For Persuasive Presentations

Here is a speech example from a latest presentation I made where I had the privilege of addressing a bunch on a favourite topic.  I typically handle such groups on areas of specialty.  I was the second of 4 speakers.

I waited on the side as Michael the primary speaker spoke on.  I was the subsequent speaker and was referred to as to the aspect to immediate Michael to begin to finish the presentation.

 Michael sat on the end of a big rectangular desk, along with his hands holding a bit of paper and eyes on his notes.  Across the table were colleagues from one other department.

Michael had simply completed a Powerpoint presentation of 30 slides and spoke shortly about his program, for greater than 40 minutes now.

 I regarded around at his audience and puzzled how a lot was going to be retained and what had been most important on this presentation.  What from this presentation would make a difference tomorrow.

 I determined then and there to present a distinct presentation.

 This is what I did:

What I did	Why I did it
I stood up. To the dismay of everyone, andespecially Michael – a real surprise !  “Don’t you want aseat?” asked Michael. You should have seen the lookon their faces.	By standing, I: Immediately established that I was going to be different after a long“static” presentation. Gave them an opportunity to shift in their chairs, to lighten up and to lookforward to my Message. Commanded the space (and you do not need much). Drew attention, and Created focus on me and theMessage. Enabled the use of body language through positioning, use of gestures and facial expressions. I was interested in building relationships.
I used eye contact	By standing, I was easily ableto look everyone in the eye to create relationships and a true sense ofspeaking to individuals as much as the group.
I was brief	I respected their time. A short presentation in itself can be memorable in comparison toanother’s longer presentation. I had a strong message which was important not to get lost in a longand wordy presentation.
I used some humor I wrapped my presentation inside a few laughs – trying to benatural.  Eg“I’m standing so you cannot read my notes and getahead of me”.	Built relationships and built‘bridges’. Seteveryone at ease. Allowedmy audience to shift in their chairs and get comfortable as theyreacted to my humor.
I used my voice	Added interest, fast, slow,deep, high. My use of a natural voiceenabled me to respond to the needs of the different types of learnersin the group: visual, auditory, kinaesthetic and even those who may beauditory-digital.
I structured my“talk” or presentation. I used a whiteboard and wrote my 3 points up as I made them.  This kept the 3 ideas intheir minds as a visual throughout my presentation.  You have to work hard to do this using Powerpointslides.	Those listening could see whereI was going so they did not get lost. The message was “visible” and memorable.
I summarised	This reinforced the three majorpoints covered, and with the linking helped understanding.
I ended with an inspiring storyof hidden outcomes in their work	Ending on a positive andinspiring note that reinforces the importance of this department, andthe individual. We alldeserve to be recognised. Aninteresting way to end, which in this instance helped ensure that thetime and the Message is memorable.

Summarising this Speech Instance

I stood and spoke briefly using humor and eye contact to build bridges, structuring the time used so they did not get misplaced, and attempting to create a memorable second by means of using humor, voice, gestures and an inspiring story that honoured their work.  The use of a summary bolstered the three factors of the Message.

Although a Message can have more points, I find that three is optimum for me and are easy to remember and easy to revise all through the speech and presentation.

Being brief and galvanizing can create a persuasive speech and presentation.