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Slow Down: A Presentation Technique

Short set of slides in which I show why and how to speak slowly when you give a presentation. Speaking slowly can help improve how you communicate your ideas and result in more effective presentations. Please note: This slide deck is meant for online viewing and is not devised for a live audience.

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Slow Down: A Presentation Technique

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  1. Slow Down: A Presentation Technique A presentation strategy brought to you by Jon Schwabish Slow Down

  2. WhenWeGet Nervous

  3. our hearts race

  4. and our adrenaline pumps

  5. This can cause us to speak too quickly

  6. Instead…

  7. control your pace

  8. and slow down

  9. Think: Garrison Keillor

  10. Think: Molasses

  11. Think: Turtle

  12. Add pauses for emphasis

  13. or pretend English is your audience’s second language

  14. Your audience will listen

  15. they will thank you

  16. and they will be more likely to Remember your message

  17. Jonathan Schwabish Email: jschwabish@gmail.com Twitter: @jschwabish SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/jschwabish Website: http://policyviz.com/ Inspired by: Matt Carter, Eugene Cheng, Emiland De Cubber, Jesse Desjardins, Nancy Duarte,Ann Emery, Stephanie Evergreen, Carmine Gallo, Garr Reynolds, and many others. Contact

  18. Sources and Attributions Slide #1: : Flickr/James Whitesmith via Compfight, http://www.flickr.com/photos/43262582@N07/4080186968 Slide #3: Flickr/Caro Wallis via Compfight, http://www.flickr.com/photos/76818399@N00/320695236/ Slide #4: Flickr/lastbeats via Compfight, http://www.flickr.com/photos/17467655@N00/2550737319/ Slide #5: Flickr/Alvasur via Compfight via Compfight, http://www.flickr.com/photos/29593256@N04/4276814949/ Slide #7: Flickr/dark matter via Compfight, http://www.flickr.com/photos/85494010@N00/366676021 Slide #8: Flickr/John Millar via Compfight, http://www.flickr.com/photos/87497243@N00/419821393 Slide #9: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GKpress.jpg Slide #10: Flickr/Kelvin Beecroft via Compfight, http://www.flickr.com/photos/44765732@N03/5536453935 Slide #11: Flickr/visualpanic, via Compfight http://www.flickr.com/photos/41754875@N00/2588681616 Slide #13: Flickr/tochis via Compfight, http://www.flickr.com/photos/43217080@N00/3081093838 Slide #14: Flickr/DIKESH.com via Compfight, http://www.flickr.com/photos/56607842@N00/2098300069/ Slide #15: Flickr/Ben Fredericson, http://goo.gl/nYTZgW Fonts Used: Gill Sans and Amatic

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