Presentations.

Speaking methods you can use tomorrow.

Shane A. Boulware 3rd Edition,

August 2018
Topics Covered

 What is a
presentation?

 Speaking Methods
 Direct
 Indirect
 Unique

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What is a Presentation?

 COMMUNICATES INFORMATION TO AN AUDIENCE

 Communication is the vehicle
 The “How”
 Some situations require unique methods
 You are the driver
 The “Who”
 The audience is your passenger
 The “Why”
 They experience you through direct &
indirect methods
 Information is the destination
 The “Where”

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Things That Don’t Change

 YOU are presenting!

 Everything else is an extension
of you
 You’re sharing what you know
 Involve them in your
presentation
 Bring them evidence
 Connect as much as possible
 Speak to them as equals
 Use language they understand
 Audiences are made of
individuals
 They think, feel, enjoy, dislike,
react, have opinions &
questions
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◊ Direct Methods ◊

Communication coming from you, the presenter.

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How You Speak

 Project your voice

 Talk so the person in the back & far
right/left can hear
 Speak at an understandable speed
 160-200 words per minute
 2-4 words per second
 Get rid of verbal crutches
 “Uh,” “like,” “um,” “you know”
 And anything not adding value
 Use voice inflection
 Pitch  Change in voice frequency
 Tone  Verbal emphasis of words
 Use verbal pauses
 Brief, purposeful silence
 Lasts 1-4 seconds 6
Body Language

 Use motions & gestures

 Hands, elbows, shoulders,
head, hips, knees, & feet
 Subtly act out what you say
 Keep upright posture
 Chest out, shoulders back, lift
yourself up
 Maintain eye contact
 Briefly stop at every person
 Roll from person to person
 Walk around
 Without hurry, as you talk
 Avoid pacing or running

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Displays of Emotion

 Emotion is displayed through

movement & speech
 Identify the right emotion, ask
yourself, what is the…
1. Purpose of my speech?
2. Type of speech I’m giving?
 Research
 Understand the emotion
 Watch video examples
 Common speech emotions
 Joy, anticipation, anger,
sadness, trust, fear
 Usually displayed as
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 Enthusiastic, pride, motivated,
urgent, distressed,
Your “Hail” & “Farewell”

 Introduction  Your “Hail”

 Greet the audience
 Introduce yourself
 Tell them what they should
know at the end
 Conclusion  Your “Farewell”
 Summarize “Topics Covered”
 Give them a memorable
closing
 Quote, saying, important
point, factoid
 Thank them for their time

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 ◊ Indirect Methods ◊

Communication coming from something else, not the presenter.

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Visual Aids

 Graphics conveying information

 Interesting titles and/or
description
 Words, not sentences
 Minimal punctuation
 Pictures
 Microsoft PowerPoint “Must Haves”
 Home  Layout  “Two Content”
 Design  Choose theme
 Alternative Visual Aids
 Presy, Google Slides, YouTube,
Vimeo, Scribd
 Structuring Information
 Bullet per idea  Less detail
needed
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 Slide per idea  Greater detail
needed
What to Do & What Not to Do

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Using Anything & Everything

 Props
 Objects, gadgets, exhibits
 Use conservatively
 Gifts
 Candy, food, pens, T-shirts
 Give it before start or close
to end
 People
 Audience, teammates
 Know what you want them
to do

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Your Audience

 Involve them
 Captures their attention
 They’ll pay more attention
 Research them
 Adapt your presentation
 They’ll understand more
 Use rhetoricals
 No intended answer
 Thought-provoking
 Overuse can distract your
audience

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◊ Unique Methods ◊

Situations requiring special attention.

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As Boring as it Comes…

 You have a boring topic

 It will happen
 Pick up the slack elsewhere

 Rely on indirect methods

 Visual Aids
 Props
 Audience participation
 Rhetoricals

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Improv, Improv, Improv!

 Impromptu speeches
 Off the cuff, without warning
 Nothing prepared
 Take a moment
 Try for at least a minute
 Tell your audience
 “I’m collecting my thoughts”

 Have a pre-set structure

 It’ll save you time & effort
 Introduction, Three points,
Conclusion

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You Turned at Albuquerque…

 If…
 You forget your point
 Read out loud
 Make them laugh
 Move on
 You speak wrong/stammer
 “Excuse me”
 “Let me try that again”
 Collect yourself
 You mentally freeze
 Collect yourself
 Read point out loud
 Ask partner to add

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Conclusion

 Direct Methods
 How you speak
 Body language
 Use of emotion
 Introduction & Conclusion
 Indirect Methods
 Visual Aids
 Anything you can find
 Your audience
 Unique Methods
 Boring topics
 Impromptu speeches
 When things go wrong

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 “There are always three speeches, for every
one you actually gave.
The one you practiced, the one you gave, and
the one you wish you gave.”

–Dale Carnegie

Good Luck!
Shane@ShaneBoulware.com

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