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“Of crimes against the audience? Not guilty.”

“Of crimes against the audience? Not guilty.”. Enhancing your presentation skills. Wendy Rodgers, University of Guelph Library OLA Superconference; Feb. 4, 2005. mind message material myself. Public speaking is 1% presentation and 99% preparation.

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“Of crimes against the audience? Not guilty.”

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  1. “Of crimes against the audience? Not guilty.” Enhancing your presentation skills Wendy Rodgers, University of Guelph Library OLA Superconference; Feb. 4, 2005

  2. mind message material myself Public speaking is 1% presentation and 99% preparation.

  3. mindmessage material myself Presentation metaphysics Why are we here?

  4. mindmessage material myself Mutual goal: successful communication

  5. mindmessage material myself Effects of performance orientation

  6. mindmessage material myself Effects of communication orientation

  7. mindmessage material myself “But you didn’t look nervous…” The illusion of transparency

  8. mindmessage material myself The self-focused speaker

  9. mindmessage material myself The audience-focused speaker Being fully present gives you presence • “Lose yourself” • Lose your self-focus

  10. mindmessage material myself We’re causing a scene!

  11. mindmessage material myself Audience as scene partner • Relationship • What are you fighting for? • Tactics

  12. mindmessage material myself Why do we use PowerPoint?

  13. mindmessage material myself PowerPoint “seeks to set up a dominance relationship between speaker and audience.” Edward Tufte c2003 Edward Tufte, The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint

  14. mindmessage material myself The tyranny of expectations

  15. mindmessage material myself Respect your audience You finished reading this long before I finished saying it.

  16. mindmessage material myself Respect your audience “Genuine speech is the expression of a genuine personality . . . Whenever genuine speech is spoken, it creates community.” - Northrop Frye If you’re still reading, you know that this quotation has nothing to do with my point, which is: don’t show one message and say another.

  17. mindmessage material myself Respect your audience • Don’t use animations or sounds unless you have a good reason. • This is not a good reason.

  18. mindmessage material myself Prepare to respect your audience • Write outside PowerPoint • Analyze for visual opportunities • Plant flags • Use aid when you need aid • Be quantitative

  19. mindmessage material myself The speaker is a visual aid

  20. mindmessage material myself Prepare thyself • Not just how long, but how you prepare • Time yourself • Memorize opening & closing lines • Use brief notes • Tours and Toastmasters • Post-mortem • Steal!

  21. mindmessage material myself Two excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech

  22. mindmessage material myself Take a cue from improv The best way to look good is to make your scene partner look good.

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