PRESENTATIONS 1

The beginning

Greet and welcome people Thank them for attending Make an opening comments

Opening comment

Shared experience.

“WE” Not a jocking

matter.

http://www.ted.com/talks/guy_hoffman_robots_with_soul

http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_etlinger_what_do_we_do_with_all_this_big_data

Introductions

Your name Your organization and authority Information about your talk

Information about your talk

How long you will be speaking Interrupt / questions at the end Handouts / notes

You need

Outline Acknowledge your listeneners

knowledge. Apologize is something went wrong.

STRUCTURING

Deductive and non-deductive Discursive S-O-W Explaining the processes

‘Deductive’ or ‘non-deductive’

Deductive

fact + fact + fact… therefore Conclusion

Non-deductive

Conclusion because

fact + fact + fact…

Discursive presentations

Present both sides of an argument.

State your opinion. The arguments for The arguments against The summing up

S-O-W

Situation Options Way Forward

Explaining the processes

How many steps are involved. Show a diagram of the process Explain each step Why before how

Phrases for paragraphing

This brings me to… I would now like to move on to… A connected point is… My next example … Following on from this… Firstly…Secondly… Let’s now go on to consider… The next step… Another possibility… Moving on …

Introducing the end

Finally… In conclusion… My last point… This brings me to… I would like to sum up by saying… And so to my closing point… Now that I am reaching the end of this talk, I would

like to draw together… Lastly… I have one final observation… In summary…

Visual AidsChoosing and preparing

Make sure each visual has a heading.

Have one idea per visual. Be visible (Type sizes 20-22) Use pictures better than words

NUMBERS

Round figures“almost €700,000”

Get in shape

Colours

Use strong, dark colours, with bright, clear colours as highlights.

Raising your performance

Props

Using notes 1

Use index cards (15 x 11) Landscape format Strong colours Put a heading on each card Large, clear writing Use memory joggers. (short)

Using notes 2

Make sure you note down: Names Numbers Essential facts Acronyms in full Memorable phrases Number of card

PowerPoint printouts