Digital Media in the Workplace

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Digital Media in the Workplace

• Public Speaking
• J. Michael Moshell
• University of Central Florida

Original image by Moshell et al .
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Do you hate the thought

• of giving a talk?

• Lets take a quick survey.

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According to most studies,
peoples number one fear is public speaking.
Number two is death... to the average person,
if you go to a funeral, youre better off in the
casket than doing the eulogy. Jerry Seinfield
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Today we will discuss

• Fear of seeming ignorant
• How to control the agenda
• Practical points about speaking
• Fear of forgetting what to say
• Fear of being boring
• How to use stories and humor
• How to prepare your visuals

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And my key message is

• Fear can be managed
• Im going to teach you how
• You will feel good ...

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And my key message is

• Fear can be managed
• Im going to teach you how
• You will feel good ...
• Here.
• Pet the puppy.

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On the other hand, What does Seinfield know?

• If you ARE NOT afraid of public speaking,
• that's one point in your favor.
• Nevertheless, let's get better at it.

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You control the agenda - so, set yourself up for
success

• Select your topic
• - Why are you speaking to this group?
• - How do you want to change their behavior?
• - Whats your key message, in one sentence?

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You control the agenda - so, set yourself up for
success

• Select your topic
• - Why are you speaking to this group?
• - How do you want to change their behavior?
• - Whats your key message, in one sentence?
• If you cant write your message in a sentence,
  
• you cant say it in an hour. Dianna
  Booher

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You control the agenda - so, set yourself up for
success

• Select your topic
• - Why are you speaking to this group?
• - How do you want to change their behavior?
• - Whats your key message, in one sentence?
• Research your Topic. Gather facts and stories
• to support your Key Message.
• Make an outline

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Cato the Elder (Roman orator)
You can speak well if your tongue can
deliver the message of your heart. Interprete
d You need to care about the subject of your
talk.
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Strategies for Success

• The Rule of 7
• People can only remember or
• understand about seven things at once.
• Then they get lost.

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The Rule of Seven

• Example Phone number 407 823 6100
• Logically it consists of two things
• Area code 407 (3 digits)
• Phone number 823 6100 (7 digits)
• ? To be safe, use 5 or less items in lists. ?

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Strategies for Success

• Dont read your slides to the audience.

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Strategies for Success

• Dont read your slides to the audience.
• Dont use sentences in the slides.

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Strategies for Success

• Dont read your slides to the audience.
• Dont use sentences in the slides.
• Fonts 18 point or larger (This is 24 point)

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Strategies for Success

• If you crowd up your slide with a whole bunch of
  eighteen point text,
• you should not be surprised if the audience is
  busy trying to read and understand
• the text instead of listening to you, following
  the rhythm and logic of your
• beautifully prepared and painfully rehearsed talk
  and are you really reading
• all this trash now while I am talking to you?

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Strategies for Success

• Dont read your slides to the audience.
• Dont use sentences.
• Font 18 point or larger
• Know more then you say
• A toolbox full of resources
• is very comforting.

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A simple technique Progressive build

• Revealing one line at a time ...

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A simple technique Progressive build

• Revealing one line at a time ...
• helps to focus the audience and builds

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A simple technique Progressive build

• Revealing one line at a time ...
• helps to focus the audience and builds
• ANTICIPATION. What will come up

starlightrunner.com
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A simple technique Progressive build

• Revealing one line at a time ...
• helps to focus the audience and builds
• ANTICIPATION. What will come up
• Next?

starlightrunner.com
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A simple technique Progressive build

• Revealing one line at a time ...
• helps to focus the audience and builds
• ANTICIPATION. What will come up
• Next?

starlightrunner.com
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Strategies for Success

• Most people try to say TOO MUCH.
• More important Your Key Message
• - what is yours, from the Outline?
• - Tell em what youre gonna tell em
• then tell em
• then tell em that you told em.

The key message
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Strategies for Success

• Most people try to say TOO MUCH.
• More important Your Key Message
• - what is yours, from the Outline?
• - Tell em what youre gonna tell em
• then tell em
• then tell em that you told em.

In color, with examples
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Strategies for Success

• Most people try to say TOO MUCH.
• More important Your Key Message
• - what is yours, from the Outline?
• - Tell em youre gonna tell em
• then tell em
• then tell em that you told em.

Wrap-up, with emotional payoff
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How much is enough? - Timing your talk

• With your outline (wrapped around key message),
• - Make your visuals (one or two per minute)
• - Decide Questions during, or after?
• - Design talk with specific length.
• - Rehearse and time the talk.
• Make sure you have finished speaking before
• your audience has finished listening. Dorothy
  Sarnoff

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Fear of forgetting what to say
Strategy 1 Write out the whole talk (But DO NOT
read it, without a Teleprompter!) Use it to
practice until you semi-memorize the talk.
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Fear of forgetting what to say
Strategy 1 Write out the whole talk (But DO NOT
read it, without a Teleprompter!) Use it to
practice until you semi-memorize the
talk. Strategy 2 Key off your visual
presentation Just say logical things about your
ideas.
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Fear of forgetting what to say
Strategy 1 Write out the whole talk (But DO NOT
read it, without a Teleprompter!) Use it to
practice until you semi-memorize the
talk. Strategy 2 Key off your visual
presentation Just say logical things about your
ideas. Strategy 3 (if no visuals) Use note
cards (big type!)
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While rehearsing, eliminate

• Basically ...
• Uh ...
• So, ....
• Replace them with a meaningful pause.
• (When coaching your friends, be merciless
• beep! when they say any of this stuff.

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Fear of being boring

• Include Signature stories
• (http//www.creativekeys.net/PowerfulPresentation
  s/article1082.html)
• A very powerful technique for establishing
• an emotional bond with the audience.
• Easily misused ... avoid cliché stories
• about Thomas Edison, Spider-Man ...

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Signature story 1
I develop educational software This is a story
about West High School in Knoxville, Tennessee.
West High School, Knoxville Tn.
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Fear of being boring

• Include humor
• (but dont just tell
• canned jokes)
• How? Be alert for
• opportunities.
• Collect em.
• Good jokes surprises,
• absurdities, reversals

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Fear of being boring

• Include humor
• (but dont just tell
• canned jokes)
• How? Be alert for
• opportunities.
• Collect em.
• Good jokes surprises,
• absurdities, reversals
• ... relevant is best.

bizarro.com
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Fear of being boring

• Include humor (but dont just tell canned
  jokes)
• How? Be alert for opportunities.
• Good humor points out the ridiculous
• (Hat cartoon)
• Bad humor has a victim
• (Blonde jokes)

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Fear of being boring

• Using yourself
• as the victim
• can be OK
• if it tells a
• true story.
• Like the origins
  of the Meta-Geek

Mike Moshell, Cuthbert, Georgia, 1958
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Visual aesthetics and design

• Im not an expert in this area,
• but I know UGLYwhen I see it.
• Use images to convey emotion
• (What does my tree convey?
• Calm, life,
• blue sky no storms,
• looking upward ? Positive)

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Visual aesthetics and design

• Im not an expert in this area,
• but I know UGLYwhen I see it.
• Use images to convey emotion
• (What do my little people convey?
• Whimsy, cute/froggy,
• self-mockery (what an artist I aint..)
• anybody can do it.)

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And please

• Dont use cheesy clip-art drawings
• without relevance

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuvola
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And please

• Dont use cheesy clip-art drawings
• without relevance
• Dont use different animated wipes on every
  screen

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuvola
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And please

• Dont use cheesy clip-art drawings
• without relevance
• Dont use different animated wipes on every
  screen
• Dont use animated GIFs unless they
• tell a story you want to tell.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuvola
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And please

• Dont use cheesy clip-art drawings
• without relevance
• Dont use different animated wipes on every
  screen
• Dont use animated GIFs unless they
• tell a story you want to tell.
• Avoid standard Microsoft backgrounds
• unless youre desperate.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuvola
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Its pretty, but
Weve seen it about 500 times. It says I didnt
try very hard
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And if youre still afraid . . .

• Breathe deeply, from your diaphragm.
• Your audience wants you to succeed.
• Your value is based on who you are
• Honorable,
• Hard-working,
• Creative, loving.
• Let your inner light shine through.

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Tell em what you told em TAKE THE FEAR OUT
OF PUBLIC SPEAKING BY
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Tell em what you told em TAKE THE FEAR OUT
OF PUBLIC SPEAKING BY

• Not seeming ignorant
• Control the agenda PREPARATION
• Build the payload KEY MESSAGE

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Tell em what you told em TAKE THE FEAR OUT
OF PUBLIC SPEAKING BY

• Not seeming ignorant
• Control the agenda PREPARATION
• Build the Payload KEY MESSAGE
• Not forgetting what to say PRACTICE

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Tell em what you told em TAKE THE FEAR OUT
OF PUBLIC SPEAKING BY

• Not seeming ignorant
• Control the agenda PREPARATION
• The Payload KEY MESSAGE
• Not forgetting what to say PRACTICE
• Not being boring
• Use of humor and stories EMOTION

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Tell em what you told em TAKE THE FEAR OUT
OF PUBLIC SPEAKING BY

• Not seeming ignorant
• Control the agenda PREPARATION
• The Payload KEY MESSAGE
• Not forgetting what to say PRACTICE
• Not being boring
• Use of humor and stories EMOTION
• How to prepare your visuals PUPPIES!

www.blaenpennalcavaliers.co.uk
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Tell em what you told em TAKE THE FEAR OUT
OF PUBLIC SPEAKING BY

• Not seeming ignorant
• Control the agenda PREPARATION
• The Payload KEY MESSAGE
• Not forgetting what to say PRACTICE
• Not being boring
• Use of humor and stories EMOTION
• How to prepare your visuals PUPPIES!
• ltlt Any questions? gtgt

www.blaenpennalcavaliers.co.uk