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Articles: Delivery - 1 views

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  • The biggest item that separates mediocre presenters from world class ones is the ability to connect with an audience in an honest and exciting way.
    • apresler
      apresler on 20 Aug 14
       
      The presenters passion and enthusiasm make ALL the difference! 
  • Removing physical barriers between you and the audience will help you build rapport and make a connection.
    • apresler
      apresler on 20 Aug 14
       
      Proximity is necessary to connect with audience.
  • courteously deal with such individuals.
    • apresler
      apresler on 20 Aug 14
       
      Try not to take things personally! 
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  • you’re not the star of the show. The audience is. It’s in their power to embrace — or reject — your ideas. You’re presenting because you need them to change their beliefs or behavior in some way, and people find it hard to change. So expect them to resist.
    • apresler
      apresler on 20 Aug 14
       
      Keep the audience in mind always! Try to "get them on your side". 
  • the most engaging speakers have a simple secret weapon: "They practice much more than the average presenter."
    • apresler
      apresler on 20 Aug 14
       
      Know your content - elevator test. 
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Articles: Design - 2 views

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  • the star, of course, is your audience)
    • apresler
      apresler on 20 Aug 14
       
      Keep audience in mind!!!! They are the reason for the presentation. 
  • The less clutter you have on your slide, the more powerful your visual message will become.
    • apresler
      apresler on 20 Aug 14
       
      Keep it simple - let the message shine through. 
  • if you plan to keep most of the lights on (which is highly advisable) then a white background with black or dark text works much better.
    • apresler
      apresler on 20 Aug 14
       
      Good for classrooms
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  • By getting out of the Slide View and into the Slide Sorter view, you can see how the logical flow of your presentation is progressing.
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      apresler on 20 Aug 14
       
      Be sure to check and see if the big idea is getting across to the audience. 
  • your audience should focus intently on what you’re saying, looking only briefly at your slides when you display them.
    • apresler
      apresler on 20 Aug 14
       
      Similar to a billboard Three second rule
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Articles: Preparation - 3 views

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shared by meyerlaura on 08 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • What does the audience expect
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      apresler on 17 Aug 14
       
      Considering who the audience is and what they expect is key to preparing your presentation. 
  • you need to answer the basic “W questions.
    • apresler
      apresler on 17 Aug 14
       
      Ask and answer these questions before beginning your presentation will make sure you include the right information. 
  • Basic elements to include in your story: Identify the problem. (This could be a problem, for example, that your product solves.) Identify causes of the problem. (Give actual examples of the conflict surrounding the problem.) Show how and why you solved the problem. (This is where you provide resolution to the conflict.)
    • apresler
      apresler on 17 Aug 14
       
      Basic storytelling elements
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  • What made this CEO’s presentation so compelling and memorable was that it was, above all, authentic.
    • apresler
      apresler on 17 Aug 14
       
      Making your message authentic will also make it memorable for the audience. 
  • 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint. It’s quite simple: a PowerPoint presentation should have ten slides, last no more than twenty minutes, and contain no font smaller than thirty points.
    • apresler
      apresler on 17 Aug 14
       
      10/20/30 - great way to remember limits of good presentations
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Articles: Presentation "Awakening" - 5 views

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shared by meyerlaura on 30 Jul 14 - No Cached
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      apresler on 04 Aug 14
       
      This surprises me -I would have thought that it would make it easier to understand if you see and hear information at the same time. 
  • "It is effective to speak to a diagram, because it presents information in a different form. But it is not effective to speak the same words that are written, because it is putting too much load on the mind and decreases your ability to understand what is being presented."
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      apresler on 04 Aug 14
       
      This helps me understand that the presenter is still an important part of the presentation.  They should be there to enhance and explain what is on the screen - not read word for word. 
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  • if your presentation visuals taken in the aggregate (e.g., your “PowerPoint deck”) can be perfectly and completely understood without your narration, then it begs the question: why are you there?
  • the reason we do presentations is to make a point, to sell one or more ideas.
    • apresler
      apresler on 04 Aug 14
       
      I guess we do have to "sell" our class content to our students. 
  • make slides that reinforce your words, not repeat them. Create slides that demonstrate, with emotional proof, that what you’re saying is true not just accurate.
  • make yourself cue cards.
  • create a written document. A leave-behind. Put in as many footnotes or details as you like. Then, when you start your presentation, tell the audience that you’re going to give them all the details of your presentation after it’s over, and they don’t have to write down everything you say.
  • create a feedback cycle.
  • One of the components for creating sticking messages is story.
  • “sticky” ideas have six key principles in common: simplicity, unexpectedness, concreteness, credibility, emotions, and stories
  • SUCCESs.
    • apresler
      apresler on 04 Aug 14
       
      SUCCESs-easy to understand and remember ways to make presentations "stick" 
  • six principles from Made to Stick that you should keep in mind when crystallizing your ideas and crafting your message for speeches, presentations, or any other form of communication.
    • apresler
      apresler on 07 Aug 14
       
      Good reminder for not only presentations but also emails (especially to parents). 
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