The Seven Strategies of Master Presenters - Lifecycle Performance ...

220 / THE SEVEN STRATEGIES OF MASTER PRESENTERS
“Demonstrates confidence.”
“Shows genuine concern and interest.”
“Identifies and focuses on reducing our worry list.”
“Demonstrates thoughtfulness.”
“Demonstrates commitment.”
“Looks for opportunities to empower us.”
“Establishes and maintains a non-threatening
environment.”
“Looks for opportunities to provide and get feedback.”
“Says what he is going to do and then does it.”
“Tells stories that demonstrate and reinforce trust-building.”
As you can see, it is easy to vary the question. If you use a lot of
humor, you can ask your audience what is the most unique aspect of
your humor, or what they most like about your voice, your use of
props, transitions, or PowerPoint slides, etc. The value of this type of
question is that it focuses entirely on one aspect of your ability to
present, and therefore, the feedback is highly focused and decidedly
useful.
EXERCISE
7-1
Design a question on which you would like to get highly
focused feedback. Then list the people you can solicit this
feedback from.
7. Audio/Video Feedback
Taped feedback is one of the best sources of feedback presenters
can get. The problem is, no one likes the way they look or sound on
tape. A frequent comment is, “But I don’t sound like that!” Yes, you
do. The tape is a more accurate indicator of how you sound to other
people. Remember, the voice that you hear when you speak is how it
sounds in your head. You are “hearing” the subtleties and nuances
that your brain intended. The audience is not privy to those intentions,
so all they hear is the sound waves that fall on their ears. Our