1. Deliver a Winning Presentation Discussion # 23

2. The Real Work Takes Place Off Stage Rehearsal At 2:00 a.m.

3. Clarify Your Reasons for Giving This Presentation Who is your Audience? Why are you talking to them? Why are they listening?

4. What Result Do You Want?

5. Plan Your Opening Your opening should connect to your closing

6. Ways to Start: Present a problem. Present a common goal. Ask a rhetorical question. Make a startling statement. Why are you the speaker here? Tell your story. Compare or contrast two conditions. Promise the advantages of listening.

7. Body of the Talk – Making Your Case Use Three Points

8. My Three Points to You Are: 1.Clarify reasons for your talk. 2.Build the body of your presentation. 3.Prepare yourself to give that presentation.

9. Point of View – Repeat it Examples Reason for Point of View Point of View Build the Body by Presenting:

10. Our Point of View Tonight Students and employees need to know the basics of good presentations. Why?

11. WHY?  Show learning to a larger number of people.  Share information with colleagues and bosses.  Present your growing maturity and grasp of material.  Display your ability to persuade and inform.

12. Closing Your Presentation Challenge to action Inspiring statement – reaffirm your reason for talk Summary and final conclusion – repeat three main points

13. Preparing Yourself to Deliver  Write an outline.  Record your presentation.  Videotape and watch yourself.  Give the presentation to friends.  Review and rehearse in your mind.

14. Three Short Points for Effective Presentations 1.Tell them what you are going to tell them. 2.Tell them. 3.Tell them what you told them. K e e p I t S h o r t ! !

15. Speaking Techniques to Improve Your Delivery Ask questions to grab attention. Left Brain – Right Brain

16. Focus on one person at a time.  YOU singular is the operative word Pause regularly.  Dramatic pause  Pause for sense More Techniques

17. More Techniques Vary the tempo of your speaking.  Faster for less important  Slower to make an important point Vary the volume and tone of your speaking.

18. More Techniques Move  Your arms, legs, face  Don’t stand behind a lectern or table the entire time. For major points  Stop, stand, and make your point. BUT

19. Anticipate Problem Areas and Deal with Them Ahead of Time

20. Three Main Points 1.Clarify your reasons for speaking. 2.Build the body of your presentation. 3.Prepare yourself by good organization and practice.

21. Evaluation Questions Use: Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree Don’t know 1.I found the presentation of material easy to understand. 2.This Advantage session increased my knowledge on the subject presented. 3.I will be able to use some of the information from this Advantage session in the future. 4.The presenter was well prepared for this Advantage session. 5.This presentation should be repeated in future semesters.