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Chris HeinzDirector of CatalystEnergyCAP, [email protected] - @csheinz
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Sooner or Later You’ll Have To Present: Practical Tips for Powerful Presentations
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Energy Managers are called upon to give presentations, but their effectiveness can be limited by a number of factors:
Inexperience
Fear
Lack of preparation
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By preparing in five ways, you can deliver powerful presentations that move the audience to embrace your idea.
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Different Meaningful Valuable
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Although understanding the audience is the starting place for creating a presentation, the audience is often overlooked.
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Likeable hero
Encounters obstacles
Emerges transformed
Image source: https://fanart.tv/movie/380/rain-man/
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“As presenters, our goal is simple: To help others see what we see.”
Dan Roam
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By understanding the audience, you can deliver a presentation that speaks to them so they care about what you care about.
Identify the audience
Build profiles
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What is their background?
What distinguishes them?
What are their goals?
What are their challenges?
How does your idea help?
What will be their objections?
Build Profiles
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Believe now Behave now
Believe then Behave then
Plan the Change
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By understanding the audience, you can deliver a presentation that speaks to them so they care about what you care about.
Identify the audience
Build profiles
Plan the change
Find common ground
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Mediocre presentations often suffer from an unclear, undeveloped, or inaccessible message.
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By developing and presenting a clear Big Idea and a compelling Call-to-Action, your audience will know what is at stake if they don’t act.
Big Idea
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Energy management software makes it easy for organizations to reduce energy use, save money, and simplify work processes.
By preparing in five ways, you can deliver powerful presentations that move the audience to embrace your idea.
Big Idea = Point of View + Stakes
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Tied to the Big Idea is the Call-to-Action, which will be:
Clear and easy
Actionable and barrier-free
Presented after you’ve made your case
Simple
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When presentations only dump information, they don’t inspire, change, or call to action.
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By utilizing storytelling for structure and substance, you will connect with your audience, introduce intrigue, and prove your idea.
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Storytelling for Structure
Abraham Lincoln
Mahatma Gandi
Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Ortberg
Steve Jobs
Angelina Jolie
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Storytelling for Structure
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“When we tell a story in a presentation, three great things happen: We make complex concepts clear, we make ideas unforgettable, and we include everyone.”
Dan Roam
Storytelling for Substance
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Brainstorm personal stories from your life
Use stories of people you know
Tell popular stories from books, movies, plays, or real life
Consider emotions
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Poorly designed slides hurt—not help—your idea.
Slides are not your:
Presenter notes
Soapbox
Art canvas
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By following four rules of slide design, you can make your idea shine…and you don’t have to be a graphic designer.
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Complex vs. Simple
Source: http://www.greatspeech.co/article-512/powerpoint-the-5-primary-principles-of-powerpoint-presentations.html
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“More of your brain is dedicated to vision than to any other thing that we do.”
Dan Roam
Text vs. Illustration
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“I’m good at what I do.”
“I’m responsiblefor what I do.”
“What I/we dois important.”
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Cliché vs. Fresh: Teamwork or Partnership
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Target or Goal
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Leaving A Legacy
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How can you select fresh photos for your presentation?
Avoid standalone images
Throw out your first impression
Brainstorm related concepts
Plan time for creativity
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Title slide Navigation slideWalk-in Slide
Chance vs. Purpose
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Chance vs. Purpose
Big-word slide Quote slideBullet slide
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Chance vs. Purpose
Diagram slide Walk-out slideData slide
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The credibility of a grand idea can be lost with poor delivery.
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You can create an inspiring experience for your audience by nailing the delivery.
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Practice in front of others
Practice in same place
Arrive early
Recruit help
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Dress plus to match audience
Use appropriate speech
Make eye contact
Find a friendly face
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Plan gestures
Avoid pacing
Use black screen
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Incorporate supporting object
Use powerful metaphor
Include video or audio
Invite other people
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Hand out paper
Create slidedoc
Plan the call-to-action
Provide memorable giveaway
Send email follow-up
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Different Meaningful Valuable
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By preparing in five ways, you can deliver powerful presentations that move the audience to embrace your idea.
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