thriving presentations

Outcomes to Your

Presentation

What does an audience think?

Just

distinctions

thrive!

Fired Up?!

Ready to

go!

thrive!

Fired Up?!

Ready to

go!

That’s how I want people toleave my presentation feeling.“ ”

surviveYou lost me after,

“Good Morning.”

surviveYou lost me after,

“Good Morning.”

I seem to experience a lot of presentations that feel like this!“ ”

nose dive

“I’ll get my coat.”

nose dive

“I’ll get my coat.”

I’ve enjoyed watching some ofthese but all for the wrong reasons!“ ”

you choose...

...your outcome

Everbakeda cake?

You need the right

ingredients

to bake a great cake

To deliver a great presentation that

thrives – you need the right ingredients too!

“

”

your style

your style

It’s all about being the best possible you!“ ”

your content

Your audience wants value and substance!“ ”

your content

your medium

your medium

Make it easy for people to enjoy your

presentation!

“”

Let’s look at the differences...

Nose Dive

ContentStyle MediumTh

rive

No

se D

ive

Surv

ive

Some ingredients to help you thrive...

Natural with right energyCharismatic

Happy and PersonableResonate vocal qualitiesImpactful and Confident

PassionateRapport with audience

RelevantChunked correctly

Sign postedClear outcomesUnderstandable

EngagingNatural conclusion

Clean slidesGood acoustics

Appropriate lightingClear line of view of speaker

Right temperatureComfortable seating

High quality AV

ContentStyle MediumTh

rive

No

se D

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Surv

ive

Some ingredients to help you survive...

Flat energyMonotone

Lack of audience connectionTalks to the screen

ShufflesNo eye contact

Moves around aimlessly

No clear objectivesLots of content and data

Too little dataContent is like a monologue

Lacks directionNot relevant to group

Doesn’t meet groups needs

Slides are “6 points with 6 words”

Occasional speaker sound feedback

Projection not fitting the screen size

The AV is the presentation not the speaker

ContentStyle MediumTh

rive

No

se D

ive

Surv

ive

Some ingredients to help you nose dive...

Noticably nervousArrogant

Rude and confrontationableDistracting habits

Not preparedPatronising

Trying to be someone else

Endless drivelOut of date

WrongBoring

TransparentNo valueIrrelevant

Uncomfortable temperatureDeath by PowerPoint

Sound system ineffectiveEquipment not working

Room too darkOver complicated

Room too crowded

ContentStyle MediumTh

rive

No

se D

ive

Surv

ive

What are some of your ingredients...

What to do about your own presentation?

Q u e s t i o n :

NO!Ignore them.

Yes, really!

choose to focus on thrive

secrets to thriving

# 1 : Get some great feedback

# 2 : Be ‘you’ plus 20% - amplify yourself – give more and you’ll enjoy it more!

# 3 : Choose one or two things to focus on doing better

# 4 : Take some risks!

# 5 : Be the best possible you

# 6 : Model the people you admire

# 7 : Dare to thrive

Be Thrivingthat’s what your audience really,

really, really wants you to be!

Brad Waldron

brad@intelligentinspiration.com

www.intelligentinspiration.com

blog www.presentnaked.co.uk

44(0)7925 905007

See more possibilities, make better choices, live a better life!