This document outlines a bootcamp for professional speakers. It discusses 10 stages of an effective presentation: research, planning, establishing mood, structure, visuals, rehearsal, refinement, preparation, engagement, and review. The bootcamp teaches speakers to avoid common mistakes like disorganization and teaches best practices like storytelling, authenticity, and rehearsal to engage audiences and achieve presentation goals. Speakers will practice a 2-minute talk and receive feedback to continue improving.

1. PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS BOOTCAMP
CAIRNS - 9th OCTOBER 2014

2. OUR AIM TODAY IS TO PLAY A ROLE IN
ENDING STINKY PRESENTATIONS FOR EVER.
WELCOME

3. WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON WE PRESENT?

4. TO GET OUR AUDIENCE TO TAKE SOME FORM OF ACTION

5. OUR AIM TODAY IS TO PLAY A ROLE IN
ENDING STINKY PRESENTATIONS FOR EVER.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT STINKY
PRESENTATIONS DON’T GET
PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION

6. OUR AIM TODAY IS TO PLAY A ROLE
IN ENDING STINKY PRESENTATIONS
FOREVER.

7. HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN SOMEONE TELLS YOU A STORY?

8. FROM TIME TO TIME WE PAUSE.

10. YOU GET A CHANCE TO PRESENT
SOMETHING YOU ARE PASSIONATE
ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON.

11. HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN SOMEONE TELLS YOU A STORY?
EXERCISE

12. 1. Who you are and WHAT YOU DO.
2. HOW YOU PRESENT NOW.
3. WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT PRESENTING.
4. WHAT BUMS YOU OUT ABOUT PRESENTING?
5. WORST JOB YOU EVER HAD?

13. MY SPEAKING JOURNEY (SO FAR)

14. SO WHERE DO WE START?

15. WHERE DO SPEAKERS GO WRONG?

16. 1. THEY ARE TOTALLY DISORGANISED

17. 2. THEIR PRESENTATION LACKS STRUCTURE (RAMBLES).

18. 3. THEY HAVE POWERPOINT AND SHOULDn’T.

19. 4. THEY ARE OVERLY RELIANT ON TECHNOLOGY.

20. 5. THEY ARE REALLY BORING.

21. 6. THEY JUST PRESS PLAY.

22. 7. THEY MISS THE MARK WITH THEIR AUDIENCE.

23. 8. THEY MAKE SIMPLE IDEAS COMPLICATED.

24. 9. THEY STAND AND READ THE PRESENTATIOn.

25. 10. THEY ARE JUST PLAIN DICKHEADS.

26. OK WE KNOW WHERE SPEAKERS GO WRONG, SO WHAT NEXT?

29. STAGE 1 - RESEARCH

31. THINGS GO WRONG - ALL THE TIME.
THE MORE RESEARCH YOU DO THE FEWER THINGS
THAT SEEM TO GO WRONG.

33. RESEARCH YOUR AUDIENCE.

34. RESEARCH YOUR VENUE.

35. RESEARCH WHAT IS GOING ON
LOCALLY.

36. HANDY HINT
!
PUT TOGETHER YOUR OWN
SPEAKER KIT THAT GOES
WITH YOU EVERYWHERE.

39. STAGE 2 - PLANNING

46. STAGE 3 - MOOD

47. PEOPLE FORGET THE DETAIL BUT THEY
REMEMBER YOUR EMOTION.

48. GIVE YOUR AUDIENCE A
SIGNIFICANT REASON TO
LISTEN TO YOU.

49. SOLVE PROBLEMS. THE BIGGER THE PROBLEMS
THE MORE COMPELLING YOU WILL BE.

50. UNDERSTANDING PASSION.

51. This is not.

53. THE POWER OF AUTHENTICITY.

54. THE IMPORTANCE OF STORYTELLING

56. HANDY HINT
!
START A STORY LIST

58. STAGE 4 - STRUCTURE

59. WHY DO WE NEED TO STRUCTURE OUR
PRESENTATIONS?

60. THE OPENING IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

61. GREAT OPENING OPTIONS
MAKE A BIG,
BOLD
STATEMENT
QUOTE A
REALLY
THOUGHT
PROVOKING
STATISTIC
ASK THE
AUDIENCE A
GOOD
QUESTION.
TELL AN
ENGAGING
STORY.

62. EPIC FAILS
OPEN WITH A
JOKE. LEAVE
THAT FOR
DRUNKEN
BEST MEN.
I’M SO TIRED,
JET LAGGED,
TRAVELLED OUT
BLAH BLAH.
IT IS ALL
ABOUT ME, ME
AND ME…
ASK A BAD
QUESTION.
INSULT THEM.
AWESOME.

63. THERE ARE A RANGE OF POSSIBLE STRUCTURES?

64. THERE ARE A RANGE OF POSSIBLE STRUCTURES?2. CLARIFY
THE ISSUE/
OPPORTUNITY
1. STANDARD MEAT AND POTATO STRUCTURE
1. START WITH
A STRONG
OPENING.
3. PROVIDE
YOUR
SOLUTIONS.
4. BACK TO
ISSUE, CALL
TO ACTION.

65. THERE ARE A RANGE OF POSSIBLE STRUCTURES?2. WORK YOUR
WAY THROUGH
THE STORY
SLOWLY.
2. TELL A STORY
1. TELL
PEOPLE YOU
ARE TELLING A
STORY.
3. SUM UP THE
KEY POINTS
AND YOUR
REALISATIONS
4. END WITH
THE ‘WHERE
TO FROM
HERE?”

66. THERE ARE A RANGE OF POSSIBLE STRUCTURES?2. SHARE A
LITTLE MORE
SUPPORTING
INFO. REPEAT.
3. THE PROGRESSIVE SHARE
1. OPEN WITH
A FACT,
NUMBER,
OBSERVATION.
3. SUM UP
WHAT IT
MEANS TO
THE AUDIENCE
4. CLOSE WITH
A WHERE TO
FROM HERE -
ACTION?

67. UNDERSTANDING SCALABILITY.

68. THERE ARE A RANGE OF POSSIBLE STRUCTURES?
POINT 1
SCALABILITYMEMORABLE
OPENING
POINT 2
CALL TO ACTION
CLOSE
POINT 2
ANECDOTE ANECDOTE ANECDOTE
ANECDOTE ANECDOTE ANECDOTE
ANECDOTE ANECDOTE ANECDOTE60 mIN
45 mIN
30 mIN

69. WHAT IF YOU HAVE TO DO A 2
MINUTE TALK
SOMETIME SOON WITH VERY
LITTLE PREP TIME?

70. 1. GET THE
AUDIENCES
ATTENTION
2. SPELL OUT
THE ISSUE OR
THE
OPPORTUNITY.ASK A QUESTION.
QUOTE A BIG STATISTIC.
MAKE AN OBSERVATION.
TELL A STORY.
3. SPELL OUT
THE
SOLUTIONS
TELL THEM
WHAT ACTION
YOU WANT
THEM TO TAKE
DO A STRONG CLOSE.
KEEP IT SIMPLE.
BE DRAMATIC.
SLOW AND DELIBERATE.
PROVIDE CONTEXT.
LEAVE NO ROOM FOR
CONFUSION.
HOW DID YOU GET TO
THIS SPOT.
4. RECAP THE
ISSUE OR THE
OPPORTUNITY.

72. STAGE 5 - VISUALS

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116. HANDY HINT
!
USING VIDEOS TO ADD
INTEREST TO YOUR
PRESENTATIONS

119. THINGS TO PONDER…
!
DOn’T RELY ON INTERNET
CONNECTIONS.
BEWARE OF COPYRIGHT.
FRAME THE VIDEO.

121. YOU GET A CHANCE TO PRESENT
SOMETHING YOU ARE PASSIONATE
ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON.

123. STAGE 6 - REHEARSE

124. WHAT MAKES A GREAT
PRESENTER SO
IMPRESSIVE?

125. REHEARSE
REHEARSE
REHEARSE

127. STAGE 7 - REFINE

128. WHAT DID YOUR REHEARSAL TELL YOU?

129. HOW IS YOUR TIMING?

130. WHAT ARE THE
STICKING POINTS?

131. WHAT DO YOUR INSTINCTS
TELL YOU?

132. HOW CAN YOU MAKE IT BETTER?

134. STAGE 8 - PREPARE

135. ALWAYS ARRIVE EARLY AND IN
GREAT SHAPE.

136. NERVES ARE NOT YOUR ENEMY.

137. FIND A FRIEND.

138. BE FULLY PRESENT - NOTHING ELSE MATTERS NOW.

139. AMY CUDDY
TED TALK
“HOW YOUR BODY LANGUAGE
CHANGES HOW YOU THINK AND FEEL”

140. GET YOURSELF INTO A GREAT STATE.

141. ALCOHOL IS NOT YOUR FRIEND.

143. STAGE 9 - ENGAGE

144. BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED.

145. MAKE THE FIRST FEW MINUTES COUNT.

146. THE IMPORTANCE OF BODY LANGUAGE.

147. !
The words.7%
38%
55%
!
The feeling or emotion.
!
The body language

154. !
WE NEED TO LOOK FOR A
GROUP OF SIGNALS

155. WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF A
LACK OF ENGAGEMENT?

156. LOOK INTO THE WHITE OF THEIR EYES.

158. THE POWER OF THE……………………….PAUSE.

159. YOUR VOICE IS A VERSATILE TOOL.

160. LEARN TO READ THE ENERGY
IN THE ROOM.

161. SHOULD YOU USE NOTES - OR NOT?

162. NEVER GET FLUSTURED -
GO WITH THE FLOW.

163. DEALING WITH HECKLERS.

164. DON’T TAKE YOURSELF TOO SERIOUSLY.

165. HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN SOMEONE TELLS YOU A STORY?
EXERCISE

166. 2 MINUTE TALK

168. STAGE 10 - REVIEW

169. LEARN FROM WHAT YOU GET RIGHT
AND WHAT YOU GET WRONG.

170. REVIEW YOUR PRESENTATION WHILE IT IS STILL
FRESH IN YOUR MIND.

171. LEARN FROM EVERY PRESENTER
YOU SEE FROM NOW ON.
(AND DEVELOP YOUR OWN STYLE).

172. ALWAYS ASK FOR FEEDBACK.

173. PRESENT AS OFTEN AS
YOU CAN.

174. PHEW

175. WHERE TO FROM HERE?

177. A 10 WEEK FOLLOW UP PROGRAM