Part 1: Narrative Arc

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• Basically a big picture outline of how presentation is going to go 

• Making your presentation like a story to reach a satisfying and logical conclusion 

• If you don’t have a narrative arc: 

  • Audience will lose interest 

  • They won’t know what to think about what you are giving them 

  • Makes it harder for you to achieve the goal of presentation 

 

Part 2: Three types of presentations

 

1. Persuasive: Trying to convince the audience of something / getting them to do something 

   • Use of persuasive presentations;

     • Pitch Product

     • Propose Action 

     • Change Minds 

     • Make An Argument 

   • How it is structured: 

     1. Set the stage 

        • Introduce yourself 

        • Provide context 

        • Define the question 

        • Establish the problem

        • Hook your audience 

     2. Explore evidence 

        • Build towards solution with compelling evidence 

     3. Propose solution 

        • Unveil solution and benefits 

     4. Execution/Action Items 

        • Next steps, logistics, Call to action 

   • • Breakdown 

   • 1. 1. Hi. Here’s the situation.

        2. A good solution would do x,y & z

        3. My solution does x,y,z : how great would that be 

        4. Heres how we make it happen 

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2. Narrative: Trying to inspire, provoke thought or entertain the audience 

3. Explanatory: Sharing information without trying to convince someone 

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Part 3: Storyboard 

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• What is a storyboard? : Visual outline of a presentation 

• Why do you need it? : Really defines how smoothly a presentation is going to go (Hashing out logic of presentation) 

• Process: 

  1. Open a notepad

  2. Write out narrative arc in bulleted outline 

  3. Fill in outline with subsections and ideas 

  4. Cut out excess content and re-arrange 

  5. Create visual sketches for slides 

  6. Bring it into presentation software 

  7. Develop storyboard from there 

• Answer these questions before you begin 

  • Why am I doing this presentation?

  • What should the audience walk away with?

  • What do I want the audience to feel?

  • What is most interesting about this presentation? 

  • How can I make this worthwhile for the audience? 

  • Where do my passions and experiences come in?

 

Part 4: Outlining a presentation

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• Persuasive Presentation 

  • Set the stage:

    • Introduce yourself, tell people who you are

    • Establish need of solution (Don’t give it away) 

  • Explore the evidence: 

    • Explore the problem in more depth 

    • What if it could be like this? 

    • Set the stage: What if you could do x, y & z

  • Solution: 

    • How your proposal meets all the needs 

    • Address counter arguments 

    • Give evidence that this will work 

  • Execution:

    • Show that you have thought about the nitigrity details: Timelines, Budgets, Who’s Responsible, Action Items 

    • Re-iterate the vision, what’s possible if the proposal is accepted 

    • Make it very clear who needs to do what, when and what you’re asking for 

 

Part 5: Tips for delivery 

• Showcase your personality 

• Humanize yourself 

• Speak clearly and simply 

• Use descriptive words that come alive 

• Use body language 

• Ask questions

• Use the word ‘You’, ask them to do things, ponder things 

• Speak in the way you really sound 

• How to be more confident?

  • Trust your plan 

  • Slow down 

  • Accept your fright 

  • Know your stuff & practice