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Mastering Effective Presentations: Strategies for Engaging Audiences

Join Laura Solomon, Library Services Manager at Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN), for expert insights on overcoming common presentation pitfalls. Discover how to captivate your audience, utilize visuals like charts and graphs, and avoid boredom-inducing bullet points. Get ready to polish your presentation skills and leave a lasting impact!

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Mastering Effective Presentations: Strategies for Engaging Audiences

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  1. Laura Solomon Library Services Manager Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) @laurasolomon

  2. Word association • Powerpoint • Bulletpoint • Charts & graphs • Podium • Notes

  3. Laura, during most presentations

  4. Leaving is relatively easy

  5. Shoot me now

  6. Making turkey vulturesRELEVANT

  7. Today’sagenda: • How presentations go bad • Common problems and effective strategies • Tech tips • “What does this mean to me, Laura?” • Questions

  8. Why presentations go BAD

  9. #1: You don’t know the audience

  10. #2 You don’t know thedestination http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayneandd/4450623309/sizes/l/in/photostream/

  11. What’s the TAKEAWAY?

  12. #3: You’re unprepared

  13. #4: Your slides make mecry

  14. #5: You’reboring.

  15. Quick summary: • You don’t know the audience. • You don’t know the destination. • You’re unprepared. • Your slides make me cry. • You’re boring.

  16. Be an early bird

  17. Use a grabber slide

  18. Laura, during most presentations

  19. YOU

  20. Common pet peeve: • Reading verbatim from the slides • Reading verbatim from the slides • Reading verbatim from the slides

  21. Are you this?

  22. It’s not a race

  23. S L O W (ER)

  24. Facilitate participation

  25. “The shortest distance between two people is a story.” --Terrence Gargiulo, President, MAKINGSTORIES.net

  26. Before you end: REVIEW

  27. Endhere

  28. Answer questions

  29. If it can go wrong…

  30. Ask for WIRED

  31. Backups matter

  32. Beware of fonts & animations

  33. “What does this mean to me, Laura?”

  34. 1.Practice. More.

  35. 2.It’s all aboutpersuasion

  36. 3. It’s just another storytime

  37. Laura Solomon(aka “MeanLaura”) • Twitter: @laurasolomon • Facebook: Facebook.com/laurasolomon • Blog: What Does This Mean to Me, Laura? (http://www.meanlaura.com) • Email: laura@designforthelittleguy.com

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