International Consort

Presentation Development

Tuesday

September 22, 1998

Your objective is to communicate a decision. The content of each presentation should follow the process.

Personal Development Objectives:

• Confidence
• Enjoyment
• Flexibility for effective
• Persuasion
• Information
• Motivation

Visionary Leadership

Efficient Communication

Education/Development

Why?

• You’re trapped if you cant.

Prepare ahead!

Review

Practice

Know your material

Cite sources, make clear and emphasize your contribution. Add value!

Thursday,

September 24, 1998

Don’t read! Paraphrase, or even better, speak from a memorized outline.

Interrupt each other with comments and support, judiciously.

Be selective, specific.

Time yourself. There is a strong tendency to throw in everything but the kitchen sink once you get up there.

Speak slowly

• Natural pauses, emphasis

• Conversational

Visuals-multimedia checklist

Effective closing

Evaluation:

1. Holistic

• Summary

• The market evaluates the whole company.

1. Orinality, references (author, p.)

Content, every decision should benefit from:

• Outside Research
• Text models
• Lectures
• Your ideas
• Decision Theory
• Public television and radio

1. Enthusiasm

• (if you cant be, "fake it")
• passion,
• rousing,

1. introduction and conclusion
2. developing standards

Applause

Speech Anxiety

1^st person

Stand

Gestures, postures

Eye contact

Humor

Personal examples

Acting,

roles, performance

Pretend, find something to believe

Handouts

Appearance, don’t hide your face with a hat. Wear it backwards.

Visuals, can include "props, " objects that relate to your subject.