This document describes step-by-step the creative process I follow when making up my presentations.

1. Creating Presentations by Lia Hadley www.kimm.uni-luebeck.de

2. This document describes step-by-step the creative process I follow when making my presentations.

4. Step 1: Deciding upon the Topic This is a phase of reflection and assessment.

5. What information do I give?

6. What instructions do I give?

7. What stories do I tell?

8. What metaphors do I use?

9. What examples do I use?

10. Step 2: Knowing the Audience It is important to know your audience to be able to engage them.

11. Who are they?

12. Why are they there?

13. Why should they listen?

14. What do they want to hear?

15. Step 3: Determining the Focus The focus of any presentation should be to…

16. … share ideas and experiences…

17. … address questions and concerns…

18. … find solutions to problems & conflicts.

20. Step 5: Creating a Structure It is important that the structure of any presentation is...

21. simple …

22. transparent …

23. reusable …

24. and scalable.

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