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Poster Design Recap
What challenges have you faced?
Image: HBO Silicon Valley S1 E7 Proof of concepthttp://www.hbo.com/silicon-valley/episodes/1/07-proof-of-
concept/video/tech-crunch-disrupt.html?autoplay=true
What tips can you share?
Purpose and audience
Content
Layout
Visuals
Adjust your pitch to suit your audience
Leave a great impression
Purposefully practise your pitch
Prepare for questions
Developing professional presentation skills to perfect your pitch
Session aims
Your poster:
Starts the conversationGenerates interest
Your pitch:
Adds detail – according to your audience’s needsExtends their interest in your project
Your pitch will bridge the gap between your poster and your audience
Purpose
Ask yourself:
1. What will my audience most want
to know?
2. What background knowledge
does my audience already have?
3. How can I meet them where they
are?
Pitch your ideas based on the needs and knowledge of your audience
Audience
Physics - E&M: Magn Field Effects on Moving Charge & CurrentsMichel van Biezen
Audience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDcfJId1nXQ
Here's how a microwave works -- explained using only the 1,000 most common words in the English language
Audience
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/how-microwave-works-simple-explanation-randall-munroe-thing-explainer-2016-1?r=US&IR=T
Primary and high school students
General public
University staff and students
Industry professionals
Adapt your vocabulary and pitch to suit your audience
Audience
Dress to impress
Image
Image: Tech Cruch, Distrupt NY 2016 Gamers on the beam https://techcrunch.com/video/gamers-on-the-beam/519622371/ Image: Tech Cruch, And the winner of the startup battlefield at Disrupt NY 2017 is…RecordGramhttps://techcrunch.com/video/gamers-on-the-beam/519622371/
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What impression do each of these speakers give? Dress Posture Professional image
Dress to impress
Image
Image: EdoPeno HBO’s Silicon Valley S1 Ep 7 Proof of Concept Recap http://edopeno.com/hbos-silicon-valley-s1ep-7-proof-of-concept-recap/ Image: Observer, Silicon Valley Fact Check: HBO nails TechCrunch Disrupt all the way down to the nametags
http://observer.com/2014/06/silicon-valley-fact-check-hbo-nails-techcrunch-disrupt-all-the-way-down-to-the-nametags/
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The group members aren’t coordinated Left image: woman is dressed professionally, but isn’t part of the core presenting team, official team members are dressed as participants, not professionals Tip: dress like one of the presenters – don’t be mistaken for an attendee Right image: all three members are there to present their idea, but only one member has dressed professionally. Looks odd and uncoordinated.
Dress to impress
Image
Image: Deakin, Speed networking event leads to speedier employment opportunities http://businessnewsroom.deakin.edu.au/articles/speed-networking-event-leads-to-speedier-employment-opportunities
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All attendees look professional, ready to engage in professional conversations – they all look the part
1. Go to the University of Melbourne CSHE 3MT page
http://melbourne-cshe.unimelb.edu.au/events/key-topics/3mt/university-of-melbourne- 2017-3mt-grand-finalOr search for University of Melbourne 2017 3MT Grand Final
2. Choose one talk to watch.If you have headphones, watch with sound. If not, watch on mute.
3. What did you notice?If you watched the talk with headphones, comment on the speaker’s language, pace and tone.If you watched the talk on mute, comment on the speaker’s dress, posture, eye contact and gestures.
Use pace, tone and body language to engage your audience
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Body language Make eye contactTip: Eye contact helps you to gauge your audience’s reaction Project confidence with your posture and movement Use movement to highlight emphasis and demonstrate passion for your projectTip: This can also help you to work off nerves
Tone Use tone to generate interest and emphasisTip: Tell your story – don’t memorise it
Pace Too slow is better than too fast Use pauses for reflection and emphasisTip: Reduce your pitch to a succinct, clear message
Image
Opening line:
Your role involves initiating discussion with your audience
Pitch
Hi, I'm x. Would you like to know more about our project?
Hi, I'm x. What are you interested in?
Hi, I'm x. What would you like to know more about?
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Try to find an opening line that doesn’t illicit a ‘yes’/’no’ response Open the conversation using open questions that encourage the conversation to continue
Try to include these three elements:
1. What’s the most important thing you want them to know about your project?
2. Why should they be interested in your project?
3. End with a sentence that opens up the conversation – leave them wanting more
Tip: Be human and natural – this should appear like a conversation, not a pure sales pitch
Prepare an elevator pitch to explain your project in 30 seconds
Pitch
'When you want to get good at something, how you spend your time practising is far more important
than the amount of time you spend' (Foer, 2012, p.171)
Pitch
Offer each other feedback on:
eye contact
posture
movement
tone
pace
emphasis
pronunciation
language
Practise giving your pitch to a member of a different team
Pitch
Use the feedback you receive to purposefully practise your pitch
Questions
Predict and prepare answers
Supporting material
Consider what extra information could be useful
Anticipate and prepare for audience questions
Questions
Adjust your pitch to suit your audience
Leave a great impression
Purposefully practise your pitch
Prepare for questions
Consider these elements when preparing your pitch:
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