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2. Your old brain is there for your
survival. It controls e.g. your blood
pressure, balance and adrenaline
You can’t suppress certain things:
 Danger
 Food & drinks
 The word ‘Free’
 Sex
 Your name … and the word “You”
1. Start with You-Phrasing

3. 1. Start with You-Phrasing
Common phrases:
“Our company allows you to ...”
“We need to be able to ...”
“What if I could show the ...”
Do you feel the difference:
“You need to be able to ...”
“What you can do is ...”
“Today, you’ll see, how ...”
You-Phrasing transfers ownership!

4. The # of times
You or Your
is used in the first slide deck:
1. Start with You-Phrasing
You-Phrasing transfers ownership!

5. The # 1 Predictor
for success in business
and upward potential
'How much you enjoy
public speaking and how
effective you are at it'
- Study Stanford University & AT&T -

6. 2. Captivate their Attention First!
Hello, Welcome, Good afternoon.
Then... captivate their attention first!
Before you even mention your name or company name
So before your opening, that includes
who you are, what you do & why you are there

7. 2. Captivate their Attention First!
Hello, Welcome, Good afternoon.
Then... captivate their attention first!
Why?
Without ATTENTION they won’t remember anything!

8. 2. Captivate their Attention First!
Ask them a relevant question
 Did you know that ..?
 What if you could ..?
 Have you seen ..?
You can include e.g. a quote, article
or image on the screen
Tell them a relevant story
 Just begin your story
 The old brain can’t resist
- irrelevant stories included
 Don’t say:
“Let me tell you a story ...”

9. 2. Captivate their Attention First!
Show them 3 numbers
 “You might be wondering what
these numbers represent ...”
 It’s to captivate attention and
support a point. Keep it short!
 Explain the numbers, add
narrative, use color & $ymbols 
Show or tell them 3 words
 “What do these 3 words have
in common?”
 What they have in common
supports your 1st/main
message
 They think = attention!
Now answer the 3 questions to
make them feel safe

10. WHY?
For your audience to better
Follow
Remember
Understand
your
story - message - presentation
3. Use Anchoring
Remember Pavlov’s dog?
Stimulus - Response

11. 3. Use Anchoring – Move with Purpose!
Spatial Anchoring: to support Timeline or Important points
O O O O
Timeline
Make
Important
points at
different
locations
on stage
- Stage -
- Audience -
1 - Past 2 - Present 3 - Future
Talk on the left e.g. about:
Me/us/the company
Positive benefits
Content/facts
Cause -> Effect
Talk on the right e.g. about:
You/them/the competition
Negative disadvantages
Tell a story
Action -> result

12. 3. Use Anchoring
Visual Anchoring: to support guidance or a message
Use the Rule of Three
Nr.1 Fear:
To not look foolish
Use Anchoring
Start with You-Phrasing
Captivate their attention first
The importance
of Presentation
skills

13. 3. Use Anchoring
Auditory Anchoring: to support your spoken message
Use your
 Tagline
 Catchphrase
 Call 2 action
repetitively - e.g. “That’s what we mean with ... <catchphrase>”
Repeat it during your closing argument:
”If there is 1 thing I want you to take away from
this presentation, then it is: <tagline> Thank you!”

14. Take Action Now!
Now YOU can take 3 actions:
1. Adjust your next presentation
 Your visuals/content/messages
 Your skills (e.g. opening – bodylanguage – closing)
 Your audience management
2. Let’s connect on Linkedin. Your invite & feedback are welcome
3. You are welcome to invite me to deliver your next
training/workshop/speech or coaching session

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Call: +31(0)6-4618.9163
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YouncK
Improve your Presentation skills!
Maurice Hellemons
Email: maurice@younck.com
Call: +31(0)6-4618.9163
nl.linkedin.com/in/MauriceHellemons
Another 3 NLP Techniques
to Improve your next Presentation!