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Improving Your Virtual Presentation Skills
Joe McVeigh
Virtual Roundtable Web Conference21 April 2012
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Title slide: Improving your virtual presentation skillsImproving Your Virtual
Presentation Skills
Joe McVeigh
Virtual Roundtable Web Conference21 April 2012
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Map of VermontVermont
Vermont map 2 – NYC & Philadelphia
Vermont map 3 – Boston
Vermont map 4 – Montreal
Where are you from ?
Springtime in Vermont
Graduation
Graduation
Graduation speaker
Artists portfolio / placards
Work hard
WORKHARD
Do good work
DO GOODWORK
Never give up
NEVERGIVE UP
Jui’s books
What do you think made this graduation speech so memorable?
What do you think made this graduation speech so memorable?
Keep it simple and clearKeep it s _ _ _ _ _ and clear
Don’t try to include everything
Don’t try to include e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ira Glass: importance of abandoning crap“Not enough gets said about the importance of abandoning crap.”
Ira Glass, host of radio program This American Life
http://bit.ly/zKKWUJ
Lecture Hall
Boring lecture
Tell a storyTell a story
Engage with your audience
E _ _ _ _ _ with your audience
What do you think made this graduation speech so memorable?
Example of engaging task: What do you think made this graduation speech so memorable?
Engage the participants (2)
Engage the participants
What are some other things that you can do in a virtual setting to engage the participants?
Other ideas for engaging participants?
Consultants-e Task
Give your participants something to doGive your participants something to _ _
Have a clear directionHave a clear d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Prepare and practice
Prepare and p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ well
Do something unexpected
Do something une _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Avoid death by lecture
Mind is conditioned to see breaks in patterns
The unexpected wakes us up a little bit
Use good body language and eye contactUse good body l _ _ _- _ _ _ _ _ and eye _ _ _ _ _ _
Eye contact
Controversial position?
Don’t read your talkDon’t _ _ _ _ !
Put your camera at eye level
Put your camera at eye level
We don’t want to look up your nose
Camera angle
Cameras make us uncomfortable
Be yourself
Be y _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Use a mirror
Remember: we can see you
If your camera is on,
we can see you
Get a better webcam
Get a better webcam.
Be loud enoughBe _ _ _ _ enough
Get a good microphone and use it
Use a good microphone and get close to it
Use a headset
Use a headset
Headphones 2
Use earbuds
or earbuds
Don’t be boringDon’t be _ _ _ _ _ _ !
Advances in knowledge about how people learn
The lecture bored me to death
Counter distractions in the audienceDealing with distractions
Texting as a distraction
Be enthusiasticBee n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Be passionate
Make your participants active – don’t do it all for them
Keeping people’s attention – WALL-E
www.ted.com/talks/andrew_stanton_the_clues_to_a_great_story.html
Don’t say 4
4
Say 2 + 2 = ?
2 + 2
= ?
Give the participants an opportunity to speak
Don’t talk too fast
Don’t’ talk too _ _ _ _
Keep toyour_ _ _ _
Keep to your time
Use visuals effectively
Usev _ _ _ _ _ s effectively
Resources: Presentation Zen
Garr Reynolds
www.presentationzen.com
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Use good lightingUse good lighting
Really use good lighting - TVNo, seriously. Good lighting.
Avoid backlighting
Lighting – use a lamp
Lighting diagram 1- you
Lighting diagram 2 – desk
Lighting diagram - with webcam
Lighting diagram 4 – one light
Lighting diagram 5 – two lights
Resources: Presentation Zen
Garr Reynolds
www.presentationzen.com
Brain Rules for Presenters
Brain Rules for Presenters
Reynolds / Medina
Resources: The Exceptional Presenter Goes Virtual
thevirtualpresenter.com
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Questions ?
Questions
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