Life hacking for a successful presentation at the conference
Work And Study / / December 25, 2019
Alice Kolmogortseva
Marketer, business consultant.
1. Look at the context
Predict the success of his speech can still at the stage of the event viewer. As many speakers out there? How much time is devoted to the presentation of each? Maybe you are lucky and they have already announced their topics? Pay Does this event for the students? For what purposes they go there? These are very important questions, because you will be taken in the context of all of this.
2. Note timing
The more speakers, the more likely that the audience after lunch turn into stumps with eyes. If you act in the morning or in the afternoon, add a story more useful practical information, humor and interaction with the audience. If your presentation - one of the last, on the contrary, cut it down to the key points, so as not to irritate the already tired audience.
3. Consider a theme
When choosing a topic, it is important to consider the context: it would be unpleasant to get into a situation where you have someone the same material. Learn about it in advance is not always possible. Some speakers maintain suspense right up until the day of the event. It may be such that different threads are declared, but in fact the sound will be the same.
Therefore it is best to choose the date for the audience a question that you know more than you want to reveal in the presentation. So you can bring to the main theses slides and freely tell them, not much deviating from the topic. This will allow to feel more confident and in case of coincidence of a complement of the previous speaker.
Of course, it is better initially to take under the theme any one time and prepare it for something useful and interesting. So matching the risk will be lower. At worst, there is always the case studies, which can announce their findings.
4. Work through the structure
People listen attentively when are the volume and the content of what they will hear. To do this, you can make the first slide with a brief listing of the issues performances. In a speech, it is desirable to follow the same rules. For example: "The main issues today - X and Y. Origin is divided into A, B and C. In case A will be so in the case of B - so, and with C - so. The Y, in our experience, behaves differently. Like this".
5. Interact with the audience
Interaction with students will help you to make them more loyal. Questions often come with difficulty, so start with a quick tests or riddles. For example: "Write on pieces of paper, do you think that the popularity of A or B. Do not tell anyone, and later we will return to this "or" Divide into groups on the basis of the responses to these four questions, look at the people from the next, it is with them, you will be most comfortable work".
You can tell by the example of the material business for someone from the audience, if people do not have much and others will have a chance later to offer his analysis. You can always come up with something that will involve and relax a little audience.
6. Do not be afraid to make jokes
Humor in the presentation dilutes the dry professional language and helps to maintain interest in the issue. If you are confident in your sense of humor, you can insert a joke of his own, or to alter memes from your feed in a social network. If not, use other people's pictures that illustrate the situation amusing.
7. Do not be greedy
If the purpose of your presence (not a conference) - selling a product, do not do the entire presentation of it. Especially if the event is paid. Spend most of the presentation of useful information for all, and towards the end tell us how identified problems are solved by your product, and invited interested people to come for a more detailed discussion.
It is not necessary to be greedy and knowledge: try to offer students or google "then read" only if it complements the subject, and not a substitute for a story about it. If you are not willing to share some secrets, better not mention or use the wording "Unfortunately, I can not tell you more."
8. Pay attention to details
Look closely at the materials that you use in your presentation. Suddenly there were charts with visible changes, cause you do not know, or words, the translation of which you have forgotten?
Questions from the audience can sometimes confound, and doubly a shame, if you set your own presentation.
If you use video, better do it at the beginning or at the end of the slide. The roller can not start or stop responding presentation will have to include recycled and you - fill the awkward silence.
9. Use the potential of animation
In the capable hands of the animation slide runs on the narrator. Gradually revealing elements on the slide, you will be able to demonstrate the structure of the phenomenon, ask intriguing questions, focus on different areas and even a joke. Get involved is not necessary, but in small quantities, it looks impressive.
You can create a beautiful interactive presentation using the online service Prezi. Especially it will save you in the second half of the day when students are tired of the same type of static slides.
10. Prepare to force majeure
Everything can not be taken into account, however, from the most obvious hitches can protect themselves. Prepare in advance a couple of amusing phrases in case of technical problems ( "Turn on the presentation, and then I did not teach," "I need a working microphone, I want everyone to know ") and several designs that will translate an uncomfortable question in a more comfortable for you plane. Before the performance, check presentation, clicker, microphone, take water.
11. Do not forget the classics
Ready for action, remember trivial, but they are not less useful tips:
- Rehearse several times the performance.
- Do not overload the presentation, avoid the fine print.
- Do not waste time on nonsense listeners, saying as specifically as possible and to the point.
- Mentally select different parts of the room two or three people, and tell them not to lose eye contact with the audience.
- Complete performance of 10-15 minutes early to leave time for questions.