Innovative ideas Testimonials If you’re creating a pitch to secure a new job… Key experiences Unique contributions Passions Regardless of the topic, consider who you’re pitching to and what’s in it for them – what’s your “value add”? Take 5 minutes to fill in some or all of boxes - your ideas can be in point form. Content + Resources Process Notes Key Points STEP 2 - EXPAND AND EDIT YOUR IDEAS – 10 MINUTES (0:45 – 0:55) Slide #14 Slide #15 Worksheet #3 (2 pages) Individual activity Worksheet #3 3 slides Step 2 – Expand, Engage and Edit Now let’s move onto the second step – it’s worksheet #3. (Slide 14) In step 2, expand your points from worksheet #2 and make them into complete sentences. Consider adding an interesting fact or statistic to engage the listener. Then start to edit your pitch to increase its strength or add impact. 15) As you are expanding your ideas into sentences, consider using some high impact words to engage your listeners. These words are listed on Worksheet #3. (Slide 16 – not shown) Step 3 of the process is to “get feedback”. If you finish, or if you get stuck – feel free to engage with the person beside you.
Slide #18 Presentation Communication Styles We will take an hour to cover this next section. In about 20 minutes or so, we'll take a break. CAAWS has included a model that focuses on four communication styles in this workshop, and we’ll start off with a self-assessment to identify your preferred style. After the break, you will work in groups to discuss the perceived strengths and weaknesses for each style, as well as the dos and don’ts for dealing with each style. This is important because we constantly deal with different people with diverse communication styles – it’s valuable to understand how the different styles interact. Time permitting, we will wrap up this section with a short discussion on negative communication habits that can undermine your effectiveness. Note: Some material in this section adapted from Noble Studios in Nevada – Crystal Blahnik, Senior Project Manager Content + Resources Process Key Points SELF-PROFILE TOOL - 9 MINUTES (1:01 – 1:10) Slide #19 Worksheet #4 intro to the self-assessment. Individual activity - complete the 20 question assessment and scoring sheet - worksheet #4 - (two pages) Self-Assessment Tool This self-assessment tool is provided for general information – it’s not intended as a thorough examination of your style, but to give you some insight and useful information to consider in your daily interactions. There are companies that do comprehensive style assessments as part of their business – you can find these online, often for a fee. Some of them include a component where other people also provide input on your style. For purposes, we opted for a brief tool for your reference.
Slide #28 Worksheet #6 Small group work with report back Flipchart paper for each group Perceived Positive and Negative Qualities Assign a to each group, who then complete Worksheet #6 for that style, recording ideas on a flipchart. Groups have 10 minutes for their discussion, then 3 minutes for each group to provide a summary. See Appendix A and B for sample responses. Option (time permitting) Assign groups a style and JUST have them discuss the positive and negative qualities. Rotate styles, and have groups discuss the dos and don’ts for a different style. Content + Resources Process Notes Key Points HABITS THAT UNDERMINE COMMUNICATION - 10 MINUTES (2:05 – 2:15) #29 Worksheet #7 intro about the worksheet + then either 1 minute table discussion and plenary report or plenary discussion (Note: If you are on time...you can chop worksheet #7 or do it as a 5 minute plenary discussion) Speaking Notes: We are to switch gears a bit - and look at bad habits not specific to any style. These can be your "pet peeves" - things that you or others do, sometimes out of habit, sometimes because of nervousness, sometimes because you've never thought about it… but these are the bad habits that undermine your credibility or can have a negative impact on your brand... I’ll give you one to you off and then take a couple of minutes at your tables to identify 3-4 bad habits that we should all try to eliminate! Example 1 – Making a comment and having the of your voice rise at the end, so that your comment sounds like a question. This can make you sound very uncertain of what you are saying.