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PPD Talk at HEC
Flash cards for a morning talk at HEC to explain and present pitching comm
Term | Definition |
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Introduction on speaker as well as topic: Communication skills | BNA, 8 yrs in Qatar, comm specialist & executive coach, lecturer at the University of London, UK, curriculum designer for comm skills, working with individuals on presentation and communication skills. The art of reaching others/participants and engaging |
Presenting with Impact | Show presence. Improve your presence. Work on your presence. |
Speaker :: Audience | Speaking skills and trust in your content win in any presentation. Quality over quantity. |
Body Language | The 55/38/7 Formula Albert Mehrabian, a researcher of body language, first broke down the components of a face-to-face conversation. He found that communication is 55% nonverbal, 38% vocal, and 7% words only. |
How to start? - Hook. | Undivided attention. Explain the term hook: "A hook is a strong statement, a personnel reference, or specific question that grabs a person's attention at the beginning of the communication." Tell a story, rhetorical question, unexpected turns. |
Strong introduction, impactful ending. | How to end a presentation? - Give me ideas! Call to action Thank the audience and contributors Open-ended question Powerful quote Ask for feedback |
Tone | WHY Authoritative and appealing tone of voice is important? This will come from the ability to make your voice resonate, as a resonant voice is more pleasing on the ear and can make you sound more confident. Helps to convince the audience It's our tone! |
Modulation | Modulating your voice means adjusting your volume, pitch, pace, and pauses to suit your purpose, context, and audience. To do this effectively, use a loud enough volume to be heard clearly, but not too loud to sound aggressive. Match your pitch to you |
The Power of the Pause | Effectively using pauses in speech will make your ideas easier to understand. If you do it right, your listener will not be aware of your pauses, but you will communicate your ideas more persuasively and clearly. If you do it wrongly, listeners off |
Engagement/Open for Feedback | Never stop to invite your audience to engage, keep pushing for feedback. |
THANK YOU! Now go and enjoy showing us what you have learned, I would like to see some amazing pitches from you! | Remember: Intro, connecting, use your body, hook, tone, modulation, pause, engagement, ending. |