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May we present to you, a lovely presentation on presentations. Should the opportunity to make a presentation present itself to you, you'll be totally set after watching this video. What a lovely present.
Transcript
- 00:04
[Coop and Dino singing]
- 00:13
Presentations aren’t just when you stand in front of someone and deliver information. [Man stood at front of class]
- 00:17
If that was the case, then giving your order at the McDonald’s drive-thru would be considered
- 00:21
a presentation and –its not.
- 00:24
So if you want your audience to be more engaged in what you’re saying than a teenaged employee [Car pulls up to McDonalds drive-thru]
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- 00:29
being paid minimum wage, you'll have to know how to really wow 'em.
- 00:32
And heck, it might even spice up your Mickey D's order. Who knows? [Boy giving McDonald's food bag to driver]
- 00:36
So, without further ado, here are some tips for delivering an effective presentation…
- 00:41
Just like film, a good presentation has to be developed. [Hand switches light off]
- 00:44
…Er, ask your parents about that one.
- 00:46
The point is that before you deliver your speech, you should do the work to develop
- 00:50
your presentation. This includes conducting good research…
- 00:53
… creating an outline…
- 00:54
… and organizing the content of your presentation so that it flows in a coherent manner.
- 00:59
Now that you’ve organized your topic and ideas, you’re ready for the fun part:
- 01:03
the speech. [Man gasping]
- 01:05
Start strong to engage your audience.
- 01:07
Remember: a good opening grabs your audience’s attention and makes them want to hear what
- 01:11
you have to say. [Students eagerly watching presentation]
- 01:12
There’s lots of ways to make a strong start: You could begin with a question…
- 01:17
… an interesting fact…
- 01:18
… an anecdote…
- 01:20
… or anything else you can think of to get the audience’s attention. [Examples of introductory things to say when beginning a speech]
- 01:24
And if you start strong, be sure to end strong as well.
- 01:27
Don’t lose steam and start to trail off.
- 01:29
You want your ending to be memorable so it'll stick with your audience. [Students with cats and dogs]
- 01:33
To do that, you could answer your question from the beginning…
- 01:36
… tell another anecdote…
- 01:37
… or end with a whole new question for your audience to think about.
- 01:40
Whatever it is, make your ending something memorable that sticks with them. [Coop discussing the ending of a speech]
- 01:44
But just remember to let go of the audience’s attention after you’ve grabbed it.
- 01:48
They have things to do… After-school activities and stuff. [Girl holding a kitten and hit in the head by basketball]
- 01:51
If your presentation involves complex terms or facts, make sure to explain and define
- 01:55
them upfront for your audience so you they don’t get lost or confused.
- 01:58
Because once you’ve lost your audience, you’ve lost them. And there’s
- 02:02
no map that’ll show you how to get them back. [Person checks googlemaps on smartphone]
- 02:04
Oh, and one more thing: Practice, practice, practice. Do your speech standing up and out loud.
- 02:10
We know, it sounds super obvious, but that doesn’t mean everyone does it.
- 02:14
Be sure to time yourself and maybe even do the speech for someone who's willing to give [Person checks watch for time]
- 02:18
you feedback.
- 02:19
Having a little taste of how an audience will react might help you realize which parts of
- 02:23
your presentation are working, and which parts still need a little bit of T.L.C.
- 02:27
All this practice means you’ll be a lot more confident when you’re actually in front [Man at front of class presenting]
- 02:30
of your audience.
- 02:31
And if you’re nervous you might forget something, make notes or create visuals to help prompt
- 02:36
you about where you are in your presentation.
- 02:38
And remember to speak at an understandable pace. It’s almost impossible to go too slow
- 02:42
during a presentation… unless you're a sloth, or something… [Sloth appears on stage]
- 02:46
but it’s really easy to speakwaytoofastforanybodytoactuallyunderstandyou.
- 02:49
And lastly, when you’re done… [Person raises hand to girl presenting]
- 02:51
… don’t forget to soak up your applause. You’ve earned it.
- 02:54
Just don’t get so caught up in it that you forget to go to soccer practice. [Man holding arms in the air and hit in the head by soccer ball]
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