Say What You Are Going to Say Say It Say What You Said

							What makes a
presentation good?
What are the steps for
putting together a
good presentation?
Say What You Are Going to Say

           Say It

     Say What You Said




                    Rule #1
• Simple simpler

• Short   shorter


               Rule #2
  Getting Going
• Select      subject
• Analyze    audience
• Organize    content
          Impact
  • ?% what we say
  • ?% how we speak
  • ?% how we look and behave

What do you think the percentages are?
      Impact
• 7% what we say          So
                         Look
• 38% how we speak       Good!


• 55% how we look and behave
Here come the 4
most important
     slides
What is the best way
to prepare for
questions?
What do you do when
someone asks you a
question and you do
not know the answer?
   Phrases to use
   with caution:
• “I guess….
• “I’m not sure, but….”
What about when someone
 asks you a question about
 something you’ve already
 covered?
Handling Questions
If you don’t
• Understand              Ask
• Like question   Show respect
• Know             Stay honest
What to do if you ask
“any questions,” but,
nobody asks any?
End on a High Note
 What if no one
asks a question?



                   Ask yourself
                      one!
What are the pros and
cons of using visuals?
              Visuals -- Why?
• Understanding

• Time

• Retention

• Attentiveness

• Nervousness
What rules and/or
suggestion regarding
using visuals?
         Visuals – How?

• Visible to all
• Simple
• 7/7 rule
• Power of 3
     I came, I saw, I conquered


The human mind is attracted to things that
 come in three.
If you like
CSA you’ll
 love PSA
              What’s
              PSA?

                       Presentation
                           Self
                       Assessment
Script
         Notes
                 Or Memory?

  What do you think?
What works / doesn’t work
 regarding:
 – appearance
 – hands
 – silence
 – loud voice
 – speaking rapidly
 – moving
Suggestions for handling
 nervousness?
        Nervous?
Relax



People want you to succeed!
 Do Not
Apologize

      Rule #3
An audiences bill of rights?
Does the audience owe
 you anything?
Audience Bill of Rights
• Humans make mistakes
• You are human
• Ergo, you will make mistakes
         Even lions make mistakes