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Great PresentationsHow to write and give great presentations
Graham Jones
What makes a good presenter?Over to YOU......!
What Makes A Good Presenter?
Good Focus on the audience needs Make lots of eye contact Do not have a script Informal Move around Ask questions Involve the audience Stick to time
Bad Focus on the content Turn back on audience Use notes and scripts Formal Static Do not engage with audience Read slides out Run over time
Some common themes
Who do you believe?
Who do you believe?
Who might comment on the scene?
Most believable person / profession?
Next most believable person / profession?
And so on...
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Who do you believe?
Actual results
Medical Professionals
Independent Experts
Eyewitnesses
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Pressure Groups / Safety Charities
Government / Authorities
The Company
Who do you believe?
Who knows most?
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Who knows the most?
Actual results
The Company
Government / Authorities
Pressure Groups / Safety Charities
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Eyewitnesses
Independent Experts
Medical Professionals
Who do you believe?
Belief
1. Medical Professions2. Independent Experts3. Eye Witnesses4. Pressure Groups5. Government / Authorities6. The Company
Knowledge
1. The Company2. Government / Authorities3. Pressure Groups4. Eye Witnesses5. Independent Experts6. Medical Professions
Compare the results
We believe everything that doctors say whilst accepting they know
nothing
Believability in presenting
The best presenters show us they care for us in the audience
What the research tells us
Care
Passion
The best presenters are passionate about their subject and deliver it enthusiastically
The best presentations are focused and do not try to give too much content
Focus
The Four Ps of presentations
PLAN Research your audience Find out about the venue Understand the themes
PREPARE Think about your message Use mind maps or visual notes Construct useful slides
PRACTICE Go through the slides Practice out loud Know your beginning and end
PRESENT Ask questions Involve Keep to time
Fundamentals for every good presentation
Preparing your slides
Emphasise Explain Entertain
You only need slides for three reasons
Consider web sites
Which websites are truly successful?
Successful websites
What do they do?
Focus on the audience
Involve / interact
Single minded
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Up to date
Respond to questions
Know their stuff
Photo courtesy: Jack and Beverly Wilgus
FOCUS ON YOUR AUDIENCE
Some useful tools
Preparing
• iMind Map –thinkbuzan.com
• Presentation Load – presentationload.com
• iStock Photo – istock.com
• SlideShare –slideshare.net
Presenting
• SlideRocket –sliderocket.com
• Skype –skype.com
• AnyMeeting –anymeeting.com
Use these to boost your presentations
Focus on YOUR audience
Content is secondary
www.presentationtips.co.uk