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1. I will not waste your time. 2. I know who you are. 3. I am well organized. 4. I know my subject. 5. Here is my most important point. 6. I am finished. The Six Signals All Audiences Want to Hear.
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1. I will not waste your time. 2. I know who you are. 3. I am well organized. 4. I know my subject. 5. Here is my most important point. 6. I am finished. The Six Signals All Audiences Want to Hear Source: Ed Wohlmuth, "The Overnight Guide to Public Speaking," Running Press, (1990) p. 38
“The ability to express an idea is well neigh as important as the idea itself.” - Bernard Baruch
EFFECTIVE(adj) - Producing a decided, decisive or desired effect. Words from Webster Source: “Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary,” G.&C Merriam Company, (1981)
Point ofView TheDeckerGrid Benefits ActionSteps Listeners
There is no one right way Facilitative Leadership Axiom
• Relaxed • Informal • Crisp • Entertaining The Modern Standardfor the Effective Communicator You are expected to be: TV
You Are the Message Believability The eyes have it Behold the body Sheer energy Self sabotage
“I can correct 15 communication techniques with one ounce of energy. It is that fundamental to success.” - Roger Ailes
“If you have no energy, you have no audience.” – Roger Ailes
“Take your subject seriously and yourself lightly.” - Author Unknown
“Don’t be upstaged by your props” - Jay Marshall Dean of American Magicians
Telling (alone) Showing (alone) Both Together Why Use Visual Aids? Recall in 3 hrs. Recall in 3 days 70% 72% 85% 10% 20% 65%
• Overhead projection • Multimedia (Computer projection) • 35 mm slide projection • Whiteboard • Flip chart or posterboard • Samples & models • Handouts Visual Aids
IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ ALL CAPITALS. Upper and lower case is easier to read. Suislide Sans serif fonts (e.g., Arial)are recommended for visuals;Serif fonts(e.g., Times)are best for small type on the printed page.
• Effective for opening: grabs attention • Showing the actual object is great Samples & Models Advantages Disadvantages • Limited visibility • Distracting if passed around Consider supplementing with drawings
• Room is lighted: easy to connect with audience and visuals • Easy to alter presentation on the fly • Informal (sometimes an advantage) Overhead Projection Advantages Disadvantages • Less "professional" in formal settings • Limited visibility for large audiences
• Has a high tech/leading edge image • Easy to update and modify • Can bring in animation, video clips, sound effects Multimedia (Computer Projection) Advantages Disadvantages • Presentation is locked: little flexibility • Room is semi-dark: hard to connect • Equipment problems always looming
• Concrete object - here and now • Great on television Flip Chart or Posterboard (prepared in advance) Advantages Disadvantages • (Almost) need to have an artist draw it • Small audiences only
• Watch it being created • Great for carefully rehearsed "impromptu" talk Whiteboard Advantages Disadvantages • Appears unprepared • Slow to watch it being written
• They can take notes during presentation Handouts in Advance Advantages Disadvantages • Audience gets ahead of you Rule: In advance only for educational seminars
Design visual aids for the EYE Visual Aids Rule (The ear can’t see them)
You "own the room" for your presentation The Setting and You • Props • Lights • Visual aids • Furniture
HYour message is the payload HYour delivery systemputs the payload into orbit Rocket Ship Analogy A presentation has two components:
Recommended Books • Roger Ailes, “You Are the Message,” Doubleday Currency, (1988), ISBN 0-385-26542-5, $12.50 • Bert Decker, “You’ve Got To Be Believed To Be Heard,”St. Martins, (1993), ISBN 0-312-099-495, $12.95 • Ron Hoff, “I Can See You Naked,”Andrews & McMeel, (1992), ISBN 0-8362-8000-8, $8.95 • Tony Jeary, “Inspire Any Audience,” Trophy Publishing, ISBN 1-883454-0707 (1996), $14.95