Pragmatic Presenting
Practical Lessons for Communication &
Engaging an Audience
Who am I?
Set the rules
 Preparation
 Delivery
 Advanced Tips and Tricks
Preparation
Know Your Material, Anticipate Questions,
Organize, Practice
 Inspiration?
 More time?
 Do differently?
 Where can you use it?
← Introduction
← Body
← Heading 1
← Heading 2
← Heading 3
← Conclusion
Get to the Point
Interactive Practice!
You’ve just arrived at an
interview…
“Tell me about yourself.”
“My name is Clemens Wan.
I’m a junior at Baldwin Senior High School and I've always
dreamed about being an engineer.
I love design and making beautiful things that are useful and
efficient.
I'm currently captain of the marksmanship team and an active
member in: Chess club, Mathletes, Science Olympiads, and
Tech club.”
Write Your “Me” Pitch!
 Relevant Courses
 Extracurricular
Activities
 Outside Projects
 Interests / Hobbies
 Leadership Qualities
 Team building
Interviewer’s Filter
 Technical Qualification
 Leadership
 Partnership / Teamwork
 Proactive approach
 Loves Learning
 Hard working
 Asks Questions
The PitchThe Pitch
Write Your Prod Pitch!
 Why is it needed?
 What is it?
 Who will buy it?
 Features
 User story
 Address Competitors
Investor’s Filter
 Do I understand the
need for it?
 Do I understand it?
 What’s unique?
 Compared to
competitors?
 Is it profitable?
 Is your team competent?
Memorization…?
Memorization Example
“We’re fortunate enough to welcome back Clemens Wan here
in Baruch to help prepare us for the upcoming conference. He
is an engineering graduate from Cooper Union and will be
focusing on practical tips and tricks for better communications.”
Hooks
 Fortunate enough…
 Help prepare…
 Upcoming…
 He is…
 Focusing on…
 Better…
Facts
 Clemens Wan
 Conference
 Engineering
 Cooper
 Practical tips
 Communications
Delivery
First Impressions, Body Language, Voice
Dynamics, Removing Distractions, Stories
Communication
 Appearance
 Eye Contact
 Body Contact
 Gestures
 Posture
 Facial Expressions
 Movement
Verbal
7%
Vocal
Behavior
38%
Non-
Verbal
55%
Posture
slow
down.
Distractions
 Mumbling
 Nervous Ticks
 Up-Speak
 Slang
 Smart Phones
 Filler Words
Solutions
 Project your voice
 Keep Posture –
Speak with Gestures
 Make Statements
 Use Gravitas!
 Use Pauses / Think
Advanced Tips & Tricks
Reducing Filler Words, Rhetorical
Questions, Handouts, Call to Action
Reducing Filler Words
 Record yourself
 Switch between filler words
 Pause
 Make a game out of it
Ask Rhetorical Questions
 Gets the audience’s attention
 Guides the speech
 Helps with the story
Call to Action
Presentation Tips & Tricks Summary
 Do your homework
 Expect common questions
 Know your purpose and
audience
 Practice!
 Dress to Impress
 Make a good first
impression
 Face your audience
 Tell stories
 Speak Louder!
 Slow Down / Pause
 Remove distractions
Have Additional Material
Actual Homework
 Write a pitch for yourself
 Write a pitch for your
product or a product you
use daily
 Tell more stories!
 Listen to Audiobooks to
copy Gravitas
 Pay attention to what
makes a good speaker
 Tell a joke daily. Retell it to
other people.
 Explain a news event in your
own words
 Keep a journal
 Try to reduce your number
of filler words
 Anticipate daily encounters
and questions
… ? Clemens.wan@gmail.com
Seelemonslive.com
Specific Topics
Presentation Zen, Marketing Material,
Summaries
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Presentation skills MOUSE

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    Pragmatic Presenting Practical Lessonsfor Communication & Engaging an Audience
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    Set the rules Preparation  Delivery  Advanced Tips and Tricks
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    Preparation Know Your Material,Anticipate Questions, Organize, Practice
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     Inspiration?  Moretime?  Do differently?  Where can you use it?
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    ← Introduction ← Body ←Heading 1 ← Heading 2 ← Heading 3 ← Conclusion
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    Interactive Practice! You’ve justarrived at an interview…
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    “Tell me aboutyourself.” “My name is Clemens Wan. I’m a junior at Baldwin Senior High School and I've always dreamed about being an engineer. I love design and making beautiful things that are useful and efficient. I'm currently captain of the marksmanship team and an active member in: Chess club, Mathletes, Science Olympiads, and Tech club.”
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    Write Your “Me”Pitch!  Relevant Courses  Extracurricular Activities  Outside Projects  Interests / Hobbies  Leadership Qualities  Team building Interviewer’s Filter  Technical Qualification  Leadership  Partnership / Teamwork  Proactive approach  Loves Learning  Hard working  Asks Questions
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    Write Your ProdPitch!  Why is it needed?  What is it?  Who will buy it?  Features  User story  Address Competitors Investor’s Filter  Do I understand the need for it?  Do I understand it?  What’s unique?  Compared to competitors?  Is it profitable?  Is your team competent?
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    Memorization Example “We’re fortunateenough to welcome back Clemens Wan here in Baruch to help prepare us for the upcoming conference. He is an engineering graduate from Cooper Union and will be focusing on practical tips and tricks for better communications.” Hooks  Fortunate enough…  Help prepare…  Upcoming…  He is…  Focusing on…  Better… Facts  Clemens Wan  Conference  Engineering  Cooper  Practical tips  Communications
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    Delivery First Impressions, BodyLanguage, Voice Dynamics, Removing Distractions, Stories
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    Communication  Appearance  EyeContact  Body Contact  Gestures  Posture  Facial Expressions  Movement Verbal 7% Vocal Behavior 38% Non- Verbal 55%
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    Distractions  Mumbling  NervousTicks  Up-Speak  Slang  Smart Phones  Filler Words Solutions  Project your voice  Keep Posture – Speak with Gestures  Make Statements  Use Gravitas!  Use Pauses / Think
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    Advanced Tips &Tricks Reducing Filler Words, Rhetorical Questions, Handouts, Call to Action
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    Reducing Filler Words Record yourself  Switch between filler words  Pause  Make a game out of it
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    Ask Rhetorical Questions Gets the audience’s attention  Guides the speech  Helps with the story
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    Presentation Tips &Tricks Summary  Do your homework  Expect common questions  Know your purpose and audience  Practice!  Dress to Impress  Make a good first impression  Face your audience  Tell stories  Speak Louder!  Slow Down / Pause  Remove distractions Have Additional Material
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    Actual Homework  Writea pitch for yourself  Write a pitch for your product or a product you use daily  Tell more stories!  Listen to Audiobooks to copy Gravitas  Pay attention to what makes a good speaker  Tell a joke daily. Retell it to other people.  Explain a news event in your own words  Keep a journal  Try to reduce your number of filler words  Anticipate daily encounters and questions
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    Specific Topics Presentation Zen,Marketing Material, Summaries