Presenting your Message with Confidence & ImpactPresentation by Joyce Maru, Susan MacMillan, Muthoni Njiru, Tezira Lore, Albert Mwangi

ILRI Graduate Fellows skills training Nairobi 30th September 2013

How do we make our presentations………..

Memorable Compelling

Effective body language and voice

Visual

Confidence Engaging

Why effective presentation skills?

“As soon as you move one step from the bottom, your effectiveness depends on your ability to reach others through the spoken and written word” Peter Drucker

What may have led to this?

Impactful Presentations - Tips

• Why does it matter?• How do I grab their attention? E.g. tell a story, Joke• How does it relate to the audience (WIIFM)significance• Convincing• Memorable• Scalable

Structure• Use visuals whenever possible• 1 point per slide• Few matching colors and fontsSimplicity• Present it loud• Get feedback• Check room and equipmentRehearsal

Significance

Can’t find meaning or

Have no passion for it?

Don’t Present

Structure

How you place the

building blocks

of your story

Ensure its Convincing, memorable, scalable

Structure

• Tell them what you are going to tell them

Memorable opening

• Tell them

Body• Tell them

what you have told them

Conclusion

Simplicity

Is it that simple to be simple?

Simplicity

Inform me with less text more imagery/Visuals

Rehearsal

Presentation

As I said blah, blah blah………..

Slow

do

wn!

Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.

Presenters Impact

Body Language; 55%Tone of Voice; 38%

Words; 7%

Body Language Tips

Postures & Gestures

Orientation/Positioning

Proximity

Looks/ Appearance

Eye Contact

Expressions of Emotion

Voice

Overcoming nerves during presentations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbDipVRt5aE

Could you tell a story instead?

https

://www.dropbox.com/s/njgpsug884kha7v/MSLGRO

UP%20Storytelling%20%28High%29.flv

5 minutes mini session by Susan Macmillan

The use of visuals and Multimedia

Taster 5 minutes session by Muthoni Njiru

Resources you can use to enhance your presentation

www.slideshare.net

• Upload presentations publicly or privately

• Download presentations on any topic and reuse or remix

• Embed on blogs, websites, company intranets

• Share on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn

www.prezi.com – cloud based presentation software

https://docs.google.com/templates?type=presentations

http://www.ted.com/talks

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_turere_a_peace_treaty_with_the_lions.html

http://www.pechakucha.org/

20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you

talk along to the images.

http://igniteshow.com/

At the events Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that

auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just five minutes.

http://www.toastmasters.org/

Practice your public speaking skills

http://www.flickr.com/

Download and share images

http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=ii

Google images

And finally…………..one more thing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ntLGOyHw4

Preparation: Consider……….

1. How much time do I have?

2. What’s the venue like?

3. Who is the audience? What’s their background?

4. What do they expect of me?

5. What’s the fundamental purpose of my talk? What

is my key message?

6. What visual medium is most appropriate for this particular situation and this audience?

Practice Makes Perfect !

Panelists: Susan MacMillan, Joyce Maru, Muthoni Njiru, Tezira Lore, Albert Mwangi

ILRI Graduate Fellows

Toastmasters Session