1 00:00:00,210 --> 00:00:06,330 Gift biz unwrapped episode 175 congratulations. 2 00:00:06,750 --> 00:00:10,560 You've been asked to speak at a local organization that you 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:14,430 know will give you great visibility for your business. 4 00:00:14,670 --> 00:00:16,410 You accepted immediately. 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,320 You are so psyched to do the presentation. 6 00:00:19,830 --> 00:00:21,780 Now it's time to put it together. 7 00:00:22,740 --> 00:00:26,040 You're staring at a white piece of paper. 8 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,910 How in the world do you get this done? 9 00:00:30,570 --> 00:00:31,560 No worries. 10 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,550 I've got you covered At Tinton gifters, 11 00:00:35,550 --> 00:00:37,350 bakers, crafters and makers. 12 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:39,720 Pursuing your dream can be fun. 13 00:00:39,990 --> 00:00:43,410 Whether you have an established business or looking to start one 14 00:00:43,410 --> 00:00:46,110 now you are in the right place. 15 00:00:46,350 --> 00:00:48,720 This is give to biz unwrapped, 16 00:00:48,930 --> 00:00:52,560 helping you turn your skill into a flourishing business. 17 00:00:52,830 --> 00:00:56,400 Join us for an episode packed full of invaluable guidance, 18 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:00,540 resources and the support you need to grow your gift biz. 19 00:01:00,780 --> 00:01:03,270 Here is your host gift biz gal, 20 00:01:03,420 --> 00:01:04,620 Sue moon Heights. 21 00:01:05,790 --> 00:01:11,180 This summer For me has been one of my pager presentation 22 00:01:11,210 --> 00:01:15,740 creation. The cycle of my businesses seems to be more than 23 00:01:15,740 --> 00:01:17,240 in the front of the year. 24 00:01:17,270 --> 00:01:18,530 I'm going out to trade shows, 25 00:01:18,530 --> 00:01:21,620 yes, but I'm not doing as much speaking as I do 26 00:01:21,620 --> 00:01:23,120 the back half of the year. 27 00:01:23,510 --> 00:01:25,940 Also with the introduction of my new book, 28 00:01:25,970 --> 00:01:30,090 it's gotten me there opportunity to get onto new stages so 29 00:01:30,150 --> 00:01:33,360 that enhances the number of presentations that I'm going to be 30 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:37,260 doing. And while I have a couple of standard presentations that 31 00:01:37,260 --> 00:01:39,060 I do over and over, 32 00:01:39,210 --> 00:01:41,550 a lot of these are audience specific, 33 00:01:41,550 --> 00:01:45,810 so they need to be tweaked or adjusted or in some 34 00:01:45,810 --> 00:01:49,950 cases totally recreated if I'm teaching something. 35 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:50,850 So again, 36 00:01:50,850 --> 00:01:56,190 this summer I've been creating presentations like crazy and I've gotten 37 00:01:56,190 --> 00:01:58,770 it down to a system which makes it, 38 00:01:58,980 --> 00:02:00,690 I won't say effortless, 39 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,120 but it makes it much more comfortable, 40 00:02:03,390 --> 00:02:05,190 not totally freaky, 41 00:02:05,190 --> 00:02:05,880 like, Oh my gosh, 42 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:07,230 what am I going to say? 43 00:02:07,430 --> 00:02:10,280 But it's a nice system and I know a lot of 44 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,880 you now are getting on stages and starting to speak, 45 00:02:14,090 --> 00:02:17,360 so I thought you'd be interested in knowing my process. 46 00:02:17,620 --> 00:02:20,350 My goal is to just make it easier for you to 47 00:02:20,350 --> 00:02:23,680 say yes when an opportunity to speak comes up. 48 00:02:23,850 --> 00:02:24,900 And then secondly, 49 00:02:24,900 --> 00:02:27,570 when you get to that point where it's time to figure 50 00:02:27,570 --> 00:02:29,940 out what it's going to look like and what you're going 51 00:02:29,940 --> 00:02:30,690 to say, 52 00:02:30,950 --> 00:02:33,050 you have a process that you can follow. 53 00:02:33,620 --> 00:02:38,180 I've also summarized this whole process for you in a download 54 00:02:38,180 --> 00:02:40,490 that you can grab at gift biz, 55 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:45,090 unwrapped.com forward slash presentation creation. 56 00:02:45,540 --> 00:02:47,040 So let's get into this. 57 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:48,300 First off, 58 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,780 why would you want to speak in the first place? 59 00:02:52,050 --> 00:02:54,080 For a lot of people getting up in front, 60 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:59,430 even doing your elevator pitch makes you really nervous and you 61 00:02:59,430 --> 00:03:01,400 know your heart starts beating fast and you, 62 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,110 you like lose your whole mind in terms of what you're 63 00:03:04,110 --> 00:03:04,920 going to say. 64 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,680 So why would you put yourself in a position where you 65 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:10,600 would have these nerves and anxiety? 66 00:03:10,900 --> 00:03:13,780 Well, I have to tell you that speaking in front of 67 00:03:13,780 --> 00:03:17,230 new groups or even within your local community, 68 00:03:17,390 --> 00:03:20,810 maybe it's the chamber of commerce who you've been with forever 69 00:03:20,990 --> 00:03:24,230 gives you an opportunity to showcase yourself. 70 00:03:24,540 --> 00:03:26,310 Not only you as a person, 71 00:03:26,340 --> 00:03:30,270 but expertise that people who have been around you for months 72 00:03:30,300 --> 00:03:32,130 may not even know you have. 73 00:03:32,450 --> 00:03:36,050 It identifies you as an authority in your field and it 74 00:03:36,050 --> 00:03:41,060 gives you visibility and potentially new opportunities because you never know 75 00:03:41,150 --> 00:03:42,530 who is listening, 76 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:47,810 who has other opportunities for you to speak or needs your 77 00:03:47,810 --> 00:03:50,540 services or your expertise that you're presenting. 78 00:03:50,690 --> 00:03:53,630 So if you're on the other side of this podcast and 79 00:03:53,630 --> 00:03:54,500 listening and saying, 80 00:03:54,530 --> 00:03:56,300 no, this episode isn't for me. 81 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:57,830 I'm never going to speak. 82 00:03:58,190 --> 00:04:01,100 Please stay with me because you'll see that in the end. 83 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:04,940 It doesn't have to be so anxiety ridden here. 84 00:04:04,940 --> 00:04:08,420 I'm not talking about when you're at a meeting and you're 85 00:04:08,420 --> 00:04:11,960 going to stand up and do your 22nd or 32nd elevator 86 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,020 speech, which I like to call an introduction message. 87 00:04:15,050 --> 00:04:15,650 By the way, 88 00:04:16,370 --> 00:04:19,610 I'm talking about a time when you're going to be speaking 89 00:04:19,610 --> 00:04:23,510 with a group of people to share expertise you have based 90 00:04:23,510 --> 00:04:25,370 on your experiences, 91 00:04:25,530 --> 00:04:27,120 your business knowledge, 92 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:28,200 et cetera. 93 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:32,780 It's an opportunity for you to showcase yourself and also provide, 94 00:04:32,780 --> 00:04:33,830 and this is key, 95 00:04:34,100 --> 00:04:39,080 provide the audience with some type of new knowledge or learning. 96 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:40,430 That's the whole goal. 97 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,220 That's the reason why whoever is putting on the event has 98 00:04:44,220 --> 00:04:47,500 invited you to speak and I definitely want you to grab 99 00:04:47,500 --> 00:04:50,950 that download because then you'll have it available if and when 100 00:04:50,980 --> 00:04:53,080 the opportunity arises. 101 00:04:53,450 --> 00:04:58,940 Let's talk really quickly about when this presentation creation is applicable 102 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,350 and when it isn't. 103 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:05,180 Have you ever listened to a presentation which you walk away 104 00:05:05,180 --> 00:05:05,660 and it's like, 105 00:05:05,660 --> 00:05:08,120 well, that was a total waste of time. 106 00:05:08,300 --> 00:05:09,710 You weren't entertained, 107 00:05:09,980 --> 00:05:13,190 you didn't learn anything new and it just seemed to be 108 00:05:13,190 --> 00:05:15,740 a little slot for someone to get up and talk a 109 00:05:15,740 --> 00:05:16,760 lot about nothing. 110 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,960 That is not how you want to present yourself. 111 00:05:21,140 --> 00:05:25,400 You want to take advantage of this opportunity to demonstrate what 112 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:29,990 you know that then leads to an advantage for the audience. 113 00:05:30,170 --> 00:05:33,680 Now, it might be as simple as being entertaining. 114 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:36,980 You might be getting up to speak because you're going to 115 00:05:36,980 --> 00:05:39,140 be providing some levity with you know, 116 00:05:39,140 --> 00:05:41,480 within an event or, 117 00:05:41,540 --> 00:05:43,730 and this is more of what I'm speaking about. 118 00:05:44,030 --> 00:05:47,150 You are there and meant to share your knowledge. 119 00:05:47,150 --> 00:05:51,140 Share your experience again for the gain of the listener. 120 00:05:51,530 --> 00:05:52,910 Okay. Are you ready? 121 00:05:53,110 --> 00:05:57,680 Let's dive into my presentation creation process. 122 00:05:57,910 --> 00:06:03,100 It all starts with five questions and this is laying the 123 00:06:03,100 --> 00:06:05,320 groundwork in setting the stage, 124 00:06:05,350 --> 00:06:06,190 if you will, 125 00:06:06,530 --> 00:06:10,160 to what you're going to be putting in your presentation you 126 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:11,630 want, whatever you're talking about, 127 00:06:11,630 --> 00:06:13,850 to be resonating with the audience, 128 00:06:13,850 --> 00:06:17,270 for them to get value from what you're speaking on. 129 00:06:17,550 --> 00:06:20,790 Here are the five questions that I always answer before I 130 00:06:20,790 --> 00:06:23,040 start preparing any presentation. 131 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:24,300 Number one, 132 00:06:24,660 --> 00:06:27,150 what is the purpose of the gathering? 133 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:28,350 In other words, 134 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,680 who are all the people coming together and what is the 135 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:32,850 common theme? 136 00:06:33,420 --> 00:06:36,270 I talk about chamber of commerce meetings quite a bit, 137 00:06:36,270 --> 00:06:39,600 so of course those are small businesses coming together, 138 00:06:40,110 --> 00:06:43,020 but let's say you're going to do a presentation for the 139 00:06:43,020 --> 00:06:44,790 local Botanic gardens. 140 00:06:45,030 --> 00:06:49,140 Their common theme is that they're all into gardening, 141 00:06:49,170 --> 00:06:52,320 outdoor and nature as a commonality. 142 00:06:52,450 --> 00:06:55,630 It's good to know what they have in common and how 143 00:06:55,630 --> 00:06:59,320 people are coming together as you start preparing your presentation. 144 00:07:00,370 --> 00:07:01,510 Question number two, 145 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,670 who is in the audience? 146 00:07:03,700 --> 00:07:05,530 What is the makeup of people? 147 00:07:05,670 --> 00:07:06,990 Are they all moms? 148 00:07:07,050 --> 00:07:09,180 Are they all from a certain area? 149 00:07:09,450 --> 00:07:10,770 Some of this spins off. 150 00:07:10,770 --> 00:07:15,000 The first question because maybe they're all gardeners for example, 151 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:19,290 but who are you specifically going to be talking to by 152 00:07:19,530 --> 00:07:21,030 age, gender, 153 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:22,410 education level, 154 00:07:22,470 --> 00:07:23,460 interest level. 155 00:07:23,740 --> 00:07:26,680 You want to make sure you have a feel so that 156 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,200 you can prepare and talk about things that are going to 157 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:34,000 resonate with them or talk about your topic and tweak it 158 00:07:34,030 --> 00:07:35,410 so that they can relate. 159 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:37,930 Question number three, 160 00:07:38,270 --> 00:07:40,460 what have you been asked to talk about? 161 00:07:41,230 --> 00:07:43,420 If this is a teaching situation, 162 00:07:43,450 --> 00:07:47,800 you've probably been assigned or already asked to speak on a 163 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,440 specific topic so you already know what you're going to talk 164 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:53,470 about, but if someone has just been very general and said, 165 00:07:53,500 --> 00:07:55,420 Oh, I would love for you to speak at our next 166 00:07:55,420 --> 00:07:59,270 event, narrow in with the event organizer, 167 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:03,380 specifically what your topic is going to be and a note 168 00:08:03,380 --> 00:08:06,050 here for every presentation. 169 00:08:06,140 --> 00:08:09,410 Don't try to throw everything in the soup. 170 00:08:09,410 --> 00:08:10,250 If you will, 171 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:14,600 take a very simple important topic that is going to be 172 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:18,410 helpful to the audience and then do a deep dive into 173 00:08:18,410 --> 00:08:19,340 that topic. 174 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,850 That's how you're able to give value to an audience. 175 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,540 Many people will get up and present and see it as 176 00:08:25,540 --> 00:08:30,160 a great opportunity to explain to the audience every single thing 177 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:33,550 that they know and do and it ends up being a 178 00:08:33,550 --> 00:08:38,470 very bland presentation because they're hitting just top points of so 179 00:08:38,470 --> 00:08:39,930 many topics. 180 00:08:40,270 --> 00:08:45,160 Instead, pick one topic that relates to your audience and then 181 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,610 take a deep dive and provide them with some nugget that 182 00:08:48,610 --> 00:08:51,700 they're going to take away that will really be helpful for 183 00:08:51,700 --> 00:08:55,350 them because then they're going to remember you and then can 184 00:08:55,350 --> 00:08:58,050 find out all the other things that you offer. 185 00:08:58,410 --> 00:09:00,060 Question number four, 186 00:09:00,390 --> 00:09:02,130 how much time do you have? 187 00:09:02,730 --> 00:09:05,100 You don't want to be in the middle of your presentation 188 00:09:05,130 --> 00:09:08,040 and then already seen the signals that it's time to wrap 189 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:11,460 up when some of your best content is still to come, 190 00:09:11,790 --> 00:09:15,660 so make sure you know what your time limits are and 191 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:19,920 make your presentation less than the amount of time you have, 192 00:09:20,130 --> 00:09:23,280 which allows you to be able to talk on the fly. 193 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:26,310 If someone asks a question in the middle of your presentation 194 00:09:26,550 --> 00:09:29,220 or you decide to leave Q and a to the end. 195 00:09:29,730 --> 00:09:35,160 Question number five is what is the desired outcome of your 196 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,850 talk? Why are you taking the time to put all of 197 00:09:38,850 --> 00:09:41,220 this together to present? 198 00:09:41,250 --> 00:09:46,710 What is your goal and what do you want the audience's 199 00:09:46,740 --> 00:09:48,510 takeaway goal to be? 200 00:09:48,850 --> 00:09:50,620 What should they now know, 201 00:09:50,980 --> 00:09:54,490 be able to do or do better or in a different 202 00:09:54,490 --> 00:09:57,160 way? Once they've heard you speak, 203 00:09:57,580 --> 00:10:01,600 this is the most important point and this is how you 204 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:03,340 will have impact as a speaker. 205 00:10:03,340 --> 00:10:04,930 So let me say this one again. 206 00:10:05,410 --> 00:10:08,140 What should your audience now know, 207 00:10:08,950 --> 00:10:12,910 be able to do or do better or in a different 208 00:10:12,910 --> 00:10:16,240 way once they have heard you speak? 209 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:21,310 Okay, those are the five questions you want to ask before 210 00:10:21,310 --> 00:10:24,130 we get into presentation development. 211 00:10:24,370 --> 00:10:25,540 These questions again, 212 00:10:25,780 --> 00:10:27,580 what is the purpose of the gathering? 213 00:10:28,150 --> 00:10:29,500 Who's in the audience? 214 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:32,560 What have you been asked to speak about? 215 00:10:33,130 --> 00:10:36,490 How much time do you have and what is the desired 216 00:10:36,550 --> 00:10:41,500 outcome of your talk both for yourself and for the listener? 217 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:47,140 Now it's time to move on to presentation development. 218 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:50,470 I take this in three different steps. 219 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,930 What you're going to need is a blank piece of paper 220 00:10:53,930 --> 00:10:54,560 and a pen, 221 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:58,940 and then also whatever software you're going to be using to 222 00:10:58,940 --> 00:11:00,350 create your presentation. 223 00:11:00,740 --> 00:11:03,020 I do most of mine on PowerPoint, 224 00:11:03,050 --> 00:11:06,830 but there are other presentation programs out there, 225 00:11:06,890 --> 00:11:09,470 so obviously whatever it is that you're using. 226 00:11:09,770 --> 00:11:14,000 Step number one is take your piece of paper that's white 227 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,580 right now and you are going to fill it with all 228 00:11:16,580 --> 00:11:18,110 of your goodness. 229 00:11:18,290 --> 00:11:21,860 The way to start is to create an outline of your 230 00:11:21,860 --> 00:11:23,600 presentation on this paper. 231 00:11:24,270 --> 00:11:28,140 Yes, of course you can use a word document or pages 232 00:11:28,140 --> 00:11:29,250 if you're on a Mac. 233 00:11:29,490 --> 00:11:32,250 I'm just telling you my process and I find it a 234 00:11:32,250 --> 00:11:35,100 lot easier for me to think of all my ideas and 235 00:11:35,100 --> 00:11:37,800 figure everything out on a blank piece of paper. 236 00:11:38,340 --> 00:11:43,440 A standard presentation should include at least seven elements. 237 00:11:43,470 --> 00:11:45,240 Let me review what those are. 238 00:11:45,810 --> 00:11:48,000 Your introduction of the topic, 239 00:11:48,420 --> 00:11:50,670 introduction of yourself, 240 00:11:50,730 --> 00:11:51,750 and mind you. 241 00:11:51,750 --> 00:11:55,480 This should be brief and dependent on who the audience is. 242 00:11:55,780 --> 00:11:57,880 Obviously, if you've seen them for a long time, 243 00:11:57,910 --> 00:12:00,970 you're not going to have to do a whole background if 244 00:12:00,970 --> 00:12:02,110 they're a cold audience. 245 00:12:02,110 --> 00:12:03,550 You've never met before. 246 00:12:03,580 --> 00:12:06,430 You need to establish a level of credibility, 247 00:12:06,850 --> 00:12:08,770 but you want to keep this tight. 248 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,020 You don't want to go on and on about yourself. 249 00:12:11,110 --> 00:12:11,980 Number three, 250 00:12:12,190 --> 00:12:13,420 why should they listen? 251 00:12:13,780 --> 00:12:16,210 What is that result that you're providing? 252 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,820 That's why you needed to figure that out when you were 253 00:12:18,820 --> 00:12:20,440 doing your background research. 254 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:21,730 Number four, 255 00:12:21,730 --> 00:12:24,640 you get into the content and this is the largest part. 256 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:27,310 We're going to talk about this more in the next step 257 00:12:27,670 --> 00:12:30,760 five our conclusions and next steps, 258 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:33,340 so that's where you're wrapping up the presentation. 259 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:37,960 Then you summarize the result so you remind them what they've 260 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:41,950 learned through your talk and then finally you open it up 261 00:12:41,950 --> 00:12:42,460 to Q. 262 00:12:42,460 --> 00:12:42,940 And. A. 263 00:12:43,420 --> 00:12:48,550 So if you need to just write down these seven sections 264 00:12:48,790 --> 00:12:51,970 on your piece of paper as the start of your outline. 265 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:53,770 Truth told, 266 00:12:53,770 --> 00:12:56,320 I usually need two pieces of paper, 267 00:12:56,710 --> 00:12:58,240 but you get my point here. 268 00:12:58,750 --> 00:13:04,300 This outline begins to provide some structure for your presentation and 269 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:05,620 as we move along, 270 00:13:05,860 --> 00:13:08,020 these sections will get filled in. 271 00:13:08,890 --> 00:13:14,950 Step number two to presentation development is content creation. 272 00:13:15,190 --> 00:13:19,300 Now the content is the major portion of your presentation. 273 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:23,380 This is where you're delivering your knowledge and your expertise and 274 00:13:23,380 --> 00:13:26,470 it's also the longest part of the outline. 275 00:13:26,470 --> 00:13:30,940 The biggest part you'll want to have based on your topic 276 00:13:31,330 --> 00:13:34,660 three overall concepts. 277 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:36,100 Remember I was saying earlier, 278 00:13:36,100 --> 00:13:39,750 you don't want to overwhelm your audience with tons of information, 279 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,310 just like throwing confetti out of the audience, 280 00:13:42,310 --> 00:13:44,230 little bits and pieces here and there. 281 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:48,500 You want to narrow in and give depth and value within 282 00:13:48,500 --> 00:13:50,000 your overall topic, 283 00:13:50,030 --> 00:13:54,830 and you do that by breaking that up into really three 284 00:13:54,860 --> 00:13:55,700 major points. 285 00:13:55,730 --> 00:13:57,800 Three seems to be the magic number. 286 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,220 Then under each of those points, 287 00:14:01,460 --> 00:14:04,310 you'll fill in the topic with details, 288 00:14:04,550 --> 00:14:06,500 so this could be facts, 289 00:14:07,190 --> 00:14:09,800 stories, which absolutely, 290 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:13,370 if there's a story that you can use that demonstrates your 291 00:14:13,370 --> 00:14:16,760 point, you absolutely want to use it. 292 00:14:16,940 --> 00:14:19,670 People can relate to stories so much more. 293 00:14:20,030 --> 00:14:24,590 They might see themselves in a story and as humans we're 294 00:14:24,590 --> 00:14:26,330 all interested in stories, 295 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:31,160 so the value of stories can not be underestimated and then 296 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:33,320 also demonstrations. 297 00:14:33,590 --> 00:14:35,930 Perhaps that's what you need again, 298 00:14:35,930 --> 00:14:38,870 to get to the final result that you're looking for with 299 00:14:38,870 --> 00:14:40,940 the audience next week. 300 00:14:40,940 --> 00:14:41,900 As a matter of fact, 301 00:14:41,900 --> 00:14:44,900 I'm doing a presentation on Facebook live. 302 00:14:45,110 --> 00:14:49,820 My goal is to get everybody to understand the platform and 303 00:14:49,850 --> 00:14:51,050 be able to use, 304 00:14:51,740 --> 00:14:54,350 and of course I'm trying to convince them that they should 305 00:14:54,350 --> 00:14:54,980 as well, 306 00:14:54,980 --> 00:14:58,880 right? But part of that presentation is going to be actually 307 00:14:59,150 --> 00:15:00,470 going on live. 308 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:01,160 I don't know. 309 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,700 We have 150 people in the room or something like that 310 00:15:04,940 --> 00:15:08,240 and I from stage am going to show them exactly how 311 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:11,870 I do it and so they'll see a demonstration in person 312 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:13,700 of how easy it is. 313 00:15:13,950 --> 00:15:15,480 So demonstrations, 314 00:15:15,570 --> 00:15:17,460 stories to back up. 315 00:15:17,490 --> 00:15:22,830 All of your facts are great facts as the 100% detail 316 00:15:22,830 --> 00:15:24,000 of your presentation, 317 00:15:24,220 --> 00:15:28,930 unless it's a scientific presentation to a board in a medical 318 00:15:28,930 --> 00:15:30,340 facility or something, 319 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,370 just stating facts is not the way to go. 320 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:39,790 So stories and demonstrations to support the three overall topics that 321 00:15:39,790 --> 00:15:43,720 then support your primary topic of your speech. 322 00:15:44,290 --> 00:15:47,740 Remember at this point you're still in outline form, 323 00:15:47,770 --> 00:15:50,590 so you're not having to fill in all the words that 324 00:15:50,590 --> 00:15:51,580 you're going to say. 325 00:15:51,750 --> 00:15:54,600 It's just the overall information. 326 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,780 Now I realize I'm giving you a lot of steps and 327 00:15:57,780 --> 00:15:58,770 a lot of points, 328 00:15:58,830 --> 00:16:01,350 so I just want to remind you once again that this 329 00:16:01,350 --> 00:16:04,920 is all written down on a download that you can grab 330 00:16:04,950 --> 00:16:06,390 at gift biz, 331 00:16:06,420 --> 00:16:11,160 unwrapped.com forward slash presentation creation. 332 00:16:12,350 --> 00:16:15,800 Oh, our sponsor wants to jump in here for a quick 333 00:16:15,830 --> 00:16:19,190 message. 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that I'm 351 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:17,270 pretty sure you can do in all different presentation software programs 352 00:17:17,660 --> 00:17:19,820 is create themed slides. 353 00:17:20,120 --> 00:17:20,900 In other words, 354 00:17:20,900 --> 00:17:23,540 you set up a background if you will, 355 00:17:23,630 --> 00:17:25,610 of your presentation. 356 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:29,870 That then is the graphics and the branding for every single 357 00:17:29,870 --> 00:17:32,390 slide, so you don't have to go in and put yellow 358 00:17:32,390 --> 00:17:33,830 boxes, logos, 359 00:17:33,830 --> 00:17:34,070 you know, 360 00:17:34,070 --> 00:17:36,530 whatever it is in every slide individually, 361 00:17:36,740 --> 00:17:38,780 it's already set up as a format, 362 00:17:39,020 --> 00:17:44,840 so having one master slide for your presentation is the way 363 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:45,200 to go. 364 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:45,980 For sure. 365 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:49,290 A lot of people will have one master slide that they 366 00:17:49,290 --> 00:17:52,590 use for every single presentation that they do. 367 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,520 It helps to reinforce your brand and when people see these 368 00:17:56,520 --> 00:18:00,390 presentations, if you have the same style and the same visuals, 369 00:18:00,630 --> 00:18:03,120 they're going to automatically know that that's from you. 370 00:18:03,660 --> 00:18:05,010 Plus, honestly, 371 00:18:05,790 --> 00:18:08,430 I don't really care for the styles that are set up 372 00:18:08,460 --> 00:18:10,050 within the software programs. 373 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:14,430 Everybody uses them so you don't come off as professional as 374 00:18:14,430 --> 00:18:16,290 if you make one for yourself. 375 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:17,940 Now, how do you do that? 376 00:18:18,270 --> 00:18:19,470 Super easy. 377 00:18:19,590 --> 00:18:22,410 Just Google it for your master slide. 378 00:18:22,500 --> 00:18:25,170 Make sure to include your name, 379 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:31,560 email, logo or some identifying piece of information on each and 380 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:35,520 every slide that then reverts back to you and your business. 381 00:18:36,540 --> 00:18:39,270 Now at this point you're not going to just start from 382 00:18:39,270 --> 00:18:40,080 the beginning, 383 00:18:40,110 --> 00:18:44,640 go to the end and write your whole presentation or transfer 384 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,140 it all at this point. 385 00:18:46,380 --> 00:18:50,490 But what you're doing is again putting the outline into, 386 00:18:50,850 --> 00:18:53,070 I'm just going to keep calling it PowerPoint cause that's what 387 00:18:53,070 --> 00:18:53,670 I use. 388 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:55,200 So for example, 389 00:18:55,350 --> 00:19:00,270 I might say introduction slide and then about me slide and 390 00:19:00,270 --> 00:19:00,900 then you know, 391 00:19:00,900 --> 00:19:03,780 go down your outline accordingly. 392 00:19:04,170 --> 00:19:06,060 For each of your three sections, 393 00:19:06,120 --> 00:19:10,530 you probably will have a title slide and then you know 394 00:19:10,530 --> 00:19:11,400 you're going to have, 395 00:19:11,430 --> 00:19:11,880 I don't know, 396 00:19:12,180 --> 00:19:13,200 two, three, 397 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:16,410 five slides under each of those sections. 398 00:19:16,590 --> 00:19:21,570 So just put in blank pages at this point and when 399 00:19:21,570 --> 00:19:23,040 you're done with this part, 400 00:19:23,070 --> 00:19:27,630 you'll then have a presentation of 40 50 slides, 401 00:19:27,660 --> 00:19:32,430 whatever it is that then now you're going to start adding 402 00:19:32,580 --> 00:19:37,620 detail to the way you add detail is in the note 403 00:19:37,650 --> 00:19:39,570 portion of each slide. 404 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:45,180 Now this is going to be somewhat of an individual case. 405 00:19:45,270 --> 00:19:48,270 I am not one to put in every single word. 406 00:19:48,270 --> 00:19:48,870 In other words, 407 00:19:48,870 --> 00:19:52,680 to actually write out my whole talk word for word, 408 00:19:52,950 --> 00:19:54,360 I don't do well with that. 409 00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:56,250 It feels very confining. 410 00:19:56,310 --> 00:20:00,660 I like to ad lib but have my point there. 411 00:20:00,690 --> 00:20:03,300 So for each slide in my note section, 412 00:20:03,570 --> 00:20:06,690 I'll have the key points that I want to say for 413 00:20:06,690 --> 00:20:07,650 each slide. 414 00:20:08,070 --> 00:20:11,640 Now, sometimes I do want to be be very specific word 415 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:12,210 for word. 416 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:15,150 At that point I would put in all the detail. 417 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,390 So here is then where you'll go back, 418 00:20:18,540 --> 00:20:19,950 you have blank slides, 419 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:24,600 you have empty note sections and you start filling in all 420 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:25,740 of the content. 421 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,320 Some of it was probably on your outline already, 422 00:20:28,500 --> 00:20:32,340 but here's where you get to a more detailed level of 423 00:20:32,370 --> 00:20:37,020 the contents and the overall presentation detail. 424 00:20:37,590 --> 00:20:40,920 You'll get to some slides where you don't have all of 425 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:41,940 the graphics yet. 426 00:20:42,120 --> 00:20:45,690 You only know what you want to say on that slide. 427 00:20:46,140 --> 00:20:46,950 That's okay. 428 00:20:47,140 --> 00:20:49,780 Fill in your words or your key points. 429 00:20:49,780 --> 00:20:52,570 Like in the way I just described how I do it. 430 00:20:53,020 --> 00:20:55,240 And if you have an idea of what you want the 431 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:56,260 graphic to be, 432 00:20:56,620 --> 00:21:00,700 girl sitting on bench group working on a computer, 433 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:03,220 children playing, 434 00:21:03,220 --> 00:21:07,240 I don't know what put that idea in like just as 435 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:08,170 a um, 436 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:11,710 text box in where the slide will be and you can 437 00:21:11,710 --> 00:21:14,650 go and fill in all of your images later. 438 00:21:16,140 --> 00:21:17,790 With regard to images, 439 00:21:17,850 --> 00:21:22,260 what I like to do is select images that also relate 440 00:21:22,260 --> 00:21:24,210 to an event overall. 441 00:21:24,370 --> 00:21:25,360 For example, 442 00:21:25,450 --> 00:21:29,380 last month I did a presentation and the overall theme of 443 00:21:29,380 --> 00:21:35,770 the conference was summer camp and I forget which presentation topic 444 00:21:35,770 --> 00:21:36,190 it was. 445 00:21:36,190 --> 00:21:39,460 I want to say social media strategy, 446 00:21:40,030 --> 00:21:40,240 you know, 447 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:41,830 content posting strategy. 448 00:21:42,050 --> 00:21:43,160 Because I did two presentations, 449 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:44,360 I forget which one it was, 450 00:21:44,670 --> 00:21:49,800 but the theming for my imagery for that presentation was all 451 00:21:49,980 --> 00:21:51,240 ice cream. 452 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,300 Oh. It was such a beautiful presentation with all the colors 453 00:21:54,300 --> 00:21:55,020 and everything, 454 00:21:55,220 --> 00:21:58,730 but I was able to work all my points out with 455 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:01,580 images that related to ice cream, 456 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,340 which goes along with camping, 457 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:05,180 if you will. 458 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,400 So if there's a way for you to do that, 459 00:22:07,430 --> 00:22:11,720 customize it and add some excitement and interest to your pictures 460 00:22:12,020 --> 00:22:14,450 that keeps your audience watching. 461 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,700 They want to see what type of an image is coming 462 00:22:16,700 --> 00:22:20,330 up next and they'll be curious about how you're relating the 463 00:22:20,330 --> 00:22:23,720 content to whatever photos you're showing. 464 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:28,970 It also helps drive home the message because you're showing them 465 00:22:28,970 --> 00:22:33,020 and introducing words against a graphic in a little bit of 466 00:22:33,020 --> 00:22:35,300 a different way than they are expecting. 467 00:22:35,580 --> 00:22:39,630 This portion will take the most time finding your graphics, 468 00:22:40,170 --> 00:22:41,970 wording, all your slides, 469 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,850 creating the full flow of the presentation, 470 00:22:44,970 --> 00:22:49,440 but it can also be a really fun time because you 471 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:50,880 can go in and tweak things. 472 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:54,180 You can move slides around and what you end up with 473 00:22:54,180 --> 00:22:58,350 at the very end is your full presentation, 474 00:22:58,560 --> 00:22:59,910 but you're not done here. 475 00:23:00,360 --> 00:23:04,650 Now you want to add transitions by transitions. 476 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,560 What I mean is if you have a page where you 477 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,600 have a few bullet points, 478 00:23:09,870 --> 00:23:12,540 maybe you bring those in one at a time, 479 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:18,570 maybe some of your slides you fade in or fade out. 480 00:23:18,750 --> 00:23:21,900 There's lots of opportunity for transitions. 481 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:25,560 However, don't go transition crazy. 482 00:23:26,010 --> 00:23:29,880 You don't want transitions on every single slide and you don't 483 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:33,420 want it to be more about the transitions than the point 484 00:23:33,420 --> 00:23:34,770 that you're trying to relay. 485 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,950 So a transition should actually enhance, 486 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:42,960 make greater emphasize the topic and the point that you're trying 487 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:44,760 to get across at that time. 488 00:23:45,530 --> 00:23:49,580 So adding in all of these transitions would be the last 489 00:23:49,580 --> 00:23:52,790 thing you do for your PowerPoint presentation. 490 00:23:53,780 --> 00:23:58,160 As you're working through this step of transferring everything over into 491 00:23:58,160 --> 00:23:59,750 your PowerPoint presentation, 492 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,020 I have eight points that I want to talk you through 493 00:24:03,020 --> 00:24:06,590 to make sure that your presentation is as powerful as it 494 00:24:06,590 --> 00:24:07,790 can possibly be. 495 00:24:08,270 --> 00:24:09,050 Number one, 496 00:24:09,500 --> 00:24:14,090 please do not have slides that are just full of words. 497 00:24:14,510 --> 00:24:17,510 It's boring and your audience will fall asleep. 498 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,660 I'm quite sure everyone has experienced this. 499 00:24:20,690 --> 00:24:23,780 Someone gets up to do a presentation and all they do 500 00:24:23,780 --> 00:24:28,310 is read the exact same words that are on a slide. 501 00:24:28,670 --> 00:24:31,250 That is not the way to do a presentation. 502 00:24:31,730 --> 00:24:32,690 What you do. 503 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:34,610 It doesn't mean you can't have words on the slide, 504 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:38,690 but what you do is you have bullet points with summary 505 00:24:38,690 --> 00:24:43,250 words and you talk to those words and along with the 506 00:24:43,250 --> 00:24:48,920 words then are interesting graphics or a picture that represents the 507 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:53,000 concept and don't feel like you always have to have words 508 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:54,290 on every single slide. 509 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:58,610 Either a picture can demonstrate your point and you can talk 510 00:24:58,610 --> 00:24:59,540 to the picture. 511 00:25:00,060 --> 00:25:00,960 Number two, 512 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,000 use stories. 513 00:25:03,150 --> 00:25:04,530 Again to demonstrate the point. 514 00:25:04,530 --> 00:25:06,690 I talked about that a little earlier so I don't think 515 00:25:06,690 --> 00:25:08,340 I have to repeat myself here. 516 00:25:08,890 --> 00:25:10,930 Number three involve the audience. 517 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,630 You can do this by asking questions, 518 00:25:13,990 --> 00:25:16,480 having people raise their hand if they agree with what you're 519 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,210 saying or include them in pictures. 520 00:25:19,360 --> 00:25:22,720 If this is a group that you are familiar with already 521 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:24,340 and you have photos of them, 522 00:25:24,460 --> 00:25:27,970 include some people in the audience that gets everyone saying, 523 00:25:28,030 --> 00:25:28,810 Oh boy, 524 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:29,560 wait a minute. 525 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:31,450 Does she have a picture of me too? 526 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:33,550 Number four, 527 00:25:33,730 --> 00:25:38,380 keep the slides moving unless you are putting something up on 528 00:25:38,380 --> 00:25:41,830 the screen where people need to jot down all the notes 529 00:25:42,120 --> 00:25:46,470 or it's something where you really need those words laid out. 530 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:48,750 Every single one of them on the screen. 531 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:52,320 Keep the slides moving one after another. 532 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:55,740 Don't just sit on a slide for four or five minutes 533 00:25:55,740 --> 00:25:56,640 for example. 534 00:25:56,800 --> 00:26:00,160 I'm not sure what the right time frame is, 535 00:26:00,190 --> 00:26:05,350 but certainly no more than 30 seconds to a minute max. 536 00:26:05,380 --> 00:26:07,330 I'm pulling that out of there, 537 00:26:07,330 --> 00:26:08,890 but something like that. 538 00:26:08,890 --> 00:26:12,280 You just want to keep your presentation flowing forward again, 539 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:15,580 because your responsibility is to make sure that you keep your 540 00:26:15,580 --> 00:26:17,290 audience engaged. 541 00:26:17,780 --> 00:26:18,680 Number five, 542 00:26:18,980 --> 00:26:22,190 again, make sure that you have your company logo or name 543 00:26:22,310 --> 00:26:24,440 on the bottom of all of the slides. 544 00:26:24,690 --> 00:26:27,810 If you're sharing this presentation with people later, 545 00:26:28,050 --> 00:26:29,250 you know how things are, 546 00:26:29,340 --> 00:26:30,510 things get printed out. 547 00:26:30,510 --> 00:26:31,860 Certain pages get capped. 548 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:32,970 Others don't. 549 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,660 If you only have your contact information on like the title 550 00:26:36,660 --> 00:26:38,430 slide in the very last slide, 551 00:26:38,730 --> 00:26:41,130 those may not be the pages that are going to be 552 00:26:41,130 --> 00:26:43,860 retained. So that's why you want to have it every single 553 00:26:43,860 --> 00:26:47,910 slide. Point six utilized transitions for interest. 554 00:26:47,910 --> 00:26:50,350 We've already talked about that. 555 00:26:50,380 --> 00:26:54,700 Seven, explain how they can get in touch with you afterwards. 556 00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:57,280 You might have contact information on your slide, 557 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:01,300 but if you talked about a specific topic that you train 558 00:27:01,330 --> 00:27:03,430 on or course that you have, 559 00:27:03,430 --> 00:27:07,060 make sure to include the way to be able to access 560 00:27:07,060 --> 00:27:08,470 that program. 561 00:27:08,470 --> 00:27:12,070 Learn more from you about the topic that you just presented 562 00:27:12,070 --> 00:27:14,050 or direct them to your blog, 563 00:27:14,530 --> 00:27:15,580 your podcast, 564 00:27:15,910 --> 00:27:16,810 your product. 565 00:27:17,740 --> 00:27:20,200 Don't leave them in the dark because you're missing out on 566 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:21,490 a great opportunity. 567 00:27:21,870 --> 00:27:22,860 And finally, 568 00:27:22,860 --> 00:27:28,620 0.8 have a one sheet takeaway that includes a summary of 569 00:27:28,620 --> 00:27:29,670 what you've talked about, 570 00:27:30,210 --> 00:27:34,320 potentially steps of how to do whatever it is you're teaching 571 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,970 them to do and include your contact information. 572 00:27:38,090 --> 00:27:40,220 So don't just put it on your slide, 573 00:27:40,250 --> 00:27:44,270 but then also have some type of a physical takeaway that 574 00:27:44,270 --> 00:27:46,700 they can use again so that they can get in touch 575 00:27:46,700 --> 00:27:48,050 with you later. 576 00:27:48,860 --> 00:27:50,960 To summarize this section, 577 00:27:51,050 --> 00:27:53,360 tips for presentation creation. 578 00:27:53,870 --> 00:27:54,620 Don't have slides, 579 00:27:54,620 --> 00:27:55,850 just full of words. 580 00:27:56,360 --> 00:27:57,560 Use stories, 581 00:27:58,370 --> 00:28:00,020 get your audience involved, 582 00:28:00,770 --> 00:28:02,870 keep the slides moving. 583 00:28:03,710 --> 00:28:07,340 Make sure to include your company logo in name on all 584 00:28:07,340 --> 00:28:08,390 of your slides. 585 00:28:08,730 --> 00:28:10,380 Utilize transitions, 586 00:28:10,980 --> 00:28:14,450 explain how they can get in touch with you afterwards and 587 00:28:14,450 --> 00:28:16,190 create a one sheet. 588 00:28:17,420 --> 00:28:20,270 Now we get to the final point, 589 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:24,050 which is probably the big elephant in the room for a 590 00:28:24,050 --> 00:28:26,210 lot of people and that is, 591 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,360 I can make that presentation behind the scenes, 592 00:28:29,390 --> 00:28:32,810 but when I actually have to go and deliver it, 593 00:28:33,050 --> 00:28:35,480 that's where I feel I'm weaker. 594 00:28:35,510 --> 00:28:36,950 That's what scares me. 595 00:28:37,260 --> 00:28:39,840 That's where I'm so worried I'm going to fall on my 596 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:42,270 face and just not do well. 597 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:43,890 If that's you, 598 00:28:43,980 --> 00:28:47,220 I have to start out by saying you're not alone. 599 00:28:47,670 --> 00:28:52,380 I do not know one speaker who ever isn't a little 600 00:28:52,380 --> 00:28:54,630 bit anxious before they go on stage, 601 00:28:55,020 --> 00:28:56,850 but you can use that to your benefit. 602 00:28:56,970 --> 00:28:59,460 You can use that as motivation. 603 00:28:59,460 --> 00:29:00,000 Your, you know, 604 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,220 your adrenaline starts going. 605 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:05,820 It gives you the excitement that you need to be lively 606 00:29:05,820 --> 00:29:09,210 and to relay information to your audience in the best way 607 00:29:09,210 --> 00:29:14,990 possible. But I also have three concrete tips for you when 608 00:29:14,990 --> 00:29:17,450 you're actually on stage and presenting. 609 00:29:17,710 --> 00:29:20,140 The first is practice, 610 00:29:20,170 --> 00:29:22,150 practice, practice. 611 00:29:22,990 --> 00:29:27,130 You don't want to be reading from your notes if in 612 00:29:27,130 --> 00:29:28,270 any way possible. 613 00:29:28,300 --> 00:29:31,210 Now obviously if you're nervous and you're anxious, 614 00:29:31,300 --> 00:29:33,220 use that as a backup, 615 00:29:33,580 --> 00:29:36,640 but you want to know your presentations so well. 616 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:38,110 You could say it in your sleep. 617 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:41,610 You can say it when you're unconscious and the you want 618 00:29:41,610 --> 00:29:44,850 to do that is you're able to just go off the 619 00:29:44,850 --> 00:29:49,200 cuff and also interject your personality so much easier when you 620 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:50,820 already know what you're talking about. 621 00:29:51,210 --> 00:29:52,620 You know what comes first, 622 00:29:52,740 --> 00:29:54,270 you know what comes next, 623 00:29:54,510 --> 00:29:58,740 and so you're able to get way more comfortable and like 624 00:29:58,740 --> 00:29:59,310 I just said, 625 00:29:59,340 --> 00:30:02,220 interject your personality and your style. 626 00:30:02,610 --> 00:30:05,910 It also helps you when you know your content that well, 627 00:30:06,180 --> 00:30:10,890 not to speak monotone because you're really focusing on the words 628 00:30:10,890 --> 00:30:14,400 you're saying and you're not really focusing on the message. 629 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:17,130 You're just trying to get that content out there and it's 630 00:30:17,130 --> 00:30:18,630 all monotone like that, 631 00:30:18,770 --> 00:30:19,190 and again, 632 00:30:19,190 --> 00:30:21,020 that's a fear factor kicking in, 633 00:30:21,050 --> 00:30:23,360 but when you know your content really, 634 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:24,590 really, really well, 635 00:30:24,860 --> 00:30:26,450 that starts to go away. 636 00:30:26,870 --> 00:30:28,340 Practice, practice, 637 00:30:28,370 --> 00:30:30,340 practice number two, 638 00:30:30,850 --> 00:30:35,170 the very hardest thing are those first words. 639 00:30:35,470 --> 00:30:36,730 You get introduced. 640 00:30:36,940 --> 00:30:38,500 You walk on stage, 641 00:30:39,010 --> 00:30:43,180 you look out at the audience and it's go time for 642 00:30:43,180 --> 00:30:44,690 you. No, 643 00:30:44,690 --> 00:30:48,080 exactly what you're going to say when you get started. 644 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:50,810 Repeat the first line, 645 00:30:50,810 --> 00:30:55,100 second line of your presentation over and over and over and 646 00:30:55,100 --> 00:30:58,430 over again so that when you actually are up there, 647 00:30:58,850 --> 00:31:01,370 you will remember what you're supposed to say. 648 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:03,140 And once you get started, 649 00:31:03,170 --> 00:31:06,560 once you're actually talking and you get into the groove of 650 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:07,640 the presentation, 651 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:11,810 everything from there will flow so much smoother, 652 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:14,270 still nervous, 653 00:31:14,510 --> 00:31:17,750 still worried about whether you could actually do this. 654 00:31:18,230 --> 00:31:21,980 I want to give you my biggest tip of how to 655 00:31:21,980 --> 00:31:25,340 present and get the nerves calm down. 656 00:31:25,910 --> 00:31:27,920 And this all has to do with mindset, 657 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:30,320 which I get can be the hardest thing of all. 658 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:34,580 But your audience is here not to watch you in terms 659 00:31:34,580 --> 00:31:38,060 of what you're wearing and how you're relaying your words and 660 00:31:38,060 --> 00:31:38,750 all of that. 661 00:31:39,230 --> 00:31:44,390 They're there to understand what you know that's going to help 662 00:31:44,450 --> 00:31:47,240 them, what's in it for them. 663 00:31:47,510 --> 00:31:51,200 And when you focus on making sure that you can deliver 664 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:55,160 that, that your audience understands what you're talking about, 665 00:31:55,490 --> 00:31:58,700 that you're giving them the steps or the stories or the 666 00:31:58,700 --> 00:32:02,600 concepts that's going to bring them to the result that they're 667 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:04,040 listening to you for. 668 00:32:04,670 --> 00:32:07,460 And you're focusing again on them. 669 00:32:07,460 --> 00:32:10,370 Understanding and learning the information, 670 00:32:10,610 --> 00:32:15,350 which is an outward focus versus how you're presenting it. 671 00:32:15,380 --> 00:32:19,930 How you look that magically and I'm really serious, 672 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:24,730 magically makes you forget about all the things that you've been 673 00:32:24,730 --> 00:32:26,200 thinking about and looking at. 674 00:32:26,260 --> 00:32:28,150 When you turn your mind in words, 675 00:32:28,370 --> 00:32:33,080 the point is make sure you're focusing outward to your audience, 676 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:35,840 not inward to yourself. 677 00:32:36,170 --> 00:32:38,270 Remember it's all about them, 678 00:32:38,750 --> 00:32:40,610 not there. 679 00:32:40,610 --> 00:32:41,960 You have it now. 680 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:45,500 You should be completely prepared for that opportunity. 681 00:32:45,530 --> 00:32:47,810 When someone asks you to speak on stage, 682 00:32:48,050 --> 00:32:52,040 we've covered why this is great for you and your business. 683 00:32:52,330 --> 00:32:55,390 We've talked about the questions to lay the groundwork. 684 00:32:55,600 --> 00:33:01,060 We've gone through presentation development both in draft form and bringing 685 00:33:01,060 --> 00:33:03,100 it into your presentation software. 686 00:33:03,490 --> 00:33:08,320 We've talked about tips for presentation creation and also tips to 687 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:09,550 prepare yourself. 688 00:33:09,550 --> 00:33:14,140 So psychologically you are ready to go on stage. 689 00:33:15,430 --> 00:33:18,700 All this information may be something that you need right away, 690 00:33:19,150 --> 00:33:22,000 maybe something that you won't need until your business is a 691 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:23,560 little further along. 692 00:33:24,070 --> 00:33:24,910 Either way. 693 00:33:25,090 --> 00:33:28,900 Again, grab that download gift biz on rapt.com 694 00:33:28,930 --> 00:33:31,630 forward slash presentation creation. 695 00:33:31,780 --> 00:33:33,940 I also forgot to mention to you, 696 00:33:33,940 --> 00:33:38,290 but in that download our resources to get graphics. 697 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:40,330 I know that's always a concern for people. 698 00:33:40,330 --> 00:33:40,540 You know, 699 00:33:40,540 --> 00:33:42,730 where am I going to find these pictures? 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