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Started by : amit chaudhry, Senior Consultant, IML   11 07 2008 09:06:32 +0000
Industry : Management & Strategy ConsultingFunctional Area : Communication(Sales & Marketing)
Activity:  30 views;  last activity : 07 06 2010 20:18:09 +0000

Speaking opportunities are every where at conference ,meetings and trade show. Speaking as an expert is a proven means of introducing yourself to new prospects.

In what ways can we optimize our next speaking opportunity ?

 
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1 Revisit the learnings from your last opportunity
2 Checking the AV equipment
3 Stick on topic
4 Audience
5 Answer the questions even after your session ends
6 Powerful Powerpoints?

Revisit the learnings from your last opportunity

idea posted by Suryanarayanan Kannan Account Manager + Solution Architect, L&T Infotech

Do you have the learnings / feedback / journal of your feelings / outcome from the last opportunity you had? It's time to revisit them as you prepare for your next speaking opportunity. What are the good things you will continue to do; what are one's you will not are points to prepare on. Many times, we repeat the mistakes of the previous opportunity. Leverage the learnings you have had.

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by Samir Das, Tech Architect, Infosys  | 04 04 2009 07:39:54 +0000

Mr. Suryanarayanan i completely agree with you. If a person learn from the mistakes that he has done in the past then its highly likely that he will perform better next time. Moreover you come to know the areas where you have made mistakes and you will try to improve on that which is always good for your constant development.

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Checking the AV equipment

idea posted by Alapati Bhaskar Senior Consultant, IML
Before you start you discussion, check the audio video equipment. As sometimes it does not perform uniformly well. Store you ppt slides in various medium such as cd, pendrive and your laptop. Then, before the session begins, do a brief AV check with the session moderator to make sure that you can smoothly transition without wasting any precious time.
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by Sudeep Tarafdar, Senior Consultant, IBM  | 11 07 2008 09:22:08 +0000

As Mr.Bhaskar said we should check whether the audio visual equipment is working before starting a presentation. I have noticed that fewer times the speaker finds out his pen drive has stopped working and he doesn't have another copy of it with him and you know what might have had to that presentation. It was a disaster.

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Stick on topic

idea posted by amit chaudhry Senior Consultant, IML

Your discussions must be around the topic you've been assigned to.

When you give a presentation, stick on to the topic. Your audience want you to deliver the information they expect and they don't expect is you to talk about your company's product or service.

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Audience

idea posted by Dayanand Deshpande Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young
Know your audience before you do a presentation.Speaking well requires that you reach your audience and speak to their needs and issues. A common mistake speakers make is having one presentation and using it in front of every group. Prepare presentation as per your audience.
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Answer the questions even after your session ends

idea posted by Amit Madhav Senior Consultant, GKC
As a speaker you should be able to answer to the questions even after your session ends. Attendees should be able to come up to you during the remainder of the conference and pose additional questions beyond the Q&A. These questions often lead to in-depth discussions and business opportunities.
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Powerful Powerpoints?

idea posted by Suryanarayanan Kannan Account Manager + Solution Architect, L&T Infotech

If you are using powerpoint or equivalent presentation decks for your speaking opportunity, check for:
a. clutter: many presentations are overcrowded. The audience tend to get lost in deciphering the pictures, text, graphs - all loaded in a single slide that they dont listen to the speaker. Valuable time is lost
b. irrelevant pictures or graphs or data
c. uniformity of text, grammar, colour and formatting - the packaging counts
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d. ensure your brand is projected and protected in the deck
e. animation is a distraction. Keep it to a minimum
f. limit your slides to the time available: 5 minutes per slide is a good index to work from. This means lots of refining, if required. Prioritization of your points is the mantra here
g. check for flow and cogency of your slides. They should logically lead to the next one
h. if you are using Office 2007, practice using the presentation mode - its really cool and will help you make your presentation powerful
i. rehearse your talk
j. send a pre read to the audience. They will come prepared. The conversation can be that much more richer and effective
k. enjoy your presentation. Your passion and commitment should show; in the deck and in your talk.

 

 

 

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