Where were going together

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Where were going together

• Meet as many of your expectations as possible
• Learn ways to think about approaching speeches or
  presentations
• The Peanut Butter Jelly Sandwich Model of
  understanding effective presentations
• Provide ideas for stocking your presentation
  toolbox

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Why do we give presentations anyway?

• Teach/train
• Clarify
• Motivate/excite
• Inspire
• Entertain
• Coach/guide
• Regulate
• Change

The Why.
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The peanut butter jelly sandwich model

• The sandwich and the presentation
• The sandwich and the audience

The How.
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The peanut butter jelly sandwich model

• The sandwich and the presentation Facts and
  Feelings.
• Volume and apparent confidence
• Organization
• I contact
• Content
• Emotional appeal

You dont need natural speaking talent to use
the VOICE model. It works for the novice and the
nervous.
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• Good speaking is about making CONNECTIONS.
• Attach new material to something your audience
  already knows or cares about
• Illustrate primary points
• Stories, anecdotes, statistics, activities, etc.
• Surprise Brocha (the reason to present
  creatively)

Attach Illustrate Surprise
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The peanut butter jelly sandwich model

• The sandwich and the audience The audience
  rules.
• Learning styles
• Intricacies of adult learning

The audience decides whether your presentation
was effective or not. Period.
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Creative Presentations
The peanut butter jelly sandwich model

• The sandwich and the audience The audience
  rules.
• Learning styles (NLP)
• Visual
• Auditory
• Tactile
• Kinesthetic

The audience decides whether your presentation
was effective or not. Period.
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Creative Presentations
The peanut butter jelly sandwich model

• The sandwich and the audience The audience
  rules.
• Intricacies of adult learning
• Relevant
• Experiential
• Attitudinal
• Participative

The audience decides whether your presentation
was effective or not. Period.
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Preparing a presentation

• 1. Think about the audience and learn as much as
  you can about its members (slice of bread 1)
• 2. Write down a purpose statement focusing on the
  change you want to occur
• After hearing my presentation, my audience
  will (slice of bread 2)
• 3. Gather information for your argument
  (peanut butter)
• 4. Plan connections (illustrations) for primary
  points (jelly)

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Preparing a presentation
5. Think in threes to build the presentation
Get their attention
Beginning
Tell em where youre going
Tell em why they should care
Point 1 with illustration(s)
Middle
Point 2 with illustration(s)
Point 3 with illustration(s)
Summarize
End
Remind
Leave with a memorable image