speaking to small rooms

Stand and DeliverSpeaking Tips For

Small Groups & Meetings

Adam Polansky: UX Strategist @AdamtheIA

Let’s Warm-up!

Everyone is a speaker

Client FacingInternal Teams

Executives

Meetings

What’s at Stake?

UnderstandingCredibility

Expectations

PREPARATION

Roll the Dice!

OrganizationallyDecision Makers

InfluencersPatience

BiasFunding

Know Your Audience

The “Teacher”

Working with a group to develop an understanding you already have.

Variation on Persuasive Presentations – How to get the response you need – Nick Souter – Sterling Publishing 2007

Know Your Room

Presenter's Triangle

Screen

Audience

YOU

Bridge

Variation on Persuasive Presentations – How to get the response you need – Nick Souter – Sterling Publishing 2007

Know Your RoomScreen

Audience

YOUDistance

The “Lecturer”

Delivering your words of wisdom.

The Audience is listening more and interacting less.

“The Sage on the Stage”

Variation on Persuasive Presentations – How to get the response you need – Nick Souter – Sterling Publishing 2007

Know Your RoomScreen

Audience

YOU

The “Coach”

You joined your audience.

The language shifts from “I” to “We”..

Variation on Persuasive Presentations – How to get the response you need – Nick Souter – Sterling Publishing 2007

Know Your RoomScreen

Audience

YOU

The “Coach II”

Can be more likely to elicit contribution.

Can also be a cop-out.

BackgroundE-mail

Contracts

Do The Reading

Anticipate Questions

Leave TimeDuring

CommentsMonologues

Spotlight ThievesInvite Later

Pregame

Review MaterialsFind Your Center

Ritual

Haka from  1926

Preparation

Know Your AudienceKnow Your Room

Do the ReadingAnticipate Questions

Pregame

DELIVERY

Getting Vocal

Practice & Feedback

Practice in a MirrorAudio and Video

In the CarToastmasters*

DeviceProjector

TeleconferenceSlides

Handouts

Air  Chief  Marshal  Sir  Keith  Park

Check Your Gear

Air  Chief  Marshal  Sir  Keith  Rodney  Park

Delivery

One – PagerTry Standing

Silence is OkayWatch for Cues

Writing Sketching

Eye Contact

Tag Team

Add ColorChime-ins

ScriptedSeating

Work-out In Advance

Executives

PerspectivePain Points

Time DemandsGet the Scoop

Keep It ShortRespond To Cues

Anticipate Questions

After

Keep It GoingHandouts

Capture NotesAction Items

Follow-up

Preparation

Confidence

STORYTELLING

Storytelling

Embody a ConceptMake it Personal

Use NounsShow Outcome

Speak To Objective

State your pointRelevant Support

Bring it home

Narrative

TonePace

EmphasisEmotion

Handwritten  Transcripts  from  Dr.  Who  The  Pirate  Planet

by  David  Bishop  New  Zealand  Herald

Flow Diagram

LinearSequential AnnotatedOutcome

Mind Map

Hub & SpokeNon Linear

Connections

User Journey

ContextProgression

Physical AspectsFunctionality

Emotion

Pure NarrativeFlow Diagram

Mind MapUser Journey

Storytelling Frameworks

Roll em One More Time!

The Psychology of Standing Up

Good StartCreates Focus

Moves FocusInvokes Clarification

Forces SummaryShared Context

The Power of the

Whiteboard

WOOF! Declaration

WOOF! Confirmation

WOOF! Action

What is it girl?

Timmy fell down the well?!

Take me to him!

WOOF!

So…

Adam Polansky: UX Strategist @AdamtheIA

Thank You!

Adam Polansky: UX Strategist @AdamtheIA

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