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presentpresentpresentpresentHow to give effective presentationsHow to give effective presentations

Who is talking ?Who is talking ?Who is talking ?Who is talking ?Jang F.M. GraatJang F.M. Graat

What makes a presenter effective ?What makes a presenter effective ?

The art of PresentingThe art of PresentingThe art of PresentingThe art of Presenting

your goalyour goalyour goalyour goalgetting your message acrossgetting your message across

Your nightmareYour nightmareYour nightmareYour nightmarepresenting can be a real challengepresenting can be a real challenge

AttentionAttentionAttentionAttentionHow does it work ?How does it work ?

What is it ?What is it ?What is it ?What is it ?

• at•ten•tion, n. 1. the act or faculty of attending, esp. by

directing the mind to an object. 2. Psychol. a. a

concentration of the mind on a single object or thought, esp.

one preferentially selected from a complex, with a view to

limiting or clarifying receptivity by narrowing the range of

stimuli. b. a state of consciousness characterized by such

concentration. c. a capacity to maintain selective or sustained

concentration.

• [Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, 1996 edition.]

• at•ten•tion, n. 1. the act or faculty of attending, esp. by

directing the mind to an object. 2. Psychol. a. a

concentration of the mind on a single object or thought, esp.

one preferentially selected from a complex, with a view to

limiting or clarifying receptivity by narrowing the range of

stimuli. b. a state of consciousness characterized by such

concentration. c. a capacity to maintain selective or sustained

concentration.

• [Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, 1996 edition.]

Ad-tendereAd-tendereAd-tendereAd-tenderereaching out for somethingreaching out for something

OutwardOutwardOutwardOutwarddirecting the mind to an objectdirecting the mind to an object

SpecificSpecificSpecificSpecificfocus on one particular objectfocus on one particular object

InwardInwardInwardInwardnot only aimed at physical objectsnot only aimed at physical objects

DistractionDistractionDistractionDistractionyour attention gets caught by somethingyour attention gets caught by something

AttractionAttractionAttractionAttractionsome ‘objects’ strongly attract attentionsome ‘objects’ strongly attract attention

Using attentionUsing attentionUsing attentionUsing attentionmisguiding your attentionmisguiding your attention

Restless mindsRestless mindsRestless mindsRestless mindsattention behaves like a young puppyattention behaves like a young puppy

Out of controlOut of controlOut of controlOut of controlyour attention is running away with youyour attention is running away with you

FocusingFocusingFocusingFocusingdeliberately directing attentiondeliberately directing attention

ConcentrationConcentrationConcentrationConcentrationsummoning all your attentionsummoning all your attention

Tunnel visionTunnel visionTunnel visionTunnel visiononly perceiving what is in the focal pointonly perceiving what is in the focal point

PresencePresencePresencePresenceControlling attentionControlling attention

PracticePracticePracticePracticeuntil everything becomes naturaluntil everything becomes natural

Lose the mindLose the mindLose the mindLose the mindtrust your intuition and skillstrust your intuition and skills

become focusedbecome focusedbecome focusedbecome focusedput all your attention on the goalput all your attention on the goal

focal pointfocal pointfocal pointfocal pointmakes objects bigger, more colorfulmakes objects bigger, more colorful

You decideYou decideYou decideYou decidewhere is your focus ?where is your focus ?

stay focusedstay focusedstay focusedstay focusedlose your focus and you’ll lose the audiencelose your focus and you’ll lose the audience

Go with the flowGo with the flowGo with the flowGo with the flowenjoy the rideenjoy the ride

Be realBe realBe realBe realthe audience can only relate to real personsthe audience can only relate to real persons

your storyyour storyyour storyyour storymake it personalmake it personal

EngageEngageEngageEngage

“People will forget

what you said, people

will forget what you

did, but people will

never forget how you

made them feel.”

Maya Angelou

“People will forget

what you said, people

will forget what you

did, but people will

never forget how you

made them feel.”

Maya Angelou

show and share your passionshow and share your passion

PresencePresencePresencePresenceyou and me, here and nowyou and me, here and now

PresentPresentPresentPresentsomething to take homesomething to take home

Questions ?Questions ?Questions ?Questions ?jang@jang.nljang@jang.nl