1. Presentation Skills Bill Barnett Director, Science Community Tools,
Indiana University
GIR Leadership Institute, 2014

2. A good presentation is a great experience for you and your audience

3. Outcome: to handle this…

4. My goals are for you to: Believe you can give good presentations
Practice with these tools and concepts
Commit to giving good presentations

5. A note about my speaking style
I use structure in my presentations:
The structure gives me a path
The structure gives me confidence
It helps me focus on the message and on interacting with you
I tend to talk too fast when I get nervous

6. We will look at the following aspects:
Communication as Negotiation
Developing a Presentation
Physical Aspects of Speaking
…and we will have activities!

7. What are these activities, you may ask?
Communication as Negotiation
How to replace meetings with
Developing a Presentation
Convince us of something in 30 seconds
Physical Aspects of Speaking
Describe something visual

8. Communication as Negotiation
Theme: It’s NOT about YOU
I’m sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

9. Communication as Negotiation Topics
Understand your Audience
Develop A Presentation Goal
Negotiating

10. Understand your Audience
Respect Your Audience.
Who are they and what do they want?
How do you think they feel about you?
How do you think they will react?

11. Develop A Presentation Goal
ALWAYS have ONE goal
Allay hostility or fear?
Inform?
Persuade?
Call to action?

12. Negotiating Own the stage, but listen Don’t be threatened, but listen
Diagnosis – Formulation – Bargaining
Use ‘Yes! And…’

13. Handling Conflict
When people are hostile it’s about them – angry, fearful, threatened
Don’t bring conflict to the presentation
Don’t let them change the subject
Extract value

14. Communication as Negotiation
Activity!
Communication as Negotiation
How to replace meetings with

15. Developing a Presentation
NO! I SAID YOU SHOULD TRY TO TWITTER!
Theme:
It’s about the Message

16. Developing Presentation Topics
Rule of 3 (or maybe only 2)
Speaking Types and Strategies
Presentation Tools and Rules

17. The Rule of Three (or maybe only two)
Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three…

18. Speaking Types and Strategies
Storytelling
Selected use of compelling summary data
Develop an emotional connection
How will you combine them?
What Tone will you use?

19. Presentation Tools Practice and visualize success. And practice.
Prepare. Visit the venue and test the podium.
Script the beginning.
Talk to the audience, not the slides.
Humor is good. Silliness is not.
Don’t apologize!
The TEDx Speakers Guide:

20. Presentation Rules Turn off your Email, mute your phone
Parallel structures stress central messages
Simple colors and graphics – NO eye charts!
Pictures on LEFT. Consistent graphical structure
The Guy Kawasaki Rule
32 point type
Edward Tufte: Envisioning Information and Visual Explanations
Jacob Nielsen: Designing Web Usability

21. Developing a Presentation
Activity!
Developing a Presentation
Convince us of something in 30 seconds

22. Physical Aspects
Theme: You’re just another poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more

23. Physical Aspects of Speaking Topics
Controlling Emotions
Preparing to speak
Voice, cadence, gestures, timing

24. Controlling Emotions Did you not Plan Ahead and Practice??
Exercises to loosen your muscles
Prepare the first 10 seconds
Remember: People are always watching you. No one wants you to fail out there

25. Preparing to Speak Your appearance is part of your ‘Brand’
Be an enthusiastic presenter!
Behind the podium or walking around?
Be yourself and connect.
End on time.

26. Voice, Cadence, Gestures, Timing
Speak slowly and clearly
Facial expressiveness!
Good talks have rhythms and structure
Props are OK but should have purpose
Gestures help relax and communicate

27. Physical Aspects of Speaking
Activity!
Physical Aspects of Speaking
Describe something visual

28. The SUCCES strategy for ‘stickiness’
Simple – short and deep messages are the best
Unexpected – uncommon sense sticks
Concrete – concrete images leave impressions
Credible – a true message, not just spin
Emotional – help people feel things
Stories – mental flight simulation
Learn how to tie your shoes…

29. Thanks! Questions?