2. Of crimes against the audience? Not guilty. Enhancing your presentation skills Wendy Rodgers, University of Guelph Library OLA Superconference; Feb. 4, 2005

3. Public speaking is 1% presentation and 99% preparation. mind message material myself

4. Presentation metaphysics Why are we here? mind message material myself

5. Mutual goal: successful communication

6. Effects of performance orientation mind message material myself

7. Effects of communication orientation mind message material myself

8. But you didnt look nervous… The illusion of transparency mind message material myself

9. The self-focused speaker mind message material myself

10. The audience-focused speaker Being fully present gives you presence Lose yourself Lose your self-focus mind message material myself

11. Were causing a scene! mind message material myself

12. Audience as scene partner Relationship What are you fighting for? Tactics mind message material myself

13. Why do we use PowerPoint?

14. mind message material myself c2003 Edward Tufte, The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint PowerPoint seeks to set up a dominance relationship between speaker and audience. Edward Tufte

15. mind message material myself The tyranny of expectations

16. Respect your audience mind message material myself You finished reading this long before I finished saying it.

17. Respect your audience Genuine speech is the expression of a genuine personality... Whenever genuine speech is spoken, it creates community. - Northrop Frye If youre still reading, you know that this quotation has nothing to do with my point, which is: dont show one message and say another. mind message material myself

18. Respect your audience Dont use animations or sounds unless you have a good reason. This is not a good reason. mind message material myself

19. Prepare to respect your audience Write outside PowerPoint Analyze for visual opportunities Plant flags Use aid when you need aid Be quantitative mind message material myself

20. The speaker is a visual aid mind message material myself

21. Prepare thyself Not just how long, but how you prepare Time yourself Memorize opening & closing lines Use brief notes Tours and Toastmasters Post-mortem Steal! mind message material myself

22. Two excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.s I have a dream speech

23. Take a cue from improv The best way to look good is to make your scene partner look good. mind message material myself