Becoming an Effective Presenter

People Learn Differently

• Auditory learner

• Visual learner

• Hands-on learner

6 Ways to Ignite Your Ideas

• Design… not only function

• Story… not only argument

• Symphony… not only focus

• Empathy… not only logic

• Play… not only seriousness

• Meaning… not only accumulation

4 Qualities of Amazing Public Speakers

• Introspection & self-awareness

• The ability to tell a story

• Generosity

• Confidence

Slide Design

• Photos, fonts, & icons

• Templates

• Photo editing

• Infographics

• Color schemes

• Design slides last

• Consistent look & feel

• Topic transitions

• Less text is more

• Less effects & transitions is more

• Masking

• Don’t use auto-play

• Reproduce simple charts and graphs

Nail the Opening

• Quote someone

• Share a significant/shocking fact or statistic

• Share a story

• Get the audience to imagine a scenario

• Ask a series of rhetorical questions

• Bring a prop

Keeping the Audience Engaged

• Tell them the take-away’s

• Speak less than the time allotted

• Use silence effectively

• Pause periodically

• Emphasize key words

• Use numbers

• Remind them of the benefits

• Add some emotion/humor

• Tell a story

• Say “You, Your, etc.”

• Do something unexpected

• Give people “brain food”

The Closing

• Get rid of the “questions?" slide

• Use a quote

• Circle back around

• Build up to something

• Repeat the important stuff

• Have a call to action

• Inspire