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For the Novice Conference Presenter

CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES. HANDY HINTS. For the Novice Conference Presenter. Given a choice, death appears to be a more attractive option than speaking in public. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES. WHY am I doing this?. Responsibility Profile Raising Credibility Celebrity $$$

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For the Novice Conference Presenter

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  1. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES HANDY HINTS For the Novice Conference Presenter

  2. Given a choice, death appears to be a more attractive option than speaking in public

  3. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES WHY am I doing this? • Responsibility • Profile Raising • Credibility • Celebrity • $$$ • Day out of the Office • Career • Development • Promotion • New (job) opportunities • Corporate Development • Community citizenship • Position • Status • Insider information • Networking

  4. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES OVERVIEW Expectations Guaranteed excitement No overnight experts Practical Real life situations Trial and error No one is perfect One size does not fit all Constructive feedback

  5. Overview Expectations Focus on improvement No overnight experts Practical Real life situations Active Participation Take a risk Trial and error No one is perfect One size does not fit all Constructive verbal feedback Silence= not helpful = inhibits learning

  6. Focus How self conscious are you when you are totally and utterly: immersed in besotted by fascinated by someone or something?

  7. Mirror, mirror on the wall,Do I look as nervous as them all?

  8. R E A D S U B M I S S I O N G U I D E L I N E S

  9. Abstracts Abstract • Competitive process • Marketing exercise • Promote your capability • First impressions count • ? Correlation between quality of abstract/presentation • Grammar • Spelling • Presentation

  10. A Good Abstract • Pithy summary • No embroidery, lace or sequins • Fit with themes and topics • Audience • Concise, logical flow • Beginning, middle, end • Succinct sentences – word limit discipline • What is the message you wish to convey? • Catchy title

  11. Good Abstracts • Headings that are relevant • eg background, aims, method, results, conclusions • Careful with assumptions of prior knowledge • No abbreviations - HARP = Hospital Admissions Risk Avoidance (Victoria) = Heartland Area Redwater Project (Canada) = Knowledge Management System used in Japanese University • Don’t start a sentence with a number (ie Seven subjects......)

  12. Bio Where will your bio be published Who is the reader Start with your name Academic quals only where relevant Current position Relevant past positions, achievements, awards Aspirations, philosophies Write in third person and in sentences I = first person singular Image management Balance professional and private pride/humility in achievements no skiting

  13. Write a brief abstract - Background -Aims/Objectives -Implementation -Results -Recommendations • Write a 6 line bio

  14. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Abstracts & Bios Abstract • Competitive process • Promote your capability • ? Correlation between quality of abstract/presentation • First impressions count Bios • Third person • Balance professional and private

  15. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES A Good Abstract • PITHY SUMMARY Succinct, logical flow • Audience • Fit with themes and topics • CATCHY TITLE • HEADINGS REFLECT THE ADVICE IN CALL • - eg background, aims, method, results conclusions • NO ABBREVIATIONS • HARP = Hospital Admissions Risk Avoidance (Victoria) • = Heartland Area Redwater Project (Canada) • = Knowledge Management System used in Japanese University • - Seven (not 7) subjects

  16. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES

  17. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Exercise • 60secs to say what you abstract is about • 60secs to receive feedback about understanding • Draft a 50-100 word abstract d) Write a 6 line bio

  18. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Conference Program • Abstract review • Notifications • Program construction • So, you are last • Revisions

  19. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Five P’s of Presentation Construction PLAGIARISM

  20. PROOF PERFECT PUT IT AWAY • Typos • Imperfect slides • Uneasy transitions • Segways between points and slides • Logic • Conclusions, recommendations advice consistent • Peer review • Rehearsal

  21. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES SAY… • Get into the groove • Stay on the beat Avoid • Personal crusades & vendettas • Catharsis • Sharing psychopathology • Pulverising points • Doomsday predictions

  22. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES All things to all people...

  23. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES David Icke: Master of Analogy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBJKCz6Xhzs

  24. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Intriguing Story: Oliver Sacks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgOTaXhbqPQ

  25. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Funny Presentation: Dan Cobley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cwW_S29faQ

  26. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Memorable Presentations: Al Gore http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/al_gore_s_new_thinking_on_the_climate_crisis.html

  27. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Great Presentations: Eric Dishman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3OhcpK-UBc

  28. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Great Presentations: Elizabeth Gilbert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MA

  29. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Engaging (enˈgājiNG)Your Audience • Be yourself • Find common ground • Refer to previous speakers, comments • Wit and humour • Involve the audience • - Make eye contact • - Analogy • - Demonstration • - Challenge • - Games

  30. Involving the Audience • Eye contact • Personal Anecdote • Experience Sharing • Analogy • Demonstration • Thoughtful Pause • Question, Challenge • Games, Competitions, Quiz • Call to Action • Refer to Previous Speaker(s) • Wit and Humour • Showing not Telling

  31. Showing Vs Telling A sea of saffron blooms shimmied and basked in the early light…..

  32. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Total Engagement: Pink http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV-IT-909Qw&feature=related

  33. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Spring….is just around the corner

  34. Ice Breaker • FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

  35. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES PowerPoint is a TOOL...and not a CRUTCH

  36. Microphone CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES E-v-e-r-y Word Is HERE • Many people still write every word they are planning to say on their PowerPoint slides • Some write everything except conjunctions • Sign of a speaker who lacks confidence • Boring! • Audience could save expense of travel, accommodation, registration fees • read the slides later

  37. Microphone CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Moodle Puppy Meals • Small more frequent meals up to 4x per day • Remove uneaten food after 15 mins • Bland diet to avoid digestive upsets • Introduce dietary changes gradually • Clean, fresh water always available

  38. Mellow Yellow

  39. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Snorers

  40. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Too much detail

  41. The map, the map, the map... and then the happy snap

  42. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Easy to Read Bar Graph Pairs of Shoes Sold 100 80 60 40 20 0 Store 1 Store 2 Store 3 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Shoes Sales in 2010 by Quarter Figure 1: Sales Volume by Store by Quarter for Fallen Arch Shoe Company

  43. CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Convoluted Graph

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