Crafting Your Message. Tammy Heflebower

Planning for Audience Size

       Considering Your Presentation Role

       Using a Process Observer

       Addressing Time Frame Constraints on Content

       Planning for New and Existing Staff

       Summary

       Chapter 3

       Setting the Stage

       Arranging the Room

       Monitoring Sound

       Managing Your Audience

       Preparing a Speaker’s Toolkit

       Summary

       Chapter 4

       Creating Effective Introductions and Conclusions

       An Effective Introduction

       Introduction to Your Topic and Processes

       An Emphatic Conclusion

       Summary

       Chapter 5

       Delivering Your Message

       Getting the Group’s Attention

       Using Your Voice Effectively

       Displaying Appropriate Presenter Behaviors

       Summary

       Chapter 6

       Designing Visuals and Print Materials

       Visual Enhancements

       Handout Design

       Presentations via Webinar

       Summary

       Chapter 7

       Reflecting on Your Practice

       The Importance of Reflective Practice

       Categories of Feedback

       Considerations for Obtaining Quality Feedback

       Ideas for Improving Your Practice

       Summary

       Chapter 8

       Presenting Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

       Show Interest and Enthusiasm

       Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously

       Address Poor Behaviors

       Model Professionalism

       Handle Question-and-Answer Sessions Appropriately

       Make Travel Arrangements That Make Sense

       Summary

       Part 2

       Processes and Protocols

       Chapter 9

       Team Building

       Candy Matching

       Card Grouping

       Colored Candies

       Compass Points

       Descriptor Bingo

       Famous Person Mystery

       “Find Someone Who …” Bingo

       Finish the Sentence

       Life Boxes

       Name Chain

       On All Sides

       People Scavenger Hunt

       Person or Team Interview

       Pipe Cleaner Metaphors

       Relic Bag

       Say Hello

       Scavenger Hunt

       Sentence Starters

       Six Degrees of Separation

       Tattoo

       Theme Song

       Three Numbers

       Two Facts

       Who Am I?

       Words in Common

       Zip Around

       Chapter 10

       Triggering Thinking

       Affinity Diagram

       Cooperative Project

       Fishbowl

       Four-Symbol Reflection

       Graphic Organizers

       KTWL Chart

       List-Group-Label

       Predicting Prose