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Polishing Your Presentation Skills 5/6/20 Polishing Your Presentation Skills Presented by the City of Georgetown May 6, 2020 ALYSIA A. COOK, IOM, PCED OPPORTUNITY STRATEGIES LLC Presentation Skills u How many of you have had the stage
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ALYSIA A. COOK, IOM, PCED OPPORTUNITY STRATEGIES LLC Presented by the City of Georgetown May 6, 2020
u How many of you have had the stage fright
where you’ve felt paralyzed and couldn’t find the right words?
u How many of you have had the sensation on
stage of “YES, I NAILED IT!”?
u What causes these reactions?
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u Effectively discuss what your business does u How to create an “elevator speech” u Prepare your message u Deliver your message with clarity and confidence u Overcoming nervousness and anxiety u Storytelling u Crafting calls to action u Presenting online from home
1.
Try to ask the other person first
2.
Ask questions to learn more
3.
Use that information to frame your answer
4.
Say what you do in “elevator speech” format
5.
Ask something of them relating to your business
6.
Ask to exchange information
7.
Connect on LinkedIn within 24 hours
8.
Lagniappe: Handwritten note
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u Short description of your company or product
that others understand it in about the time it takes a ride up a few floors of an elevator.
u 15-30 seconds u Compelling u Arouse curiosity u Share skills/expertise u Speak clearly & articulately u Smile u Practice
u Avoid: u Sounding arrogant/bragging u Sounding boring u Sounding memorized/programmed u Talking too quickly u Taking more than 60 seconds u Jargon or unfamiliar terms u Sharing anything you don’t like
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“I help (insert your customer) (action verb) (successful outcome) by (action/activity/service.)”
u I help Downtowns, Chambers of Commerce,
and Economic Organizations provide superior services to their businesses by delivering workshops, professional facilitation, and strategic planning services.
Examples:
u I help elderly women in assisted living facilities
stay fit and healthy by teaching them exercises in group classes.
u I help homeowners select the perfect roof for
their home, their style, and their budget.
u We help renters buy their very first home by
providing personalized care that navigates them to just the right options while eliminating the intimidating and confusing parts.
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u Is it charisma? u Is it attention? u What allows certain people to
make you feel like you’re the only person in the room?
§ Planning § Building § Delivering
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Four Questions to Ask:
ØEssential Considerations ØListening Preferences ØRoom Setup Style ØMic/Podium/Screen
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Ø Webcam image quality Ø Microphone quality Ø Background view Ø Angle of camera Ø Screen sharing Ø Learn software capabilities Ø Test/practice Ø Background Noise/Distractions
u Slide tips: images, fonts, font sizes u Avoid Comic Sans u Flow/Transitions u Crafting content/Use numbers u Color considerations u “Feel” u Practice, Practice, Practice
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u Ask the right questions u Brainstorming u Round Robin u Random u Physical Audience Interaction u Praise/Reward Good Behavior
u Overcoming
Fear/Anxiety
u Grand Openings u Previewing u Look at audience u Storytelling u Understanding your
Audience
u Ambulation/Gesturing u Tone/Volume/Pace u Delivering your Call to
Action
u Reviewing u Closers u Evaluations
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u Work on your Elevator Speech this week u Within 10 days use something in this presentation
to improve your planning, building, or delivery
u Contact me for free help if you have questions u I invite you to connect with me on LinkedIn or
follow me on Twitter
u Effectively discuss what your
business does
u How to create an “elevator
speech”
u Prepare your message u Deliver your message with clarity
and confidence
u Overcoming nervousness and
anxiety
u Storytelling u Crafting calls to action u Presenting online from home
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Alysia A. Cook, IOM, PCED Opportunity Strategies LLC @alysiacook Slides at www.OpportunityStrategies.com/Gtown alysia@opportunitystrategies.com OpportunityStrategies.com 512-963-2263