Often, nothing strikes more terror into the hearts of otherwise competent professionals than being asked to present information to an audience. The challenge of effectively presenting information is about more than just being to stand in front of a room and speaking clearly. It begins like most endeavors with planning and preparation. Besides knowing the topic, good presenters know their audience so that they can anticipate not only what the audience will want to know, but also how they will want to hear it and what they might question. In this way, presenters will be able to build good presentation materials and be more confident once they are in front of the audience. Building good materials is also fraught with danger in that even good information presented in a poor format will result in losing the audience’s confidence in the presenter and missing important messaging. Presenters often forget that the most valuable part of the presentation is them. As a result, they try to cram too much information into each slide or choose distracting or ineffective ways to convey concepts. Once actually in front of the audience, the speaking style becomes the key to success. We can all likely think of a presentation that was almost painful to watch as well as one that was so smooth that we wondered with admiration how someone got to be so good. This session is intended to address all these fears, misconceptions, and bad experiences by presenting tips and tricks that with practice can help anyone become more persuasive and influential with audiences large and small.Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023Time: 6:00 pm CST – 8:00 pm CSTLocation: St. Cloud State - Plymouth 9750 Rockford Road, Plymouth MN Cost: Minnesota ASQ Member - $25.00Non-Members - $45.00
REGISTER HEREIf you have any questions, please contact Karen Peifer at kdpeifer@memberleader.asq.org