How to give a killer presentation
Giving presentations is hard. Many of us are extremely
uncomfortable speaking in front of an audience. It takes practice and
skill. Here are some helpful tips. Excerpts from: https://hbr.org/2013/06/how-to-give-a-killer-presentation
Frame your story
We
all know that humans are wired to listen to stories, and metaphors
abound for the narrative structures that work best to engage people.
When I think about compelling presentations, I think about taking an
audience on a journey. A successful talk is a little miracle—people see
the world differently afterward.
There
are three main ways to deliver a talk. You can read it directly off a
script or a teleprompter. You can develop a set of bullet points that
map out what you’re going to say in each section rather than scripting
the whole thing word for word. Or you can memorize your talk, which
entails rehearsing it to the point where you internalize every
word—verbatim.
Develop Stage Presence
The
biggest mistake we see in early rehearsals is that people move their
bodies too much. They sway from side to side, or shift their weight from
one leg to the other. People do this naturally when they’re nervous,
but it’s distracting and makes the speaker seem weak. Simply getting a
person to keep his or her lower body motionless can dramatically improve
stage presence.
Keep
it simple; don’t use a slide deck as a substitute for notes (by, say,
listing the bullet points you’ll discuss—those are best put on note
cards); and don’t repeat out loud words that are on the slide. Not only
is reciting slides a variation of the teleprompter problem—“Oh, no,
she’s reading to us, too!”—but information is interesting only once, and
hearing and seeing the same words feels repetitive.
From the video we watched in class write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences)
critique about Greta's presentation. How did he follow the strategies
identified above?
https://www.ted.com/talks/greta_thunberg_the_disarming_case_to_act_right_now_on_climate?language=en
https://www.ted.com/talks/greta_thunberg_the_disarming_case_to_act_right_now_on_climate?language=en
Greta achieved the point of framing her story by talking about how when she was 11 and started to realize world problems that need to change. She also planned her delivery great as well. She memorized what she was going to say word by word. I would say her stage presence can be better. She is 15 years old, talking directly in front of thousands of people so I would see why she would be nervous. She was moving around a lot, not really that much entertaining, and she was also swallowing and freezing because she was nervous as well. I would say she didn't do well on planning the multimedia because she just kept on repeating that people should change the world and she is upset to see the world in a bad manner. Her speech that she said was amazing but I would say she should have been more entertaining.
ReplyDeleteGreta did well in framing her story because she began with tell the audience about her first learning how much we need to change our way of life. She also planned her delivery well. Greta memorized every word. Her stage presence could use work. She stuttered a lot and she swayed throughout her speech. This is probably because she was nervous. Greta could also work when planning her multimedia. She repeated herself several times saying "we need change". Then again, that might've been on purpose. Overall, it was a good presentation.
ReplyDeleteGreta did a very good job framing her story, she stated facts and informed us about the topic but then talked she talked about how she felt about the topic and how it will effect her and us. She planed her delivery very well, she memorized all the the information, Greta did not stutter or draw a blank about what she was saying. Greta was moving around during her speech but not to the point that i was distracted from what she was saying she repeated herself sometimes but it was to make an impact and trying to get people to understand that they need to change there ways.
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