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Sharing with Energy of the Heart. Formation: Presentation Skills Training. North Central Region Meeting May 24,2009 Jeanne M. Harper Life Coach & Spiritual Director. Agenda …. Audience Analysis Research Visual Aids - handouts Marketing Opening n’ Closing Delivery Environment.
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Sharing with Energy of the Heart Formation: Presentation Skills Training North Central Region Meeting May 24,2009 Jeanne M. Harper Life Coach & Spiritual Director
Agenda…. • Audience Analysis • Research • Visual Aids - handouts • Marketing • Opening n’ Closing • Delivery • Environment
Bl. Frederic’s deepest desire to set his heart afire was to“Embrace the whole world in a network of charity”
Your Personal Goals for today: • Present the OO with renewed energy • Experience JOY in your life • Skills training • How to create a dynamic presentation • Learn how to effectively and dramatically present
Spirit and Mystery of Charity Let us be committed and keep our hands to the plow.
EXPERIENCE: “It is necessary to give oneself to God…in order to serve the poor” SVdP “We must beginby establishing the kingdom of God in OURSELVES and ONLY then in others..tend to our interior life..if we fail to do that, we miss everything!” SVdP
AUDIENCE ANALYSIS • Who • Why • How Many • Experience • Last Program • Topic • Presenter • How Evaluated • Methods Used
RESEARCH • Use internet Search • Ask the National • Interview Key Vincentians • Practice & Review
STRATEGY • Three to Five Hours Preparation time (minimum) • For every ONE hour of presentation
PRESENTATION “MUST”: • Read the OO Facilitators Guide: • What do THEY want the participants to know, believe or do as a result of your presentation?
Firm but flexible • Full of vital energy • Strong and rich by open desire for communion w/all • Let sunlight of divine kindness melt the steel plated armour of self-love
Faith: Fire in our Hearts • Faith comes from loving openly the Christ in others so that it can take hold in our own heart!
VISUAL AIDS -- Purpose • Retention • Clarity • Interest • Abstract Concrete • KEY: Visibility & Connectedness
Props Overheads Pictures Video Handouts Prayer Table Flip charts Slides Music Posters Speaker Giveaways Books VISUAL AIDS --- Types -- CUSTOMIZE
See Life as a Problem or a Creative Opportunity for Growth – The choice is yours!
Creative Opportunities Are disguised by hard work so most people don’t recognize them. (source unknown)
The poor will disturb our consciences…It is THEY who can light a fire which does not go out! Tell their story!
ANGELS can fly…. Because they take themselves LIGHTLY! anon
Benjamin Desraeli We are not CREATURES of circumstance, We are CREATORS of circumstance.
Stress Management Principles Take stock of your own power Make up your own guidelines Take it easy-Pace self Try ways to quiet yourself Enjoy what you do to manage stress Design environment for quieting-prepare Set your sights on inner peace Plan your response Work on being open & politely assertive Consider “Getting lost” in a calming activity Consider changing that which brings chronic stress Compromise/problem solve POOR Slide EXAMPLE:STRESS MANAGEMENT
Serving the poor is an opportunity to encounter the suffering Christ – to see his face in them – to make the love of God a reality in their lives
Flyer w/white space Giveaways Resource List Certificates Articles Radio/ Diocesan Media/TV Handouts Freebee Info MARKETING
Seeing the miraculous in the details of everyday life…Source: Gary Eckstein, Community Care Resources, Inc. v4, p 5
OPENING… • 10 % Rule • First 15 Seconds • What’s Expected • Involved within • 5 minutes
CLOSING… • 10% Rule • IMPACT: story, poem, music, etc • Connectedness • Reinforce Central Idea
Practice – Time AH-HA Props ?’s with Dignity Practice - Visualize Body Language Practice – Video Language: Words Stories Humor DELIVERY…
Tell Them What you will say – SAY IT Tell them what you said
ENVIRONMENT Setting the Stage: Music Sacred Objects Tables Materials Chairs Other….
Blessed Frederic Sons and daughters of St Vincent de Paul, let us learn of him to forget ourselves, to devote ourselves to the service of God and the good of men. Let us learn of him that holy preference which shows most love to those who suffer most.
Ways of inspiring ourselves to be all that the Father asks of us… Fast, Eat, Sleep & Live healthy Retreats, daily mass, sacraments Music Meditation Prayerful readings Conference mtgs Other….
The Fire and the Light of St. Vincent’s and Blessed Frederic’s charism is lived on in our actions – by serving the poor person-to-person showing respect for the dignity and integrity of the poor as we serve in charity and justice.
On your Vincentian Journey to Holiness be an “Evangelizer of the poor” – be about bringing the Good news to the poor
Thank you! Please, come back tonight to learn more about being an Ozanam Orientation Trainer.