power up your presentation

Power UpYour

Presentation!Diane Windingland

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7 Power Tips1. Give a “Bumper Sticker”

Introduction2. Create Memorable Openings

and Closings3. Engage with Stories4. Structure with PREP5. Maintain Eye Contact 6. Power Up Your PowerPoint7. Deliver with Confidence!

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This is a bumper sticker version of an

elevator speech

The Bumper Sticker


elevator speech

A Bumper Sticker answers the question “What do you do?” in 5-10 seconds with a benefit focus.


elevator speech

I speak for organizations that want to help their people have better, more profitable conversations.


elevator speech

Tag line alternative:I help people chit chat their way to success.


elevator speech

Create your bumper sticker!What you doWhom you help & the benefit

Openings and Closings

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Start with 3 Ps•Pep—Get attention!•Promise—State benefit

•Path—Preview points

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Engage with Stories

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Pop Quiz

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Facts

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A story puts facts into an emotional context

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Facts

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Facts

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Hyundai “First Date” Super Bowl Commercial

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Super Bowl AdsWith 1 minute costing

$10 million

You could buy

Hyundai Genesis Cars

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The #1 Thing

Facts TELLStories SELL

Stories Connect

2 Main Ways to Connect

•Similarity –“Just like you”

•Vulnerability –“I’m authentic”

Vulnerability/Authenticity

• Own your imperfections/mistakes

• Allow your enthusiasm to show

• Be present with people

• Share your inspiration, your “WHY”

When you connect

you can convince.

“People don’t just buy our shoes, they tell our story”- Blake Mycoskie, TOMS Shoes

Discovering Your Stories

1. Who thanks you the most?

2. Who had a really difficult challenge?

3. Did you develop a solution that you are extremely proud of?

Then-Now-How

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Practice Then-Now-How

Then: painful situation (bad)Now: Improved situation (good)How: How did your process help?

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Dialogue

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PREP

Structure with P.R.E.P

PREP Structure

• (P) Position • (R) Reason• (E) Evidence• (P) Position

PREP Practice• Vacation Destination• Big Ticket Item• Favorite Restaurant

Eye Contact • Keyword Notes

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Keyword Note Practice!

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Power Up Your PowerPoint

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Power UpYour PowerPoint

Another BoringPowerPoint Presentation?

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The Boring Agenda Slide

• Plan your presentation• Discover 4 easy design principles

• Deliver with confidence

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Plan“Failing to plan is planning to fail” 47

Start with

Why

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Does yourAudience care?

Start with

Why

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After

WhyThen plan

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Plan on papera whiteboardbrainstorming softwarePost-it notesBut DON’T start

in PowerPoint! 51

Design“Simple is almost always best”53

4 Easy Design Principles

Go BIG!

Contrast

Less isMore

Rule of Thirds

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Go BIG!

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Empowerment: Pass the Baton

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Empowerment

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Rule ofThirds

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Beautiful Tree in Rolling Pasture

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Power Points

1/3 1/3

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Contrast

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Contrast

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Is this easy to read?

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Is this easy to read?

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Contrast information

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U.S.A.

Revis family North Carolina, U.S.A.

$341.98/week Spaghetti, potatoes, sesame

chickenFrom the book “Hungry Planet”

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Chad

Aboubakar family Breidjing Camp, Chad $1.23/week Soup with fresh sheep meat

From the book “Hungry Planet”

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Weekly Food Consumption

USA Revis family North Carolina,

U.S.A. $341.98/week

Spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken

Chad Aboubakar

family Breidjing

Camp, Chad $1.23/week Soup with fresh

sheep meatFrom the book, “Hungry Planet”

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USA$341.98

Chad$1.23

From the book, “Hungry Planet”74


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Or . . .

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A picture is worth a ______ ___.

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Less isMore

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What is the #1 problem?

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“significance” was lost

One idea per slide

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6 X 6 Rule

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The 6 X 6 Rule• No more than 6 bullets per

slide• No more than 6 words per

bullet• Don’t wrap points past one

line• Fade-in bullets one at a time• This rule is better than wall-o-

text.• Ugh. BORING. TMI. Do you

like?

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Make Information Visual

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My Family• Diane, born in

Oregon• Sean, born in

California• Clara, born in

California• Yuri, born in Russia• Kim, born in South

Korea

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My FamilyDiane, born in

OregonSean, born in

California

Clara, born in California

Yuri, born in Russia

Kim, born in South Korea

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Diane

Sean

Clara

Yuri

Kim

My Family

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4 Easy Design Principles

Go BIG!

Contrast

Less isMore

Rule of Thirds

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BonusTipPicture Placement 93

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What does this eye-tracking study tell you?

Eye-tracking study by James Breeze at ObjectiveEyeTracking.com

A person starts dying when they stop dreaming

-Brian Williams

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Deliver“The 3 most important things:1.Practice2.Practice3.Practice 98

Sample PowerPoint ChecklistLaptop Handouts

AC Adapter handoutsMouse flyers

biz. CardsElectricalPower strip Just in caseExtension cord remote batteries

spare bulbProjector CD w/ ppt fileAC adapter flash drive w/ppt fileLap top cable Speaker NotesRemote control slides printoutProjector screen

VenueAccessories set upSpeakers power accessLaser Pointer internet access

set up early? 100

Plan APlan BPlan C 101

Have Your Own Clock!

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(Big Clock HD app for iPhone)

Deliver“The 3 most important things:1.Practice2.Practice3.Practice 103

Another BoringPowerPoint Presentation?

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Create a Confident Attitude

Fake it. Do it not untilyou make it,but until you become it.

--AMY CUDDY

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Give your audience a gift!

7 Power Tips1. Give a “Bumper Sticker”

Introduction2. Create Memorable Openings

and Closings3. Engage with Stories4. Structure with PREP5. Maintain Eye Contact 6. Power Up Your PowerPoint7. Deliver with Confidence!

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Join Toastmasters

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