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Presenting your Message with Confidence & Impact
ILRI Graduate Fellows skills training Nairobi 30th September 2013
How do we make our presentations………..
Memorable Compelling
Effective body language and voice
Visual
Confidence Engaging
Why effective presentation skills?
“As soon as you move one step from the bottom, your effectiveness depends on your ability to reach others through the spoken and written word” Peter Drucker
What may have led to this?
Impactful Presentations - Tips
• Why does it matter?• How do I grab their attention? E.g. tell a story, Joke• How does it relate to the audience (WIIFM)significance• Convincing• Memorable• Scalable
Structure• Use visuals whenever possible• 1 point per slide• Few matching colors and fontsSimplicity• Present it loud• Get feedback• Check room and equipmentRehearsal
Significance
Can’t find meaning or
Have no passion for it?
Don’t Present
Structure
How you place the
building blocks
of your story
Ensure its Convincing, memorable, scalable
Structure
• Tell them what you are going to tell them
Memorable opening
• Tell them
Body• Tell them
what you have told them
Conclusion
Simplicity
Is it that simple to be simple?
Simplicity
Inform me with less text more imagery/Visuals
Rehearsal
Presentation
As I said blah, blah blah………..
Slow
do
wn!
Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.
Presenters Impact
Body Language; 55%Tone of Voice; 38%
Words; 7%
Body Language Tips
Postures & Gestures
Orientation/Positioning
Proximity
Looks/ Appearance
Eye Contact
Expressions of Emotion
Voice
Overcoming nerves during presentations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbDipVRt5aE
Could you tell a story instead?
https
://www.dropbox.com/s/njgpsug884kha7v/MSLGRO
UP%20Storytelling%20%28High%29.flv
5 minute taster session
The use of visuals and Multimedia
5 minute taster session
Resources you can use to enhance your presentation
www.slideshare.net
• Upload presentations publicly or privately
• Download presentations on any topic and reuse or remix
• Embed on blogs, websites, company intranets
• Share on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn
www.prezi.com – cloud based presentation software
https://docs.google.com/templates?type=presentations
http://www.ted.com/talks
http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_turere_a_peace_treaty_with_the_lions.html
http://www.pechakucha.org/
20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you
talk along to the images.
http://igniteshow.com/
At the events Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that
auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just five minutes.
And finally…………..one more thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ntLGOyHw4
Preparation: Consider……….
1. How much time do I have?
2. What’s the venue like?
3. Who is the audience? What’s their background?
4. What do they expect of me?
5. What’s the fundamental purpose of my talk? What
is my key message?
6. What visual medium is most appropriate for this particular situation and this audience?
Practice Makes Perfect !
Panelists: Susan MacMillan, Joyce Maru, Muthoni Njiru, Tezira Lore, Albert Mwangi
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