Courses

Introduction

• What makes a good presentation and poor presentation
  • Steak
  • Sizzle
  • Spice
• The difference between a presentation and a training course

The steps involved in preparing for a presentation

1. Identification of a topic
2. Development of an aim
3. Audience analysis
4. Researching content
5. Preparing support material
6. Delivery
7. Evaluation

Steps 1-4

• The power of an AIM statement
• Identifying sources of information for content
• Spidergram to prepare content flow
• Linking content to the ‘aim’ and audience analysis
• Inserting the content into a session plan structure
• Opening with impact
• Closing with impact

• What is an audience analysis
  • Why do we need to do one?
  • Conducting an audience analysis

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  • Intro
  • Body
  • Conclusion/call for action

Steps 5-7

• Analysis of audience retention rates
• The poor concentration rates of adults
• The poor listening skills of an adult
• The poor retention

Session design:

• Visuals
• Involvement
• Questions
• Props
• Discussions
• Anecdotes
• Relevant examples
• Re-learning important points

Personal qualities:

• Voice modulation and projection
• Movement
• Stance
• Eye contact with all audience members
• Facial expressions
• Passion for the topic

Qualities of effective Powerpoint slides

• The impact of colour
• Current research on Powerpoint slides

• Using Powerpoint slides
• Incorporating handouts
• Using props and models

Dealing with Nerves

• The positive and negative impact nerves can have on our performance
• What creates the nerves?
• Nervous mannerisms
• What happens to our body when we get nervous?
• Minimising the negative impact of nerves:

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  • Deep breathing
  • Positive visioning
  • Exercise
  • Spotting

Dealing with difficult audience bahaviour

• The talkers
• The arguers
• The disengaged
• The mobile phone users
• The late comers

Anticipating negativity

• Forcefield analysis to anticipate and prepare for negativity

Persuasive presentations

• Using adjectives and adverbs to make the presentation more persuasive

Major learnings

Three take-aways