUR goals  Time – Stay within the 1 Minute time limit

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