Part 1: Narrative Arc
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Basically a big picture outline of how presentation is going to go
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Making your presentation like a story to reach a satisfying and logical conclusion
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If you don’t have a narrative arc:
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Audience will lose interest
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They won’t know what to think about what you are giving them
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Makes it harder for you to achieve the goal of presentation
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Part 2: Three types of presentations
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Persuasive: Trying to convince the audience of something / getting them to do something
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Use of persuasive presentations;
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Pitch Product
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Propose Action
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Change Minds
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Make An Argument
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How it is structured:
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Set the stage
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Introduce yourself
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Provide context
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Define the question
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Establish the problem
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Hook your audience
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Explore evidence
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Build towards solution with compelling evidence
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Propose solution
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Unveil solution and benefits
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Execution/Action Items
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Next steps, logistics, Call to action
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Breakdown
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Hi. Here’s the situation.
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A good solution would do x,y & z
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My solution does x,y,z : how great would that be
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Heres how we make it happen
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Narrative: Trying to inspire, provoke thought or entertain the audience
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Explanatory: Sharing information without trying to convince someone
Part 3: Storyboard
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What is a storyboard? : Visual outline of a presentation
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Why do you need it? : Really defines how smoothly a presentation is going to go (Hashing out logic of presentation)
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Process:
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Open a notepad
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Write out narrative arc in bulleted outline
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Fill in outline with subsections and ideas
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Cut out excess content and re-arrange
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Create visual sketches for slides
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Bring it into presentation software
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Develop storyboard from there
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Answer these questions before you begin
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Why am I doing this presentation?
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What should the audience walk away with?
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What do I want the audience to feel?
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What is most interesting about this presentation?
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How can I make this worthwhile for the audience?
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Where do my passions and experiences come in?
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Part 4: Outlining a presentation
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Persuasive Presentation
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Set the stage:
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Introduce yourself, tell people who you are
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Establish need of solution (Don’t give it away)
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Explore the evidence:
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Explore the problem in more depth
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What if it could be like this?
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Set the stage: What if you could do x, y & z
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Solution:
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How your proposal meets all the needs
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Address counter arguments
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Give evidence that this will work
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Execution:
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Show that you have thought about the nitigrity details: Timelines, Budgets, Who’s Responsible, Action Items
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Re-iterate the vision, what’s possible if the proposal is accepted
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Make it very clear who needs to do what, when and what you’re asking for
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Part 5: Tips for delivery
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Showcase your personality
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Humanize yourself
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Speak clearly and simply
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Use descriptive words that come alive
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Use body language
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Ask questions
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Use the word ‘You’, ask them to do things, ponder things
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Speak in the way you really sound
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How to be more confident?
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Trust your plan
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Slow down
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Accept your fright
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Know your stuff & practice
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