New York Times bestselling author and veteran speaker Jodee Blanco will provide a simple, practical tool kit for knocking any presentation out of the park. Whether it’s a one-on-one pitch, a teams’ meeting, a client conference or a packed ballroom at a convention, she’ll show participants how to connect with any audience. She’ll dispel the myth that you have to be gregarious or an “extrovert” to be an effective presenter and help participants identify and hone their own personal presentation styles.
Jodee will cover everything from preparation such as room set up, centering exercises, proper sound checks and speaker etiquette to audience engagement and management techniques, body language tips, segue strategies, vocal cues and attire do’s and don’ts.
Participants will be given facilitator guided practice time during which they can begin using their new skill set. For anyone who does presentations as part of their core responsibilities this workshop is a game-changer.
Take-aways include:
- How to gain an audience’s trust
- The podium question
- Energy, energy, energy!
- The power of the pause
- Slides or no slides—when and how to use them
- Posture, poise and stance
- Audience quadrants—how to make every member of a large audience feel as if you’re speaking directly to them.
- Ascending vs descending energy—the staircase analogy
- Step in-step out technique for making important points
- Eye contact—the sweeping glance, the one-on-one
- Working the space
- How to use movement to make a segue or punctuate a statement
- How to make an anecdote unforgettable
- How to use your voice to pull the audience in—tone, pitch, volume and lilt.
- Controlling an unruly audience member
- Keeping it authentic, warm and real
- The secret of a good entrance and exit that leaves ‘em wanting more.