brian vickery teaches art of presenting to stem 5th graders
DESCRIPTION
This is the third year in a row I've presented this topic to 5th graders at the Adams 12 STEM Magnet school in Northglenn, CO. These kids sat through a 30 minute presentation, and then they had 30 minutes of Q&A. The teachers at this school are outstanding, and they are teaching these young minds not only science, technology, engineering and math...but also the importance of communicating their ideas. Sorry for the video quality. It settles down when I'm not moving; however, I had to balance file size with quality..and the audio is more important than seeing me!TRANSCRIPT
© 2012 Mantis Technology Group Inc. Proprietary and Confidential
Mantis Technology Group
f o c u s o n d e l i v e r y
Adams 12 STEM Magnet School – Art of PresentingPresented by Mantis – Brian Vickery – EVP/GM Rocky Mountain Region
Introductions Purpose of Presentation Demonstration (if applicable) Questions & Answers Leave information for follow-up Q & A
agenda
© 2012 Mantis Technology Group Inc. Proprietary and Confidential
Brian Vickery – Executive Vice President and chief bottle washer of Rocky Mountain region
Education: Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering - University of Texas at Austin
Experience: Software Development, Project Management, Account Management, Social Media Blogger and Executive
Hobbies: I love to teach and coach
Who are you??
introductions
© 2012 Mantis Technology Group Inc. Proprietary and Confidential
Blahblahblahblahblahblahimportant pointblahblahblahblahprobably really want to make sure they see this oneblahblahblahpoint of earth-shaking significancesblahblahgreatest thing since sliced breadblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblah blahblahblahif I don’t get this point across I’ll probably be firedblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblah
purpose of presentation
© 2012 Mantis Technology Group Inc. Proprietary and Confidential
purpose of presentation
© 2012 Mantis Technology Group Inc. Proprietary and Confidential
Use 3-4 Bullet Points to get your point across Consider indented bullets to add more detail supporting your major
points. NOTE: Limit the indented detail to 2-4 supporting points
Use a font size and type that is easy to read…even if using this font (or this font) seems like a really cool idea
Use “white space” and color to emphasize critical points
This is the really important message I want to convey on this slide!
Cool animations are really fun
purpose of presentation
© 2012 Mantis Technology Group Inc. Proprietary and Confidential
And products today give us so many dizzying options
Consider your audience before going overboard with animation
Sometimes the principle: “Keep it Simple” is the best approach
Be interactive and energetic Be a story-teller not just a lecturer Make eye contact and speak clearly (enunciate) Use anecdotes, examples and statistics without going
overboard
A is worth a thousand words
purpose of presentation
© 2012 Mantis Technology Group Inc. Proprietary and Confidential
Understand the “Power of a question” Keeps the audience engaged You let the audience know that their opinion matters Provides more insight into the audience Try not to ask a question that has a simple “yes or no” answer
Dress the Part!
purpose of presentation
© 2012 Mantis Technology Group Inc. Proprietary and Confidential
Understand what makes your audience “tick” Do people “run away from german shepherds”
Many people make decisions out of fear or because they want to avoid pain
Communicate with these people using alarming statistics or how your solution will ease their pain
Do people “run towards gold medals” Some people strive for goals or rewards Communicate with these people showing
how much money they will make, or nature scenes showing benefits to the environment.
purpose of presentation
© 2012 Mantis Technology Group Inc. Proprietary and Confidential
• User friendly column names• Logical groups based upon user thought
process• Dynamic aggregation (count, sum, min, max,
avg)• Pre-build common conditions/filters• Hierarchies support drilldowns at report
level• Pre-work here enriches user experience
downstream
demonstration
questions
Questions?
For further information contact Brian Vickery EVP/GM Rocky Mountain Region [email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianvickery http://brianvickery.com
questions