pitch ninja @MikeMoyer
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Nairobi, Kenya
The Super-Awesome
Presentation Zone Program
MAGNETIC SOUTH POLE
MAGNETIC SOUTH POLE
Audience (Important)
Audience
Presentation on the middle
screen
Room Layout
ZONE THREE
ZONE ONE
ZONE TWO
INFORMATION
INTIMACY
EXCITEMENT
INFORMATION
INTIMACY
EXCITEMENT
INFORMATION
INTIMACY
EXCITEMENT
Most important
person (always)
Least important
person
Next most important
person
FOR EACH ZONE Eye contact
Arm movements/body language
Tone of voice
Position of body
Slide content
Rule #1
SMILE
HOW TO SMILE
HOW TO SMILE
HOW TO SMILE
I, Mike Moyer, promise to
SMILE during my
presentation like a
PITCH NINJA!
HOW TO SMILE
HOW TO SMILE
HOW TO SMILE
TWO TYPES OF EYE CONTACT
Gentle Steady
get rhythm
THREE TYPES OF HAND POSITIONS
THREE TYPES OF HAND POSITIONS
THREE TYPES OF HAND POSITIONS
THREE TYPES OF HAND POSITIONS
(Wear a white or light blue shirt)
TWO TONES OF VOICE
BACK OF THE ROOM
Front of the Room
POSITION OF BODY
POSITION OF BODY
EMPHASIZE
POSITION OF BODY
RELA
TE
THREE TYPES OF SLIDE CONTENT
1.Backdrop
2.Visual Aid
3.Information
They don’t care what you know until they know that you care.
Zone 1- Intimacy
Speak to the first few rows Gentle eye contact Hands in the box Make it personal
Slide is a backdrop
Zone 2- Excitement
Work the room Connect with the audience
Hands outside the box Make it interesting, tell your story
Slide reiterates your words Smile, smile, smile, smile
Hooray! Hooray!
Zone 3- Information
Talk to the judges Steady eye contact
Arms extended, point to data Isolate information, cover irrelevant data with body
Look for confusion, talk clearly, slowly
BRING IT TOGETHER
OPEN in INTIMACY builds CREDIBILTY
BODY CONTENT in EXCITEMENT builds ENERGY
DETAIL in INFORMATION builds UNDERSTANDING
Move as needed
The End • Zone One – Intimacy
– Gentle eye contact, normal voice, hands in the box
• Zone Two – Excitement
– “Crowd” eye contact, back-of-the-room voice, hands outside the box, square off with room
• Zone Three – Information
– Steady eye contact, back-of-the-room voice, arms fully extended
• 50/50/1 – Questions & Comments
– Know how to answer before the presentation starts