Presentation Skills - Rick Ferguson

Why I want to be better at presenting

So I don't get nervous before doing a presentation.

Practice for presenting to potential clients - leads to new opportunities.

Behaviour

The way we say the words.

Non-verbal behaviour (body language).

The words we use - speed, volume, pitch.

Avoid crutch words - ok, so, um, etc, and laughing.

Use a pause instead.

Don't lean to one side.

Structuring Presentation

Book-ending

Mention something at the beginning and mention at the end.

Nice start & end, a story, image, object, etc.

Power of 3

Three main things - memorable.

Short and punchy.

Used in children's stories.

Intro - including bookend 1.

First section - tell them what I am talking about.

Second section - atm.

Third section - potential.

Conclusion - including bookend 2.

Content

Decide on what it is.

Head (where, what, how)

Heart (why, who, who else)

Logical levels.