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Presenting to Win Your opportunity to make a difference. Barry Katz. 26 November 2009. Thank You. Authors@Google: Garr Reynolds. Thank You. Our Objective - What can you expect today?.
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Presenting to WinYour opportunity to make a difference Barry Katz 26 November 2009
Authors@Google: Garr Reynolds Thank You
Our Objective - What can you expect today? An Opportunity to increase awareness, acquire Practical tools and techniques to Plan & Deliverwinning presentations Better Presentations = Better Results • Key Content • Strategy - expect success • Tactics – communicate success • Time to practice
Presentation Action Plan 1. Take notes What did I learn?
Its All About People Established 2001 • Applied Materials, Amdocs • BMC, CA • Citi Group • Coca Cola • Comverse • Checkpoint • EBay, ECI, Eli Lily • FedEx, Intel • Leo Barnett • Microsoft, Motorola • NICE, Ness, Nokia • Orange, Roche, Siemens , • SanDisk, • SAP, Teva…
Step Back (but don’t fall off) You are here
From Make Money Feature functionality Power Point slides Data Dump Monolog To Make Meaning How we create value for YOU Unique Experience, Sensation Story telling Make a Move dialog interaction
Strategy – Expect Success • planning for Plan & Prepare Make a choice of what is important let go of the rest
Step 1- Define ONE clear objective What do you want your audience to Do/Think/Feel Is it realistic? Resources - Time - Phase - Audience Is it simple, specific, easy to understand State objective at opening repeat at close (Do you have a hidden objective?) Example Do: start, stop continue specific action item Think: change, influence a perception Feel: create a positive or negative attitude, emotion
Connect to target audience specific interest, needs Early and often Rule of three Example: Make money save money Save time, effort, pain Create hope, inspire, motivate Directly solve their problem address defined need Step 2 – Establish WIIFM
Planning your PresentationKnow your BIG Audience Adapt presentation to KEY audience Let them know you know Create as much interaction as possible What’s their objective/expectation? does it match yours? What did they do just before? What will they do next? Previous knowledge, experience, preconceived ideas? Who are the experts, supports, shakers and movers? MBWA WIIFM
Step 3 – Phrase a take home message One memorable focused relevant sentence Make sure it sticks Example: Repeat take home message Story, quote, anecdote, example Metaphor, analogy, comparison Visual, demo, gimmick Interaction
Winston Churchill 1874-1965 You ask what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all cost – victory in spite of all terrors – victory however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.
Step 4 – Make memorable Opening & Close Have a strong attention grabbing opening statement Make a strong memorable closing statement Is it relevant to here and now? Learn it by heart Example: Question – Involvement Link – Connecting Story/Anecdote – Identify Quote – Memorable Mind reading - Empathy Begin with the end – Get to the point
Step 5 - Why YOU are there Best way to introduce/position yourself Choose a suitable state of mind State your personal added value attitude The person behind the information Personally & professionally express your greatness Network MBWA
Five Steps to Success Clearly defined and stated objective Strong appeal to target audience needs Focused take home message Memorable opening & closing statement Personal added value
Tactics – Communicate Success • Its all in the delivery • Passion • Credibility • Confidence • Trust • Simple Its All About People
Make Your Next Presentation Your Best Presentation Take the first step today Thank you for being barryk@katzu.com +972 522 642789