Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to recall the skills to be an effective presenter.

• Participants will describe how to utilize stategies to enhance engagement during presentations.

Why is this an important professional skill?

• The number one rated global fear is public speaking

• This may have negative effects on careers and professional success

• Three out of every four individuals suffer from speech anxiety

• Women and men are equally affected

• (Adapted from www.speech-topics-help.com)

Great Moments in Public Speaking

Who is/was a great speaker?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Bill ClintonOprah WinfreyBill CosbyAdolf HitlerVince LombardyDr. Phil McGrawJohn F. KennedySir Winston Churchill

Eleanor RooseveltSojourner TruthBooker T. WashingtonBarack ObamaMahatma GhandiMalcolm XCesar ChavezSusan B. AnthonyJohn Stewart

What made/makes them so great?

CredibleEnthusiasticArticulate

FunnyPassionateInspiringSincere

Visionary Confident

Don’t forget the basics!

• Poise, Body Language • Volume, Tone • Eye contact • Speaking crutches • Enthusiasm, Energy • Movement • Hand gestures • Appropriate language • Comfortable outfit

Know Yourself

• What is your style? • How familiar are you with the content? • Do you need to practice? • What are some tried and true icebreakers? • What are your speaking crutches? • Who has given you constructive criticism?

• I obviously enjoy the “Socratic Teaching Method” which uses guided questioning to create dialogue

Know Your Stuff

• Confidence comes from knowing your material • The more you present on the same topic, the more

comfortable you will be • Those who are flexible presenters may actually suffer

from over-preparation • Does your presentation cover your learning objectives? • Where can stories, jokes, or examples fit in?

(Adapted from “Facilitation: Blending Style & Expertise,” The LeaderShape Institute, LeaderShape Inc.)

Know Your Audience

• Cultural Competence (jokes, terms, slang)

• Ask ahead of time if there are people who need audio, visual, or mobility accommodations

• Quick and easy show of hands at beginning serves as an icebreaker and informal needs assessment

• Avoid unfamiliar acronyms

The Millennial Generation

• Millennials are individuals born in or after 1982 • Traits described by Howe and Strauss in the book

Millenials Rising: • Special • Sheltered • Team oriented • Achievers • Conventional • Appreciate humor!

Technology Pointers

• Yes, you must know PowerPoint

• Yes, you MUST double check your technology before your class/session starts

• Yes, clickers are user-friendly and very familiar to most college students

Technology Pitfalls

• NO- you don’t have to show a video or go to YouTube

• NO- you don’t have to incorporate social media-what makes a good presentation is the connection between presenter and audience

• Bottom Line: Technology is meant to compliment your presentation, it is not the presentation in and of itself

The PowerPoint Power TEN

1. No complete sentences, bullet main points

2. Do not read every word on every slide

3. Fonts need to be plain and large enough to read

• 4. Avoid distracting slide transitions

• 5. Utilize clip art to make it less boring

• 6. Use Google Image Search to supplement clip art

What works? A review checklist

• Content- is it “need to know” or “nice to know”

• Delivery strategies- know yourself, your material, and your audience

• Opportunities for interaction

• Team activities or educational games

• Appropriate use of technology

• Typos make you look like an idiot

• 8. Hand-outs are different than a copy of every slide

• 9. Crop your clip art and pictures- check pixilation

• (tool bar- “Format”- far right is crop)

• 10. Beware of PowerPoint 2007 versus earlier versions

What works? A review checklist

• Content- is it “need to know” or “nice to know”

• Delivery strategies- know yourself, your material, and your audience

• Opportunities for interaction

• Team activities or educational games

• Appropriate use of technology

Questions, comments, concerns?