Speaker Preparation Day - Part 3

A full day of workshops and activites, some welcoming, some more challenging, all sharing.

Morning: drop-in to focus on general speaking stuff. May include…

• Getting to a great abstract
• What makes a “great talk”? Bring your own examples.
• Share your preparation checklist
• Greatest fails – and how to avoid them
• Speaker tricks; delivering a great performance
• How to conduct yourself and sense the audience
• Dealing with the Q&A.
• What to follow up after a talk
• How to keep the energy when you’re doing the same talk again and again.
• Second language: speaking in English to non-English audiences.
• Practicing and rehearsing
• Improvisation exercises

Afternoon: sharing workshops focussed on the talks to be delivered at ATD.

• Making your key content even more memorable
• Feedback – do your talk in 2 minutes, get feedback, do it again
• Polish your presentation
• Visualising your talk structure
• Practice Q&A

The morning is a drop-in session, and we’ll follow the direction of the participants. The afternoon will be more structured.