sharing with energy of the heart mid year 2009

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Sharing with Sharing with Energy of the HeartEnergy of the Heart

Formation: Formation:

Presentation Skills TrainingPresentation Skills Training

Mid-Year April 2009 Jeanne M. Harper

Life Coach, Spiritual Director


I NEED a I NEED a STANDING OvationSTANDING Ovation

Bl. Frederic’s Bl. Frederic’s deepest desire to deepest desire to

set his heart set his heart afire was toafire was to

“Embrace the “Embrace the whole world in a whole world in a

network of network of charity”charity”


Your Personal Goals Your Personal Goals for today:for today:

Present to OO with renewed Present to OO with renewed energyenergy

JOY in your lifeJOY in your life Skills trainingSkills training

– How to create a dynamic presentation

– Learn how to effectively and dramatically present


Spirit and Mystery of CharitySpirit and Mystery of Charity

Let us be Let us be committed committed and keep and keep our hands our hands to the plow.to the plow.


AgendaAgenda….…. Topics n ‘ TitlesTopics n ‘ Titles Audience AnalysisAudience Analysis ResearchResearch Visual Aids - handoutsVisual Aids - handouts MarketingMarketing Opening n’ ClosingOpening n’ Closing Delivery Delivery EnvironmentEnvironment


TOPICS N’ TITLESTOPICS N’ TITLES

Creatively ExploreCreatively Explore Use Story, Poem, SongUse Story, Poem, Song Incorporate into PresentationIncorporate into Presentation


What keeps your What keeps your heart afire?heart afire?

How is Christ How is Christ

in your life!in your life!


EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE: “It is necessary to : “It is necessary to give oneself to God…give oneself to God…

in order to serve the poor” SVdPin order to serve the poor” SVdP

““We must beginWe must begin by establishing by establishing the kingdom of God in the kingdom of God in OURSELVES and ONLY then in OURSELVES and ONLY then in others..tend to our interior others..tend to our interior life..if we fail to do that, we life..if we fail to do that, we miss everything!” SVdPmiss everything!” SVdP


AUDIENCE ANALYSISAUDIENCE ANALYSIS WhoWho WhyWhy How ManyHow Many ExperienceExperience Last ProgramLast Program TopicTopic PresenterPresenter How EvaluatedHow Evaluated Methods UsedMethods Used


RESEARCHRESEARCH Use internet Use internet

SearchSearch

Ask the Pros Ask the Pros

Interview Key Interview Key VincentiansVincentians

Preprogram Preprogram SurveySurvey

• Become an Expert – Practice & Review


STRATEGYSTRATEGY

Five Hours Preparation Five Hours Preparation time (minimum) time (minimum)

For every ONE hour of For every ONE hour of presentationpresentation


PRESENTATION “MUST”:PRESENTATION “MUST”: Read the OO Facilitators Read the OO Facilitators

Guide: Guide: – What do THEY want the What do THEY want the

participants to know, believe or participants to know, believe or do as a result of your do as a result of your presentation?presentation?


Firm but flexibleFirm but flexibleFull of vital energyFull of vital energyStrong and rich by open Strong and rich by open

desire for communion w/alldesire for communion w/allLet sunlight of divine Let sunlight of divine

kindness melt the steel kindness melt the steel plated armour of self-loveplated armour of self-love


Faith comes Faith comes from loving from loving openly the openly the Christ in others Christ in others so that it can so that it can take hold in our take hold in our own heart!own heart!

Faith: Fire in our Hearts


VISUAL AIDS -- PurposeVISUAL AIDS -- Purpose

RetentionRetention ClarityClarity InterestInterest Abstract Abstract Concrete Concrete KEY: Visibility & KEY: Visibility &

ConnectednessConnectedness


VISUAL AIDS VISUAL AIDS --- Types -- CUSTOMIZE--- Types -- CUSTOMIZE

PropsProps OverheadsOverheads PicturesPictures VideoVideo HandoutsHandouts Prayer TablePrayer Table

Flip chartsFlip charts SlidesSlides MusicMusic PostersPosters SpeakerSpeaker GiveawaysGiveaways BooksBooks


See Life as a Problem or aSee Life as a Problem or a

Creative Opportunity Creative Opportunity

for Growth –for Growth –

The choice The choice

is yours! is yours!


Creative Creative OpportunitiesOpportunities

Are disguised by Are disguised by

hard work so most hard work so most

people don’t recognize them.people don’t recognize them.

(source unknown)(source unknown)


The poor will The poor will disturb our disturb our

consciences…consciences…It is THEY who It is THEY who can light a fire can light a fire which does not which does not

go out!go out!

How high do you want to fly?


ANGELS can fly….

Because they take themselves LIGHTLY!

anon

Benjamin DesraeliBenjamin DesraeliBenjamin DesraeliBenjamin Desraeli

We are not We are not CREATURES of CREATURES of circumstance,circumstance,

We are We are

CREATORS of CREATORS of circumstance.circumstance.


POOR Slide EXAMPLE:POOR Slide EXAMPLE:

STRESS MANAGEMENTSTRESS MANAGEMENT Stress Management PrinciplesStress Management Principles Take stock of your own powerTake stock of your own power Make up your own guidelinesMake up your own guidelines Take it easy-Pace selfTake it easy-Pace self Try ways to quiet yourselfTry ways to quiet yourself Enjoy what you do to manage Enjoy what you do to manage

stressstress

• Design environment for Design environment for quieting-preparequieting-prepare

Set your sights on inner peace Plan your response Work on being open & politely

assertive Consider “Getting lost” in a calming

activity Consider changing that which brings

chronic stress Compromise/problem solve


Serving the poor is anServing the poor is anopportunity opportunity to encounter to encounter the suffering the suffering

Christ – Christ – to see his face in to see his face in

them – to make them – to make the love of God the love of God

a reality a reality in their livesin their lives


MARKETINGMARKETING Flyer w/white Flyer w/white

spacespace GiveawaysGiveaways Resource ListResource List CertificatesCertificates ArticlesArticles

Radio/ Radio/ Diocesan Diocesan Media/TVMedia/TV

HandoutsHandouts Freebee InfoFreebee Info


Seeing the miraculous Seeing the miraculous in the details in the details

of everyday life…of everyday life…Source: Gary Eckstein, Community Care Resources, Source: Gary Eckstein, Community Care Resources,

Inc. v4, p 5Inc. v4, p 5


OPENING…OPENING… 10 % Rule10 % Rule First 15 SecondsFirst 15 Seconds What’s ExpectedWhat’s Expected Involved withinInvolved within

–5 minutes5 minutes


CLOSING…CLOSING…

10% Rule10% Rule IMPACT: story, poem, music, IMPACT: story, poem, music,

etcetc ConnectednessConnectedness Reinforce CentralReinforce Central

IdeaIdea


DELIVERY…DELIVERY…

Practice – TimePractice – Time AH-HA PropsAH-HA Props ?’s with Dignity?’s with Dignity Practice - Practice -

VisualizeVisualize Body LanguageBody Language

Practice – Practice – Video Video

Language:Language:

–WordsWords

–StoriesStories

–HumorHumor

Tell Them What you will say – Tell Them What you will say – SAY ITSAY IT

Tell them what you saidTell them what you said

Blessed FredericBlessed FredericBlessed FredericBlessed Frederic

Sons and daughters of St Sons and daughters of St Vincent de Paul, let us Vincent de Paul, let us learn of him to forget learn of him to forget ourselves, to devote ourselves, to devote

ourselves to the service ourselves to the service of God and the good of of God and the good of

men. Let us learn of him men. Let us learn of him that holy preference that holy preference

which shows most love to which shows most love to those who suffer most.those who suffer most.

ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

Setting the Stage:Setting the Stage:Music Music

Sacred ObjectsSacred ObjectsTablesTables

MaterialsMaterialsChairsChairs

Other….Other….

Ways of inspiring ourselves to be Ways of inspiring ourselves to be all that the Father asks of us…all that the Father asks of us…

•Fast, Eat, Sleep & Live healthyFast, Eat, Sleep & Live healthy

•Retreats, daily mass, sacramentsRetreats, daily mass, sacraments

•MusicMusic

•MeditationMeditation

•Prayerful readingsPrayerful readings

•Conference mtgsConference mtgs

•Other….Other….


The Fire and the Light of The Fire and the Light of St. Vincent’s and Blessed St. Vincent’s and Blessed Frederic’s charism is lived Frederic’s charism is lived

on in our actions – by on in our actions – by serving the poor person-serving the poor person-

to-person showing to-person showing respect for the dignity and respect for the dignity and integrity of the poor as we integrity of the poor as we

serve in charity and serve in charity and justice.justice.

On your On your Vincentian Vincentian Journey to Journey to

Holiness be an Holiness be an

““Evangelizer of Evangelizer of the poor” – be the poor” – be about bringing about bringing the Good news the Good news

to the poorto the poor


Thank you!

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