Featured presentation delivered at the NAWDP 2013 Annual Conference. Workshop designed to empower workforce development professionals in the areas of facilitation, PowerPoint presentation design and engaging communication.
43. YOUR POWER HAS BEEN
RESTORED…
Joseph L. Seymour
Trainer/Subject Matter Expert
CTWorks/KRA Corporation
jseymour@kra.com
Hinweis der Redaktion
Use this slide to introduce the presentationState that your purpose is to empower the attendees to never experience this in their presentationsEngage the audience, ask if anyone has ever experienced a presentation like this. How did they feel? How did they describe the presentation to other colleagues.Ask if anyone has experienced this response as a presenter. How did they feel when they were presenting.
Use this side to demonstrate the desired result when giving a dynamic presentation.Explain that this presentation will give them the tools to get his result.Ask the audience to examples of presentation that were truly dynamic. What made them memorable. What was the difference between the good and the bad?
Use this slide to introduce your topicExplain that these are universal laws. Every law may not be applicable for every type of presentation.
Use this slide to introduce the first law.Explain how important it is for the presenter or facilitator to be the “star” not the actual PowerPoint.Express the necessity for being prepared, knowing the subject matter and being a great communicator
Make the comparison between a presentation and a Broadway ShowThe set is like the PowerPoint, The script is the subject matter and the lead actor is the facilitator.A good PowerPoint like a good set gives context to the subject matter, sets the mood and creates an opportunity for the audience to be in the moment
Use this slide to explain that no matter how good the set is, the spotlight is always on the the Lead actor. As a facilitator or presenter all eyes should be on you
A great PowerPoint with a bad facilitator is still a bad presentation.
Basically stop hiding behind your slides. The spot light is on you the presenter
Use this slide to introduce the next law.Explain that information sharing is not enough to constitute a great presentationThe difference between a document and a presentation is the human element. Great presenters don’t just give information because a document can do that. They engage their audience.
Explain the importance of having an impact on the emotions of the audience.Great presenters have great emotional impact on their audience.People will remember how you make them more what you say.
It is scientifically proven that people remember event that emotional significance more the events don’t.The more you engage the audience’s emotions more they will remember you and what you say.Ask the audience to share some of their early memories. Demonstrate how their stories have a strong emotional content
Explain how stories are great communication tools.People love storiesGreat presenters have the ability to use stories to communicate their main points.Great PowerPoint use strong images to communicate main points
The next two slides are a before and afterAsk the audience how they feel about this slideAsk the audience how many of their slides look like this
Explain how this image captures the emotional impact of the stat from the previous slide.Explain how 2 of 5 is more accessible than 40%It would even be stronger if you told a story about how you were disengaged at a previous job
Use this slide to discuss the importance of incorporating your stories into your presentation.You connect with your audience when you share your life with them
Use this slide to introduce the next law.This is first law that directly deals with PowerPoint
Try your best not use bullet point in your slidesBullet points were not designed for visual media, they were designed to organize information on a documentIf they adopt the “one idea per slide” law, there is no need for bullet points
Try to make your message as succinct and impacting as possibleMost marketing slogans are six words or lessPeople have a hard remembering more than six word at a time
Sometimes you don’t even need any words at all.Some images effectively communicate the emotional content of you message by themselves.Ask the audience what this image communicates
Ask the audience what this image communicates
Ask the audience what this image communicates
Use this slide to introduce the next lawGreat presenters never use the built-in templates
When you use the built-in templates, it gives your presentations an “amateur” feel“Anyone” without any skill can use the templates, but it takes a skilled professional to create engaging presentations from scratch.Your audience will view your presentation as professional
Start your presentation design on paper with a pencilDraw a blank slide and write out messageThen ask yourself, how can I visually communicate my message
These are some free and pay websites where you can obtain imagesGenerally speaking, pay sites offer better quality, but you can find great images if you search hard enough.
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Think like a designerDesigner your slides for emotional impact.Your slides should be clear, concise and connect with your audience
Use this slide to introduce the next law.You should also give the audience their handouts now.Explain how they should create customized handouts instead of just printing out the slidesThe handout should have your main points, contact information and additional resources
You should wait until the end of your presentation to give out handoutsWhen you give out handouts early, the audience will focus on the handouts and not you.They will read ahead, which robs you of your planned emotional impact.
You want the audience to be engaged with you, not the handoutYou can engage the audience by going over the customized handout with them.
Use this slide to introduce the next lawExplain how bad it is when presenters turn their backs on the audience and read the slidesThis creates a strong disconnect with the audienceExplain how important it is for the presenter to always know where they are in the presentation.
This is a screenshot of the presenter view in PowerPoint.Explain how this can help them with their presentationsIt show them the current slide and the next one It also show presenter notes and a timer
Use this slide to introduce the last law, which is actually three mini lawsThe first mini-law is Research
Slideshare.net is website where presenters and presentation designers showcase their PowerPoint PresentationsThis is good place to get some good ideas and also share ideas
TED Talks are presentations by thought-leaders, innovators and various subject matter expertsThe presentation design is usually cutting edge and inspiring.This is also a great place to view some of the world’s greatest communicators
This is an e-Learning blogThe author gives several tutorials on innovate use of PowerPoint in creating E-Learning resourcesHe also provides several free assets for PowerPointNext is Read
Garr Reynolds is one of best respected presenter in the worldThis book deals with communication techniques as well as Slide Design
Nancy Duarte is of one the most innovative minds in communications, marketing and brandingThis book focuses on slide design with several before and after images
This book focuses on design elements such fonts and alignmentThis book helps with documents such resumes and flyers as well as visual media
Talk about Steve Jobs rehearsed relentlessly in preparation for one of his keynotesHe studied his subject matter for months and never used notesKnow your subject matterRehearse in front of people as much as possiblePractice, Practice, Practice
