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6/15/18 1 Presentation Skills for Master Gardeners

Gail Hall, M aster Gardener Class of 2016

Objectives

• Create an engaging presentation
• Use nervousness to your advantage
• Connect with your audience and hold their

attention

• Effectively com m unicate your subject
• M anage the crowd!
• Characteristics of BLAH presentations
• Characteristics of W OW ! presentations

Rules of the (Speaking) Road

• Fram ework, not a cage
• Not broken, don’t fix it (does it need updating
• r polishing!)
• The audience wants to see the real person:

If you can do it, they can do it!

6/15/18 2 5-minute Presentation Planner

• Who is the audience and what are their needs?
• What is the overall goal of my presentation?

–To inform, influence, change a belief or behavior, motivate, inspire

• As a result of my presentation, what do I want my

audience to say, feel, think, or do?

• AND THEN,

–What are the three main points I want to make?

Your Turn

• School Gardens

–PTA meeting (30 minutes) –Class of 1

st graders (15 minutes)

• Water-wise gardening

–Homeowners’ Association meeting (20 minutes) –Master Gardener Seminar participants (60 minutes)

Before You Build Your Presentation, Think About…

• 1. What’s been asked for by the organizers or promised to the

attendee

• 2. The goal or purpose of your presentation
• 3. What you want your audience to do, think, feel, or say
• 4. The best way to present the subject matter

How to Build Your Presentation

Alw ays Begin with the End in M ind! W here do you w ant to go? W here are you now ? H

• w

w ill you get there?

• G

ather your inform ation

• Categorize it
• Analyze it for relevance and value to m

y audience

• Prioritize and sequence the inform

ation

• Fine tune
• Create an outline
• Select relevant graphics/charts/photos that illustrate your content

inform ation

Three Rules of Successful Presentations

• Know your subject
• Believe in your subject
• Practice, practice, practice

Know your vulnerabilities!

Using Nervousness to Your Advantage

6/15/18 3 The Basis for Nervousness

• Fear of losing…

–Respect –Credibility –Control

• Fear of being judged

The Good News… Your audience wants you to succeed!

Managing Nervousness and Apprehension

• Rehearse
• Memorize your opening and closing
• Familiarize yourself with the environment
• Arrive early and greet people
• Speak louder to energize yourself and your audience
• If a microphone is available, use it!
• Move closer to your audience
• Use gestures

Breathe! Confidence Builders

• Visualize what a successful presentation looks
• Use note cards or large print cheat sheets to remind

you of your key points

The Anatomy of a Presentation

• Visual (body language, m ovem ent)
• Vocal (tone, volum e, inflection)
• Words

55% 38% 7% 100%

Eye Contact

• Bonds you to your audience
• Dem onstrates com m and of your m aterial
• Allows you to m onitor your audience

Tips Vocal Variety

It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it! W hen you… The result…

• Sound hesitant and unsureof

yourself

• Speak too softly
• Speakin a m
• notone
• D
• n’t projectyour voice
• Speak authoritatively or w

ith conviction and w ith confidence

• They are less likely to believe

you

• They w

ill get distracted because they can’t hear you

• They w

ill tune you out or fall asleep

• You will capture their

attention!

• They w

ill get bored (and see above!)

6/15/18 4 Effectively Communicate Your Subject

Your responsibility is to your not to audience yourself or the subject m atter.

Opening Your Talk

• “I like gardening - it's a place where I find

myself when I need to lose myself.” -- Alice Sebold, Am erican writer

• “Have you ever loved a plant to death…by
• verwatering?”
• Tell a personal story

Structuring Your Talk

• Tell them what you’re going to tell them
• “T
• day you’ll learn about planting sum

m er herbs in a container, the best containers to use, and the secrets of keeping your herb garden healthy and happy!”

• Tell them
• Tell them what you told them!
• Announce you are ending!

– “In closing, I would like to say (or end w ith)…” – “As I w rap up, let’s review som e key points…” – “As I end, I want to share w ith you som ething I learned that…m ade m e a better gardener, taught m e to…, put it all in perspective…”

First Impressions Last Using Handouts

• Sim ple
• Organized
• Legible
• Checked for spelling

6/15/18 5 Using Chart Pads

• KISS – Keep it short and sim ple
• KILL – Keep it large and legible

Using PowerPoint

• KISS and KILL
• Use University of California branded templates
• 24 point or larger font size
• Bullet points instead of complete sentences

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• Is this pretty or pretty difficult to read?
• What if I want to make a point?
• Ahoy Matey! Does a font like this enhance the

material or distract from it?

• Th

This might be a good font for a Halloween invitation What’s Your Type?

Choose sans serif fonts: Calibri, Arial, Com ic Sans

Remember to…

• Always proofread your presnetation and

handouts

• Avoid m isteaks by using the write word
• Check speling and pronunciation if your not

sure!

• Read your slides (and handouts) out to spot

m issing words

Responding to Questions Mastering Q & A

W hen are you going to answer questions from the audience?

TELL THEM!

• Anticipate questions that m ight be asked and

include that inform ation in your talk

• Offer resources to your audience for m ore

inform ation

Mastering Q & A Responding to a “Great Question”

• “Great question!”- I’ll be getting to that in just a minute ORI

will answer that during the presentation. If not, do you mind asking it again at the end?”

• “Great question!” – Unfortunately that is outside the scope of

today’s presentation, however, if you have a few minutes after the talk, I’d be happy to talk to you.

• “Great question!” – I wish I had time to address that in today’s
• talk. I will give you information at the end about the MG

website and how to contact them.

6/15/18 7 In conclusion…

Questions or concerns? Coaching? Contact me!

• Gail_hall@att.net
• 619-203-0410 (cell)