Making it Stick:

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Making it Stick Designing, Delivering, and
Surviving Presentations
An ALA/ CLENE Preconference Workshop by Lori Reed
and Paul Signorelli   Friday, July 10,
2009 Chicago
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I.   Keeping Our Eyes on      the Road Which
We      Are About to Travel
 
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CompilingthePresentation
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Continuity and Detail
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TightFocus
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SettingtheMessage
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Keeping the Message Clear and Visible
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Expectthe Unexpected
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Ice Breakers
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WhatHaveWeDone?
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Establishing a Theme
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Visual Aids
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Again,FocusIsImportant
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And ItsOKtoKeepThingsSmall
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The Ending
Surrendering?
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The Ending
Soaring?
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The Ending
Surrendering or Soaring?
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Review and Overview
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Questions, Comments, Thoughts
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Credits (Compiling the Presentation)
(All images taken from flickr.com
unless otherwise noted) LegoMan Bucklavas
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/922985
9_at_N02/1052409181/ Bottled The Suss-Mans
(Mikes) Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/phot
os/8692813_at_N06/2203599460/ Ice Breakers Kfurys
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/person
/3426680023/ Visual Aids Gail-Charmichaels
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/gailca
rmichael/3424887654/ Somewhere Skyas
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/969741
4_at_N03/3647121060/ Soaring Stephen Poffs
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/stephe
npoff/2555225734/ Questions DoBeRaGis
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/dobera
gi/1404539812/
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Setting the Stage
Terms of Engagement
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PlanningFor Success
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Getting It Right
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Why Cant We Have Fun?
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What Can We Learn Here?
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Creating a Community of Learners
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Refreshments
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The Comfort Zone
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Sound Checks
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Sense and Presentation
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QuestionsandThoughtsonSettingtheStage
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Credits (Setting the Stage)
(All images taken from flickr.com
unless otherwise noted) Child on Stage Eric
Lafforgues Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/p
hotos/mytripsmypics/2458538297/ Chair on
Stage Ms Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/ph
otos/rhidundantx2/161756027/ Music
Stage Elward-Photographys Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/elward-photography/29
31429634/ Microphone Alvinclsmys Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/alvinclsmy/2658300155
/ Architect andreeas Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/andreeainjapan/317186
0300/ Dining Room C.Zwergs Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/nane-zwerg/489584114/
Outdoor Café Febpandas Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/travelingpanda/194453
526/ Yellow Chairs Wooze66s Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/tiffanytp/3397837629/
Red Chairs Ashish Ts Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/ashish_tibrewal/34802
61615/ Classroom Kathy Cassidys Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/57634636_at_N00/35469556
43/ Crowded room Imagio Vitas Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/imagio_vita/205327938
3/ Empty room Srhbths Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/srhbth/149666855/ Com
munity Anthonyasaels Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyasael/31896621
07/ Food Wasted Downs Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/wasted-down/233093229
1/ Fire Tdub303s Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/trevor303/3449862309/
Ice Michaelhd (michaeldavies.com)s Photostream
at http//www.flickr.com/photos/31076937_at_N06/29237
73477/ Island JaeWALKs Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/jaewalk/3029300862/ S
ound Check Blaine Davis Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/blainedavis/190187170
/ Questions Pedro Acciolis Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/bladerunn/125993974/

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III.   During the Presentation      
        Stage Fright (Boo!), Managing         You
r Audience, and Winning         Over the
Dissenters  
 
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Stage Fright Getting Past the Boo
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Public Speakingand Stage FrightArent
(Usually) Fatal
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And Really Arent Funny
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Humor and Preparation Help
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What Your Audience Doesnt See
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Building Blocks Elevator Speeches

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Building Blocks Pecha Kucha
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Building BlocksBird by Bird
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Common Fears Appearing Foolish
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Audience Reaction to Controversial Topics
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The Audience Doesnt Want to Be Here
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Inexperience
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Common Solutions Research
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Emphasize Your Strengths
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Practice
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Watch Others and Seek Advice
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Youre On!
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Deconstruction Lets Take a Look
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Questions,Comments,UnresolvedFears
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Credits (Stage Fright)
(All images taken from flickr.com
unless otherwise noted) Boo Peasaps
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/peasap
/1502897669/ Isnt Fatal Tstadlers Photostream
at http//www.flickr.com/photos/tstadler/393482519
/ Not Funny Tariqs Fantasy World at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/55765578_at_N00/45689184
/ (peering through curtain) G.I. Folks
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/corin
andkat/2216098718/ (man and guitar) Mels K
Photography s Photostream at http//www.flickr.c
om/photos/26838002_at_N07/3366411320/
(microphone) Humor/Prep Johns Images
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/102804
04_at_N03/877833108/ Doesnt See Neuralgirls
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/101025
48_at_N00/27716924/ Elevator Rennett Stowes
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/tomsai
nt/2705065854/ Pecha Kucha PKN Bogotas
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/pknbog
ota/2210334350/ Bird by Bird Bird by Bird from
http//www.randomhouse.com/catalog/winfit.pperl?pi
c_url2fcatalog2fcovers_4502f9780307424983.jpg
Foolish Djuliets Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/meliah/441823764/ Rea
ction Archie McPhee Seattles Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/archiemcphee/26987370
51/ (angry mob) Amy.Kays Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/67471462_at_N00/44659700
8/ (man with pitchfork) Doesnt Want Notemileys
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/notem
ily/2615997025/ Inexperience Eric Chans
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/ericch
an/217759368/ Research Painteverythings
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/873500
4_at_N06/3539706833/ Strengths Edikeskins
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/828527
91_at_N00/1094284965/ Practice JerryHayesAustins
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/jerryh
ayesaustin/1262942204/ Watch Stefanotomanskis
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/stefan
sprograms/398623332/ Youre On JeremyHalls
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/jeremy
hall/2396232588/ Questions Bushns Photostream
at http//www.flickr.com/photos/nickbush/450151862
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IV.   Special Considerations           Team
Presentations, When Everything         Goes
Wrong, Improv, and Giving and         Receiving
Feedback
 
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Collaboration TeamPresentations
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Matches Made in Heaven
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Reaching Out Before the Moment of Need
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Tools that Make Connections
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Google DocsInstead ofPneumaticTubes
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Playing as One
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Stereoscopic Vision
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The Hand-Off
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The Hand-Off
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At a Glance
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Questions Collaborations
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Credits (CollaborationTeam Presentations)
(All images taken from flickr.com
unless otherwise noted) Kids
Hearts Sunshine Dolls Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/mellowdays/2723284290
/ Two Angels Lbeltjes Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/ibeltje/3238867805/ R
eaching Out Kimmy Chaus Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/tigronx254/3677038516
/ Phone Silvertraces Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/silvertrace/139464233
5/ Tubes Lady, Thats My Skulls Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/dlanod/235990854/ Pia
no DerekBs Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/
photos/derekb/3267122775/ Two Sides KayHarpas
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/bou5z
ou57ki1208yasu/2788516723/ Hand-Off Gillespinault
s Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/ban
ana2000/2428281321/ Fire Glenn-Loos Austins
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/junkch
est/188579232/ Questions Andreannas Photostream
at http//www.flickr.com/photos/andreanna/28121180
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Surprise!(The Art of Improv)
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Reversals
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Breaking the routine
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s
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As Cooler Heads Prevail
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BrIngIngItHome
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Questions Improvisations
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Credits (Improv)
(All images taken from flickr.com
unless otherwise noted) Jack Fuzzylightbulbs
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzyl
ightbulbproductions/380052978/ Routine DJ Basss
Photostream at http//www.flickr.com/photos/chalkb
ass/493765546/ In the Dark Qbix08s Photostream
at http//www.flickr.com/photos/qbix08/2974422862/
Cooler Head Ndboys Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/ndboy/2964321133/ Res
ting Bret OKCs Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/86396215_at_N00/51530877
5/ Questions Captain Cameras Photostream at
http//www.flickr.com/photos/neilbrooks/481744012/

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V.   Are We Done Yet?           What's
Next          How Will You Use This?