What's Your Presentation Persona? Discover Your Unique Communication Style and Succeed in Any Arena by Scott Schwertly & Sunday Mancini

Author:Scott Schwertly & Sunday Mancini [Schwertly, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2017-02-24T05:00:00+00:00

SPOTTING A PERFORMER IN THE WILD

Meet Chris, a grad school student in the engineering program at Fromestow University. When people hear the word “engineering,” he knows that they want to pull out a comfortable blanket and nap. For his upcoming final project, Chris suspects that the faculty will need to bring tape for their eyelids and a horse’s trough of coffee.

But here’s the thing about Chris: he comes from a long line of entertainers. He’s loud, he’s funny, and he’s passionate about his chosen career. He would love nothing more than to get a few belly laughs during his final presentation and to give the faculty a break from the monotonous presentations they’ll expect from other students.

Chris is so confident that he’ll be a crowd pleaser that he isn’t even worried about the content of his talk. His prep time is spent sorting through funny stories about his time at Fromestow University, including his different encounters with the faculty. All he needs is a stage and a spotlight, and the audience is guaranteed to remember his talk above those of any of the other students.

The problem is that instead of using his final presentation as a way to show off his skills, make connections, and give himself credibility, Chris is really just using it as a way to show off himself. While he takes the program seriously and does want to succeed, he also needs to refocus his efforts in order to broaden his purpose.

With his vibrant style, he could be using his onstage skills to become a top-of-mind candidate for further career opportunities. Performers like him need to ensure that their performance isn’t wasted on the singular goal of entertaining the audience. If Chris wants to entertain the faculty, he will do so naturally. But he also should add a dash of gravity to his presentation and thus use his power for good rather than nothing.

The best place he could start is to provide additional materials that give more information about his final project, which is a bridge design he’s been working on during the duration of the program. He could even provide a call to action at the end of his slide deck, providing the professors with ways to further support his long-term vision. And finally, he could fearlessly invite questions from the faculty about the project during his talk, which would prove his credibility and lend weight to his plan.

Sometimes it’s about more than just what happens onstage. It’s about the seeds that are planted for an offstage harvest.

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