When you start a presentation always it is good to start with some thing the participants know about example when selling Digoxin start by talking about Asprin which everyone knows about and than build your presentation to introduce the new product.
This always helps as you can ask a few Q's and get good feed back to get everyone involved and for some one who is presenting for the first time builds alot of confidences in them as well.
I think I'm with you on this, could you give a little more context regarding what you mean starting from "Known to unknown?" Thanks
Ryan
Some great points & I want to highlight a couple of them. First of all, knowing our audience should also be used to guide our tech choices. Is power point overused, underused, appropriate? Should I go low tech, high tech?
Also, great point regarding the 80/20 rule. To me this means I need to make sure to repeat the important 20% several times in different ways.
Ryan
Very good comments and always start from Known to unknown makes listerner interested.
1.) Know your audience. Everything flows from this, topic selection, effective points, etc.
2.) Build credibility. Give your audience a reason to listen to you.
3.) Remember your central idea or message. Audiences forget 80% of what you tell them. Make sure the 20% counts.
This is a great synopsis of the effective speaking/presentation process. One thing you said caught my attention regarding getting their attention early on. This, to me, is kind of a lost art as many people just jump into their presentation & skip this very important part.
Ryan
I do believe that there are always several things that are important in making an effective presentaion. You should know the material,what kind of audience you are speaking to, and how long you have to get your point or points across. Getting the attention of the people you are talking to very early on is important. Getting them interested in the subject and letting them know what they are going to learn. After you tell them what they are going to learn, show them tell them again and have them become active in the learning process by giving you feed back to make sure they got the material. Then get it done and tell them again what they learned. Repetition will get the main points across.
Two great ideas that stand out to me:
1) Supporting evidence is always a great idea
2) A call to action is a great way to wrap up the presentation & measure success.
Thanks for the great reminders.
Ryan
It's important to know your objectives and center
your presentation around it.
Get supporting evidence,coupled with visuals and handouts, structure and practice until it flows.
Know as much about your audience as possible and be prepared to be engaging, including questions and answers.
A call to action solidifies the presentation, and the audience response to this call can also be a measurement as to the success of the presentation.
This is a great idea. I also recommend finding some interesting stories that tie to the point you're making. People will remember these stories & they help them stay engaged.
Ryan
All great ideas Carlos. It really is important to stay within the time limit. Sometimes I think when we are asked to speak we mistakenly believe we have all the time we want. Generally we are given a time limit & we need to stick to it.
Ryan
This is a great point Franz. It really is amazing how quickly our students can detect whether we have adequately prepared or not & this is a reflection of how much we care about them & the course too.
Ryan
#1 Make sure you know about the material you are presenting. If they ask questions and you dont know the answer you will loose respect from the audiance.
#2 Try to get to know the audiance you will be speaking to so that you can relate the presentation to them. If they get bored they will tune you out.
#3 Practice so that you will stay within your time limit and not have to rush through parts of your presentaion.
I do agree if you are not ready you are not going to be able to present your lecture in a way that everyone in the class will understand. Some students will learn by telling them others need to see it and others will need to do both. We all learn in a deffernt way and when we are not prepared we do not flow with are lecture and the students will sence it and think you dont know what you are trying to teach them.
I'm with you William. Knowing your audience is most of the battle, but keeping them engaged is as well. I like to vary the tone, move about the room and make plenty of eye contact during the presentation. Keeping focused helps everyone stay on track.
The most important thing is to get the information across and the participants may be able to make a similar presentation to a similar group later.
This is another great idea & I would say that your confidence as a speaker is half the battle. To others, find a way to build that confidence & you will be so much more prepared. Thanks for sharing Wayne.
Ryan
I have to totally agree also Craig. At the age of seventeen I was traveling the country selling magazine subscriptions door to door the crew managers would have us to stand in front of a mirror in the motel rooms in front of about 20 to 30 peers that's pretty close to taping. You never new who was on the other side of that door so we had to be prepared. It has helped me tremendously in my class for preparation
Great points John. You made me think of an important point too: Don't ask for questions if you are not prepared or willing to answer. I've seen presenters end with "any questions" but they really weren't prepared to handle them & you could tell they were just praying no one would ask one.
Ryan
Yes the more you can present, even though you may not enjoy it, the more comfortable you will become in front of a wide variety of audiences.
Ryan
