Death by Power Point -
PowerPoint has been my saviour as I have begun this interesting journey from suburban GP beavering away in my office to University academic out in front of a class room of gen y students.
I started my academic career as a slightly anxious public speaker, but deep inside I aspire to be a performer.
Today in ED6111 we learnt the rules of Power Point presentations but what about Simple Good Speaking. Are there some simple rules to guide us I hear you ask? Ask and you will receive:-
Engage from the moment you start speaking. Humour if you can but certainly speaking with courage and conviction don’t read your presentation, ever. If you read anything, you are a bad speaker.
Be funny. Look for jokes and comic approaches, and think of interesting and compelling stories. If you’re not good at telling jokes download some great graphics to illustrate a point but make them relevant. Ask questions of the audience – make them become involved. Look them in the eye and move around the stage or room to keep their attention. Be passionate and enthusiastic. Enthusiasm and charisma are more important than content because the students puts tremendous value on delivery. This doesn’t mean you can have bad content. Have great content. Deliver it even better.
Rehearse an opening paragraph and a closing punchy line and ensure that your content follows through with logical progression.
Ask for feedback but don’t get offended by constructive criticism. Public speaking is a skill. There are natural born speakers, but even they can improve.
Barack Obama is the consummate speaker – WATCH AND LEARN:
WHAT IF YOU WANT TO MOVE BEYOUND POWERPOINT
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