Prepare & Deliver Great Presentations

Prepare and Deliver Great

Presentations

By

Paul B. Thornton

PThornton@stcc.edu

# 1 Fear---------Public Speaking

# 2 Fear-----------Death

“…the #1 fear of Americans is public speaking.

Death is #2.

That means that at a funeral, the average American would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy."

- Jerry Seinfeld

1. Organizing2. Creating Slides 3. Delivering

Introduction

1. Welcome the Audience

Introduction

1. Welcome the Audience

2. State Name & Topic

Introduction

1. Welcome the Audience

2. State Name & Topic

3. Provide Overview

Body of Presentation

Inform (Explain/Describe)

Inform (Explain/Describe)

Persuade (Convince)

•Big Idea

What’s Your Headline?

Structure/Organize

•What Happened—What’s significant

Structure/Organize

•What Happened—What’s Significant

•Current process—Advantages &

Disadvantages

Structure/Organize

•What Happened—What’s Significant

•Current process—Advantages &

Disadvantages

•Problem—Solution

Support Your Points

Facts & Stats

Support Your Points

Facts & Stats

Stories

Support Your Points

Facts & Stats

Stories

Examples

Support Your Points

Facts & Stats

Stories

Examples

Quotations

Support Your Points

Facts & Stats

Stories

Examples

Quotations

Visuals/Video

s

Conclusion

• The one thing you want the audience to remember or do.

Use PicturesAnd a few

words

•One idea per slide.

Management Styles

•Directing

Management Styles

•Directing

•Discussing

Management Styles

•Directing

•Discussing

•Delegating

Don’t do this…

Don’t do this…• Leaders need to identify what’s possible,

describe what’s possible and pursue what’s possible.

• Leaders must focus on their need of their people.

• Leaders set the example and practice what they preach.

• If you want to be a leader you need to determine your core values and beliefs.

Use the Right Size Font• Manager--28

• Manager--32

• Manager--36

• Manager--40

• Manager--44

• Manager--48

Delivery…

1. Make Eye Contact

Eye Contact

Delivery…

1. Make Eye Contact

2. Use Gestures

Delivery…

1. Make Eye Contact

2. Use Gestures

3. Use Pauses

I am going to deliver a great

presentation.

I am going to deliver pause-pause-

pause

----a great presentation.

Delivery…

1. Make Eye Contact

2. Use Gestures

3. Use Pauses

4. Emphasize Key words

•You drive me crazy!

Emphasize one word.

• I did not say he stole the money.

Repetition to Emphasize

• I will never ever, ever forget…

Delivery…

1. Make Eye Contact

2. Use Gestures

3. Use Pauses

4. Emphasize Key words

5. Practice

What do most people who are

worried about their presentations refuse to do?

Eye contact

Gestures

Time Yourself

• Record • Videotape

Practice

–In front of Friends

Small Group Discussion

• What’s one thing you will do to improve your delivery?

One thing you need to remember…

Effective presentations require time, effort, and practice.