0Create a winning presentation9/02/070M/dd/yy10falsetruefalse48Deliver5/29/076/04/0750days00484148truetruefalse49Make sure your wardrobe and appearance are appropriate for the meeting5/29/075/29/071days0490148truetruefalse50Get mentally prepared5/30/075/30/0710days360501148truetruefalse53Track the time and meet your target6/04/076/04/0710days390534148truetruefalse52Respond to your audience6/01/076/01/0710days380523148truetruefalse51Deliver with energy, conviction, credibility, personality.5/31/075/31/0710days37051210falsetruefalse54Follow-up6/05/076/08/0740days005450154truetruefalse55Do a personal or team de-briefing about how the presentation went6/05/076/05/071days05758596055000truefalsefalse59** TYPICAL EARLY PROJECT TASKS **1/29/071/29/071days000154truetruefalse56Assign action items and make sure they get completed6/06/076/06/0710days4006162561154truetruefalse57Apply lessons-learned to future presentations6/07/076/07/0710days41063646566572154truetruefalse58Make a commitment to sharpen your presentation skills to be better able to advance cause and career6/08/076/08/0710days420067583010falsetruefalse1Plan3/29/074/12/07110days01430010011truetruefalse2Determine requirements, guidelines, dictates, standard procedures3/29/073/29/071days201232011truetruefalse3Find out the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, why)3/30/073/30/0710days0453111truetruefalse4Check available expertise that can help you4/02/074/02/0710days306784211truetruefalse5Write out your general objective4/03/074/03/0710days405311truetruefalse6Write out the specific objective - the end product4/04/074/04/0710days506411truetruefalse7List factors associated with meeting conditions that might influence presentation4/05/074/05/0710days607511truetruefalse8Identify and assess audience4/06/074/06/0710days708611truetruefalse9Develop your presentation strategy4/09/074/09/0710days80689711truetruefalse10Identify resources needed for each task and determine availability4/10/074/10/0710days010811truetruefalse11Set a realistic schedule4/11/074/11/0710days90910111211911truetruefalse12Get colleague or management review before proceeding4/12/074/12/0710days10013141516171819121010falsetruefalse13Organize4/13/074/25/0790days00131113truetruefalse14Check how requirements affect organization4/13/074/13/071days0202122140113truetruefalse15Focus ideas and information4/16/074/16/0710days110151113truetruefalse16Choose best topic order4/17/074/17/0710days120162113truetruefalse17Develop detailed outline4/18/074/18/0710days130173113truetruefalse18Assign times per section and speaker(s)4/19/074/19/0710days023242526184113truetruefalse19Develop introduction to get audience on board and focused4/20/074/20/0710days140195113truetruefalse20Develop summary to reiterate main points and ask for the order4/23/074/23/0710days150206113truetruefalse21Create story board integrating outline with visual aid support concepts4/24/074/24/0710days160217113truetruefalse22Get management review of your organization4/25/074/25/0710days170272829303122810falsetruefalse23Support4/26/075/11/07120days00232123truetruefalse24Again check how requirements dictate support4/26/074/26/071days03233240123truetruefalse25Add to your outline the examples you will use to illustrate, substantiate or liven up.4/27/074/27/0710days180251123truetruefalse26Develop details of examples, stories, statistical support, etc.4/30/074/30/0710days190262123truetruefalse27Consider what other forms of support can add value5/01/075/01/0710days200273123truetruefalse28Make sure you know what your graphics production capability is5/02/075/02/0710days210284123truetruefalse29Make a test run to ensure graphics quality and capability5/03/075/03/0710days220295123truetruefalse30Transform the concepts from your story board to complete graphics5/04/075/04/0710days230343536306123truetruefalse31Review/test visual aids5/07/075/07/0710days0317123truetruefalse32Refine graphics to get best effectiveness5/08/075/08/0710days0373839328123truetruefalse33Now complete your delivery script5/09/075/09/0710days240339123truetruefalse34Develop backup charts and plan5/10/075/10/0710days2503410123truetruefalse35Meet printing deadlines5/11/075/11/0710days040351110falsetruefalse36Stage5/14/075/28/07110days0260363136truetruefalse37Again determine what the requirements call for5/14/075/14/071days04142370136truetruefalse38Track and control costs and schedule to ensure you're staying on course5/15/075/15/0710days27043381136truetruefalse39Check out the meeting facility5/16/075/16/0710days044392136truetruefalse40Identify and list in detail all staging requirements5/17/075/17/0710days2804546403136truetruefalse41Verify all audio-visual equipment will be available and working5/18/075/18/0710days29047414136truetruefalse42Make sure all presenters know how to use a/v equipment correctly5/21/075/21/0710days300425136truetruefalse43Prepare for rehearsals5/22/075/22/0710days31048436136truetruefalse44Practice, practice, practice, each time getting helpful feedback and improving5/23/075/23/0710days320495051525354447136truetruefalse45Use video and speaker coaching to polish your performance5/24/075/24/0710days3305556458136truetruefalse46Test all parts of the presentation5/25/075/25/0710days340469136truetruefalse47Arrive at the meeting room enough in advance to check it out on-site5/28/075/28/0710days350471000truefalsefalse60Establish Project Scope1/29/071/29/071days00100truefalsefalse61Estimate Costs, Savings and /or Revenues1/29/071/29/071days00200truefalsefalse62Develop Project Specifications1/29/071/29/071days00300truefalsefalse63Conduct Feasibility Study1/29/071/29/071days00400truefalsefalse64Establish Project Goals1/29/071/29/071days00500truefalsefalse65Develop Project Plan1/29/071/29/071days00600truefalsefalse66Address Staffing Requirements1/29/071/29/071days00700truefalsefalse67Create Test Plan1/29/071/29/071days00800truefalsefalse68Create Manufacturing Plan1/29/071/29/071days00900truefalsefalse69Create Support Plan1/29/071/29/071days001000truefalsefalse70Create Marketing Plan1/29/071/29/071days001100truefalsefalse71Survey Potential Users1/29/071/29/071days001210Speaker(s)21Management or other decision makers32Presentations advisor or coordinator43Graphics/audio-visual specialist54Reviewers/critiquers65Marketing or project leader76Presentations coach or consultant (external)12122332643153364374784191111011311114121161312214125151241612117127181261912320141211432214623182241812518326187272252822229227302263122332243332413430435303363073732438321393234035441373423714338344394454034640447414484334944550443514425244653447544445545356457575515855359556605576156162566635716457365574665766758168955911601261136214631564166517661867196811069111701127111311122243354465576687798811991210101511111612121713131914142015152116162217172518182619192720202821212922223023233324243425253626263827274028284129294230304331314432324533334634344735355036365137375238385339395640405741415842421434310Achieve the specific objective for this presentation1234567891011121321Complete presentation within budget and on time32Gain valuable information from the audience43Make a positive, winning impression that can enhance your career1Created by Thomas Leech, presentations consultant, speaker and author of How To Prepare, Stage & Deliver Winning Presentations (AMACOM).
I hope you find this sample project useful. If you do, please let me know:
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e-mail: winpres@aol.com2For many presentations, "audiences" often state explicit instructions.3Take advantage of in-house expertise, right from the start.4Sell, tell, entertain, stir?5A common deficiency.6e.g., time of day, competing activities, etc.7Particularly pay attention to key decision makers8For example, how will you address the audience's major concerns?9Make sure the resources are there, plus get commitment from all involved.10This important step can ensure you're heading down the right road now, before you start spending time and money.11Brainstorm or mindmap here to produce a summary of your major points.
Try to capture the essence of your story. Then, go into the details.12Helpful are templates or "wizards" in graphics programs, e.g. Powerpoint.13This is important! Don't get lazy about it!
You can use graphics software or manual methods, but do it. An outline is the best tool for clarifying your ideas.14Find a snappy hook to get their attention.15Here's where that earlier summary chart is used.16A particularly valuable exercise for message clarity and visual creativity.17Another important check point.18Key words are "for example."19May need to gather more information to make sure it's legit.20Props, displays, hardware, video, multi-media, demos...21Especially if you're using outside resources.22This can keep you from a lot of re-work later.23Put your right brain in gear to come up with some punchy, clear, convincing graphics.24Match oral to visual.25Just in case26Operations; Arrangements; Rehearsals.27You should be checking this all along.28"The devil's in the details."29You've been warned.30Like how to turn on the projector.31Rehearsals can be big time-wasters.32Yet how many people skip this step, to their regret, and the audience's.33Video doesn't lie.34e.g., audience questions and answers.35Isn't most of this common sense?36Visualize a successful meeting in detail.37Do not read. And talk to audience, not screen.38This may be what decides success.39And it's o.k. to end early, if you've done the job.40Critical - it ain't over til...41Learn from your hits and misses.42Join Toastmasters, buy a good presentations book, speak more often.
Copyright 1997-2007 by Thomas Leech. Used by permission. You may use this for planning your own presentations. But, if used for training, you must retain the copyright notice and authorship attribution.43http://www.winning-presentations.com/10Not getting started soon enough21Don't have enough information32Resources not available or stretched too thin43Inability to get management to review in timely manner54Graphics support inadequate or overloaded65Outdated or inefficient hardware or software76Don't know how to use graphics software87Not knowing enough about the meeting room/equipment or can't gain access to it98Poor use of time, precluding adequate review or rehearsal01:1;7:7