Presentation Skills Gregg Mccutcheon Learning and Communications Lead Commonwealth Corporation

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Presentation SkillsGregg MccutcheonLearning
and Communications LeadCommonwealth Corporation
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The Next 45 Minutes

• Structure of Your Presentation
• What Audiences Love to Hear
• Establishing Credibility
• Preparation
• General Tips
• Your Issues and Answers

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A Well-Structured Presentation

• A good opener (statistic, anecdote, quote)
• Tell em what youre gonna tell em.
• Tell em (using examples).
• Tell em what you told em.
• Preview-View-Review

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What Audiences Want to Hear

• I will not waste your time.
• I know who you are.
• I am well organized.
• I know my subject.
• Here is my most important part.
• Im finished.

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Good Vibrations

• Joy and ease
• Sincerity, concern
• Enthusiasm
• Credibility- topic knowledge, group
• awareness, results
• Welcome, mingle, warm up beforehand

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Framework for Success

• Title/Author/Affiliation (1 slide)
• Forecast- the one idea take away(1 slide)
• Outline- what to expect (1 slide)
• Background- motivation, problem stated
• related work (1-2 slides)
• methods (1 slide)

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Framework Continued

• Results- main body with results, insights
• (4-6 slides)
• Summary- key points, conclusion
• Future work- possibilities, steps (0-1 slide)
• Backup information- resources, questions
• (0-3 slides)

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Before You Speak

• Outline your presentation
• Identify what audience wants to hear
• Practice, revise, practice, time it, practice
• Identify likely questions and have responses
• Practice live with fair-minded person(s)
• Before- checkout room, equipment, etc.

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A Good Delivery

• Talk in an organized, informal way
• Dont read notes/screen shots illuminate
• Make eye contact, move, hand gestures
• Allow audience time to absorb points
• Clear points with examples, no rambling
• Do not exceed allotted time

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Helpful tips

• Perfection not required
• Have a clear, consistent plan re questions
• Nervousness- know and believe in material,
• practice live, arrive early
• mingle, slowdown beforehand

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Looking Sharp with Visuals

• Practice with equipment, have backup plan
• Simple, clean, large, 6x6 rule
• Use talking headers
• Matched, consistent format, spelling

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If You Want to Learn More

• Presentation Basics
• by Robert Rosania, ASTD Press
• The Non-Designers Design Book
• by Robin Williams, Peachpit Press

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Lets Wrap up

• Structure of Your Presentation
• What Audiences Love to Hear
• Establishing Credibility
• Preparation
• General Tips
• Your Issues and Answers

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Thank You and Go Get Em
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For more information

• Contact
• Gregg McCutcheon
• Learning and Communications Lead
• Commonwealth Corporation