Presentation Template for Writing Your Opening Use - PDF document

Presentation ​ ​ Template ​ ​ for ​ ​ Writing ​ ​ Your ​ ​ Opening Use ​ ​ these ​ ​ four ​ ​ structures ​ ​ to ​ ​ brainstorm ​ ​ and ​ ​ craft ​ ​ your ​ ​ presentation ​ ​ opening. 1. ​ ​ The ​ ​ Surprise Shocking ​ ​ statistics ​ ​ always ​ ​ work ​ ​ well ​ ​ in ​ ​ presentations. ​ ​ Instead ​ ​ of ​ ​ using ​ ​ an ​ ​ impressive ​ ​ chart ​ ​ or ​ ​ graph to ​ ​ show ​ ​ the ​ ​ information, ​ ​ deliver ​ ​ a ​ ​ piece ​ ​ of ​ ​ it ​ ​ at ​ ​ the ​ ​ beginning. ​ ​ Good ​ ​ content ​ ​ is ​ ​ always ​ ​ worth repeating ​ ​ and ​ ​ reiterating ​ ​ in ​ ​ presentations. ​ ​ So, ​ ​ if ​ ​ you ​ ​ have ​ ​ a ​ ​ number ​ ​ that ​ ​ will ​ ​ blow ​ ​ people ​ ​ away, ​ ​ take advantage ​ ​ of ​ ​ it ​ ​ at ​ ​ the ​ ​ start ​ ​ of ​ ​ your ​ ​ presentation. Example: ​ ​ 59. ​ ​ That’s ​ ​ how ​ ​ many ​ ​ years ​ ​ you ​ ​ have ​ ​ to ​ ​ live ​ ​ if ​ ​ you ​ ​ are ​ ​ living ​ ​ in ​ ​ Togo, ​ ​ Africa. ​ ​ In ​ ​ a ​ ​ country ​ ​ of ​ ​ 7 million ​ ​ people, ​ ​ the ​ ​ life ​ ​ expectancy ​ ​ rate ​ ​ fell ​ ​ to ​ ​ 59 ​ ​ in ​ ​ 2015. ​ ​ Compare ​ ​ that ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ United ​ ​ States, ​ ​ where ​ ​ people are ​ ​ expected ​ ​ to ​ ​ live ​ ​ to ​ ​ 77 ​ ​ years ​ ​ old. ​ ​ That’s ​ ​ 20 ​ ​ more ​ ​ years ​ ​ of ​ ​ life ​ ​ that ​ ​ the ​ ​ people ​ ​ of ​ ​ Togo ​ ​ don’t ​ ​ have. ​ ​ Source: ​ ​ The ​ ​ World ​ ​ Health ​ ​ Organization ​ ​ (WHO) Now ​ ​ you ​ ​ try: Pull ​ ​ out ​ ​ the ​ ​ most ​ ​ surprising ​ ​ piece ​ ​ of ​ ​ information ​ ​ from ​ ​ your ​ ​ presentation. ​ ​ It ​ ​ doesn’t ​ ​ have ​ ​ to ​ ​ be ​ ​ a number. ​ ​ Think ​ ​ about ​ ​ what ​ ​ interests ​ ​ you ​ ​ the ​ ​ most ​ ​ about ​ ​ your ​ ​ presentation ​ ​ and ​ ​ build ​ ​ your ​ ​ opening off ​ ​ that. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. ​ ​ The ​ ​ Question Get ​ ​ instant ​ ​ engagement ​ ​ with ​ ​ your ​ ​ audience ​ ​ through ​ ​ a ​ ​ question. ​ ​ This ​ ​ is ​ ​ like ​ ​ an ​ ​ introduction ​ ​ to ​ ​ the problem ​ ​ you ​ ​ want ​ ​ to ​ ​ solve. ​ ​ Whether ​ ​ you ​ ​ ask ​ ​ your ​ ​ audience ​ ​ to ​ ​ raise ​ ​ their ​ ​ hands, ​ ​ share ​ ​ an experience, ​ ​ or ​ ​ just ​ ​ think ​ ​ about ​ ​ it, ​ ​ you ​ ​ are ​ ​ getting ​ ​ them ​ ​ engaged. ​ ​ After ​ ​ opening ​ ​ your ​ ​ presentation with ​ ​ the ​ ​ question, ​ ​ remember ​ ​ to ​ ​ circle ​ ​ back ​ ​ to ​ ​ it ​ ​ when ​ ​ you ​ ​ set ​ ​ up ​ ​ the ​ ​ problem ​ ​ or ​ ​ explain ​ ​ the solutions. Example: ​ ​ By ​ ​ show ​ ​ of ​ ​ hands, ​ ​ how ​ ​ many ​ ​ times ​ ​ have ​ ​ you ​ ​ forgotten ​ ​ where ​ ​ you ​ ​ parked ​ ​ your ​ ​ car? ​ ​ You ​ ​ know that ​ ​ feeling, ​ ​ when ​ ​ you ​ ​ walk ​ ​ out ​ ​ the ​ ​ mall ​ ​ and ​ ​ cannot ​ ​ remember ​ ​ the ​ ​ aisle ​ ​ number ​ ​ or ​ ​ distance ​ ​ from ​ ​ where you ​ ​ parked. ​ ​ I ​ ​ have ​ ​ been ​ ​ there, ​ ​ along ​ ​ with ​ ​ millions ​ ​ of ​ ​ others ​ ​ who ​ ​ are ​ ​ looking ​ ​ for ​ ​ a ​ ​ solution ​ ​ for ​ ​ finding ​ ​ their lost ​ ​ car. Now ​ ​ you ​ ​ try: Think ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ problem ​ ​ or ​ ​ solution ​ ​ you ​ ​ are ​ ​ presenting. ​ ​ Now ​ ​ turn ​ ​ it ​ ​ into ​ ​ a ​ ​ question. ​ ​ Make ​ ​ sure ​ ​ it’s relatable ​ ​ enough ​ ​ to ​ ​ get ​ ​ a ​ ​ response ​ ​ from ​ ​ the ​ ​ public. ​ ​ If ​ ​ you ​ ​ question ​ ​ is ​ ​ too ​ ​ complex, ​ ​ think ​ ​ down ​ ​ to what ​ ​ the ​ ​ root ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ problem ​ ​ is ​ ​ and ​ ​ frame ​ ​ it ​ ​ that ​ ​ way. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________