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Presentation skills, TED-style - the workshop

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A workshop structured around the iconic TED Talks, the gold standard for public speaking. Learn a step-by-step method to inspire and motivate your audience over the course of a day. Master the art of storytelling, learn to paint strong visual imagery and understand how to get your audience behind your ideas, no matter how audacious or complex they seem. A fun and challenging session for those who need to shock, wow and captivate!

Learning objectives

This workshop will help you:

Understand what an audience needs from you

Engage and inspire a team to perform

Understand your personal style and how to use it

Show passion in your delivery as well as clear insight to your subject

Combat nerves, speak up and get your ideas heard

Learn how to express yourself by standing out and impacting your audience

Analyse the difference between communication that sticks, and information that gets forgotten

Deliver a persuasive and memorable TED-style presentation from a clear nine-step method

Ultimately, this workshop will provide you with a toolbox to deliver compelling and influential messages to the people you need to motivate.

Workshop outline

1 What's it all about?

Exercise: audience reaction in three words...

Introduction to the spoken word

Understanding the needs of the listener

The currency of ideas

Outlining your intention

2 Finding the story in complex content

Motivating activity

Analysing memorable messages

How do you add value to your content?

Exercise: The Six Principles of Sticky Ideas (Dan and Chip Heath)

How do you teach something new?

3 Delivering jaw-dropping moments

Systematic creativityDeliver an emotionally charged experienceHow to effectively use statistics and dataTactics that get results

The 'urban legends' concept - what makes stories unforgettable? How elements of the unexpected take content from ordinary to extraordinary

ExercisesThe Toolbox: Hands, Volume, Pausing, Eye Contact, ExpressionEnergy levels. What percentage are you at?What type of communicator are you?Which TED speakers are the most inspirational?

4 Combatting anxiety

How to answer difficult questions

Identifying challenging situations

Controlling nervous energy

5 Making it personal

Creating impactLighten up!!Analogies and metaphorsKeeping it simplePictures and props

Make an emotional investment

Exercise: Personal anecdotes and memories

The 9 steps to a TED Talk, including:Find the emotionIs it novel?Make it memorable

6 Action planning

Exercise: Identify specific actions to enhance your presentation style

Exercise: Personal action planning

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