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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 $$$
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CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES HANDY HINTS For the Novice Conference Presenter
Given a choice, death appears to be a more attractive option than speaking in public
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES WHY am I doing this? • Responsibility • Profile Raising • Credibility • Celebrity • $$$ • Day out of the Office • Career • Development • Promotion • New (job) opportunities • Corporate Development • Community citizenship • Position • Status • Insider information • Networking
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
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
Focus How self conscious are you when you are totally and utterly: immersed in besotted by fascinated by someone or something?
Mirror, mirror on the wall,Do I look as nervous as them all?
R E A D S U B M I S S I O N G U I D E L I N E S
Abstracts Abstract • Competitive process • Marketing exercise • Promote your capability • First impressions count • ? Correlation between quality of abstract/presentation • Grammar • Spelling • Presentation
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
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......)
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
Write a brief abstract - Background -Aims/Objectives -Implementation -Results -Recommendations • Write a 6 line bio
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
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
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
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Conference Program • Abstract review • Notifications • Program construction • So, you are last • Revisions
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Five P’s of Presentation Construction PLAGIARISM
PROOF PERFECT PUT IT AWAY • Typos • Imperfect slides • Uneasy transitions • Segways between points and slides • Logic • Conclusions, recommendations advice consistent • Peer review • Rehearsal
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES SAY… • Get into the groove • Stay on the beat Avoid • Personal crusades & vendettas • Catharsis • Sharing psychopathology • Pulverising points • Doomsday predictions
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES All things to all people...
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES David Icke: Master of Analogy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBJKCz6Xhzs
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Intriguing Story: Oliver Sacks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgOTaXhbqPQ
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Funny Presentation: Dan Cobley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cwW_S29faQ
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Memorable Presentations: Al Gore http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/al_gore_s_new_thinking_on_the_climate_crisis.html
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Great Presentations: Eric Dishman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3OhcpK-UBc
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Great Presentations: Elizabeth Gilbert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MA
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
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
Showing Vs Telling A sea of saffron blooms shimmied and basked in the early light…..
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Total Engagement: Pink http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV-IT-909Qw&feature=related
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Spring….is just around the corner
Ice Breaker • FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES PowerPoint is a TOOL...and not a CRUTCH
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
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
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Snorers
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Too much detail
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
CHANGE CHAMPIONS & ASSOCIATES Convoluted Graph