I start this presentation
with a very direct overview of what the audience can expect. Nothing fancy,
just to the point and fast.
“Today we’re going to be
talking about how to analyze your presentation script.”
The next thing I tell the
audience is the first purpose of my talk. Notice that I am telling them that I
will help them to do something. This is something that you must always
consider… How your information is going to do something for the audience. And
here’s what I said:
“Now the purpose of this is
to help you find the absolute core, the core message of your presentation.”
And in
the middle
Starting at the 22 second
mark, I tell them exactly what we are going to be doing to achieve the first
purpose.
“So what we’re going to do. I’m going to teach you guys to analyze your
presentation so that you can find the keywords or key phrases in your
presentation.”
After that, I move right
into the second purpose.
“And what we are going to
do today, too is we’re going to help you to figure out, “Okay, how do I get
into the mind of my audience and understand the audience.”
From there, I go into
explaining they need to do three things to achieve the two purposes. I just
simply say
“The very first thing
you’re going to need
“The second thing you need?
“And the third thing you’re
going to need
But it’s
not the end?
This presentation was about
something I wanted people to do. I gave them an overview of what they had to
do. To end my presentation, I tell them what they need to be careful of. I say
to them
“The important thing is
that during this exercise you have to be very, very strict; otherwise, this
entire thing does not work.”
Here’s
how it all ends?
Finally, I tell them what
the big picture is, what the ultimate achievement for them will be.
“So what this is gonna do
is help you to start thinking like the audience member"
And last but not least, I
give them the first thing they must do. In other words, I give them a
call-to-action.
“So that’s basically it.
We’re going to take the next few steps that I’ve outlined in the handouts
there. Okay? And we are going to get going with that.”
In
summary
To do something like this,
you must first be well prepared, organized, and know your stuff. But you also
have to keep in mind the basic structure of a presentation: Beginning, middle,
and end. In the sample presentation, the structure I’ve followed is:
1.The beginning to introduce
2.The middle to explain the details
3.The end to give a call-to-action
Question
time:
What do you think makes
people the most nervous when giving a presentation?
