Presentations

5 C's: Clarity, Concision, Coherence, Confidence, Correctness

ACE: Audience, Context, Environment

6 Steps

1. Analyze the speaking situation. Conceptualizing and organizing your ideas
   • Think about the complexity of the message
   • What will be persuasive to that specific audience? How much interest does the audience have? Where is the presentation being held?
2. Organization and Development
   1. What kind of presentation: information, reporting, building good will, persuasive, make a good argument?
   2. Structure of presentation
   3. Type of organizational pattern
   4. Main points that you must get across
   5. Takeaways (if the audience remembers nothing else what must they remember)
   6. Introduction and conclusion
   7. Fryetag's Pyramid (Exposition ➡︎ Rising Action ➡︎ Climax ➡︎ Falling Action ➡︎ Conclusion/Resolution)
   8. (Introduction ➡︎ Problem Statement ➡︎ Solution ➡︎ Proposed Program Implementation ➡︎ Conclusion)
   9. Introduction
      • Introduce yourself
      • Give the title of your presentation
      • Tell why you are here
      • Give an overview or outline
   10. Conclusion
       • Give main points
       • Look to the future (call to action)
       • Opportunity to invite questions
3. Effective Language
   • 175 WPM vs 450 WPM (talking speed vs listening speed)
   • Use facts figures and numbers to drive home certain points
4. Effective Graphics
   • Think of graphics as an aid to your audience and not a crutch for the presenter
   • Visible, Legible, Simple, Clear, Accurate
   • Simplify slides: readable type large font, less text, contrasting colors, vary pace of slides
5. Rehearsing
   • Practice timing with slides (stay with in time)
   • Learn groups cadence
6. Delivery
   • Eye contact (feel engaged to audience)
   • Body language
   • Movement
   • Projection
   • Pace
   • Know your story