Executive Presentation Skills

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


Executive Presentation Skills - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

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