Executive Presentation Skills

December 11 & 12, 2016 – New York, NY – Trimbos Instituut

Eyes

Eye Brain Control - 1 thought with 1 pair of eyes

Energy

Be Animated!

Vocal Energy - Raise volume & emphasize with inflection

Visual Energy - Gesture supporting your words.

Message

• What is my Objective? Know This / Do This
• Who is my Audience? Internal, external, expert, novice, leaders, direct reports, etc
• Will it be delivered by a third party? What should they know?

Use a format –  Example:

• Grabber
• Current Situation
• Negative Effects
• Recommendation
• Benefits
• Evidence
• Summary

Creating Visuals

• 1 idea per visual - Avoid overloading
• Build or Break up
• Short bullets 4 x 4
• Clear graphs - 1 per visual
• Use pictures and diagrams

Delivering Visuals

• Clear the Visual
• Touch-Turn-Talk

Handling Questions

• Listen to the question
• Break Visually with questioner
• Rephrase question
• Answer using Eye Brain Control & Vocal/Visual Energy

Executive Presentation Skills Reference (PDF)