Creating Impact in Presentations

Nick Allcock

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Fear, anxiety . . tactics and hacks

1. Overcoming fear
• Visualise success
• Remember everyone is hoping you succeed
• Body movements . . our bodies change our minds
• Breathing

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Audience

1. Know your audience

• Which messages will resonate?

• What values do the audience have?

• What is their level of sophistication?

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Impact

1. Get their attention; you have 20 seconds

2. Be bold, be authentic
3. Believe in your material
4. Communicate via your voice and your body, limit slide content
5. Don’t rush
6. Learn to cut out your ticks

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Stories
USE STORIES—stories are as old as our species

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Humour
1. Use humour—sometimes you’ll bomb

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Use Imagery
1. Punctuate don’t elaborate

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Preparation, preparation
1. PRACTICE
• There is no substitute for practice. Ever.

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