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Where to Begin

Presentations Planning

Notes: A step by step planning process by Manchester University.

Communication Rebel

Make Marketing Suck Less Podcast, Dr. Michelle Mazur

Message Strategist, Dr. Michelle Mazur, hosts the Make Marketing Suck Less podcast which is admits marketing sucks.Let's make it easier and twice as effective.

Getting the Basics Right

Good Communication First Steps - getting the basics right.

A brief tutorial on how to ensure that any communication is based on effective principles from the start.

Notes: The first few questions that need to be answered when designing a presentation. If the embed above doesn't work well for you (if, for example you're using Firefox), please visit the link below:

Link: Getting the Basics Right

Using PowerPoint

PowerPoint – hammer or conductor’s baton

PowerPoint - hammer or conductor's baton?

PowerPoint, like any tool, can be used elegantly or bluntly. It can make your presentation inspiring or it can put your audience to sleep thus robbing you of the chance to get your message across.

PowerPoint Pet Hate No. 2

PowerPoint Pet Hate No. 2

What is it that winds Janet up about slides with too much text - other than too much text? Here is a piece of footage from a recent course on using PowerPoint like a pro - not a numpty.

Notes: Talking over a slide that has a large amount of information causes a cognitive load in the viewer - their brain is processing language from two different sources. This is Pet Hate No. 2.

Link: PowerPoint Pet Hate No. 2

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Pet Hate No. 1

Pet Hate No. 1 and what to do about it.

So if Pet Hate No. 2 is talking over the top of a complex slide, what is Pet Hate No. 1? Well the clue comes when the presenter says "You probably can't see that!"

Notes: Sometimes you have to show a complex slide. What do you do about that when your audience "...probably can't see that."

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Voice

Julian Treasure: How to speak so that people want to listen

How to Speak So That People Want to Listen | Julian Treasure | TED

Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Here's Julian Treasure to help you fix that. As the sound expert demonstrates some useful vocal exercises and shares tips on how to speak with empathy, he offers his vision for a sonorous world of listening and understanding.

Notes: Julian Treasure shares ideas on how to use your voice effectively, so that you are heard (for the right reasons.)

Inspiration

Dr Martin Luther King, 1963, “I have a dream”

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Notes: In this most famous of speeches, Dr Martin Luther King uses passion, imagery and repetition to communicate his message.

Commander Chris Hadfield TED 2014, “What I learned from going blind in space”

What I learned from going blind in space | Chris Hadfield | TED

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. There's an astronaut saying: In space, "there is no problem so bad that you can't make it worse." So how do you deal with the complexity, the sheer pressure, of dealing with dangerous and scary situations?

Notes: Notice how the astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield uses everyday language to explain an out of this world experience. He also uses unexpected humour, changes in voice (particularly pace), video and his own physicality to engage with his audience.

Stephen Ritz, TED 2012, “The Green Bronx Machine”

Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the South Bronx

A whirlwind of energy and ideas, Stephen Ritz is a teacher in New York's tough South Bronx, where he and his kids grow lush gardens for food, greenery -- and jobs. Just try to keep up with this New York treasure as he spins through the many, many ways there are to grow hope in a neighborhood many have written off, or in your own.

Notes: Stephen Ritz uses his own passion and emotion to grab the attention of the audience. This speech is unsophisticated, unscripted and uncontrolled – and is all the better for it!

Malala Yousafzai, 2014, Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

Watch Malala Yousafzai's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

Malala Yousafzai, a teenage advocate for children's education, said she was proud to represent her country of Pakistan as the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Watch an excerpt of her speech on Dec. 10, 2014. Read more: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/malala-yousafzai-and-kailash-satyarthi-honor-forgotten-children/

Notes: Malala Yousafzai uses personal stories, repetition, humour and dynamic voice techniques to inspire and communicate. The full speech can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOqIotJrFVM