Presenting at Work: A Guide to Public Speaking in Professional Contexts by Stillion Southard Bjørn & Clapp Christine

Author:Stillion Southard, Bjørn & Clapp, Christine [Stillion Southard, Bjørn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Spoken with Authority
Published: 2014-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

PRESENTATION AIDS ARE FOR THE AUDIENCE, NOT THE SPEAKER

Don’t make the mistake of using presentation aids, and especially presentation software, as notes. You certainly may take an outline or other materials to the lectern to speak from, but these materials should never be available to listeners on a screen or on a handout! And if you must provide a client or listener a stand-alone document as a report, create a different set of slides for your oral presentation. Rest assured, the presentation you speak from does not have to be the same as the handout or written report you provide listeners. On the contrary, it can be useful to think of presentation aids as a supplement to a written document that is meant to breathe life—with videos, pictures, and stories—into the facts and data on paper.

When selecting presentation aids to include in your next speech, ask yourself: Does this presentation aid add something that could not be conveyed with words alone? Is there a story that would come alive or a piece of information that would make more sense if paired with a presentation aid? If you answered yes, include it. If you are including the presentation aid because it will serve as a prompt for what you want to say or so that it will fill up white space, leave it out.

Once you have decided to use presentation aids and have settled on a format (hard copy or electronic), you then should turn your focus to designing them. Here are some general guidelines for what a presentation aid should look like.

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