Mentor, coach and presenter restraint
How do you feel when you mentor a new Toastmaster? Do you want to share your years of knowledge and passion for the cause with the new Toastmaster at one setting? I love Toastmasters and want to help all new members benefit from the numerous Communication and tremendous Leadership opportunities available.
The vastness of education that Toastmasters provides is overwhelming for most new members. As a mentor I find that new members can only absorb small pieces of information at one time, and so we focus on learning one new role at at time, such as Ahh counter and Timer. Then working on one aspect of public speaking at a time.
Mentoring is a balancing act. On one hand, you have so much information to give and on the other hand you don't want to scare new members off by conveying the impression that a good speaker needs to follow 101 rules for an effective speech.
The same is true when coaching a client. I have so much knowledge and passion about using PowerPoint to improve their business results that I would love to impart all relevant knowledge at once. But using mentoring skills taught in Toastmasters, my clients benefit more with small, actionable improvements in Presentation skills. I encourage clients to present regularly and persist in making small impovements in their presentations.
Your audience benefits from your mentoring experience when you do the following in your PowerPoint presentation:
1. Realize that you cannot impart all of your expertise in a single presentation. .i.e. Do not create 97 slides for a 20 minute presentation.
2. Assess what information is most beneficial to your audience, at this time. Then write this down in 10 words or less. This is the purpose of your speech.
3. Create your presentation around the purpose of your speech, using PowerPoint as a visual aid to support your message.
Your audience benefits from your restraint when they walk out of your presentation, having understood the purpose of your message and with one or two actions to implement.
The vastness of education that Toastmasters provides is overwhelming for most new members. As a mentor I find that new members can only absorb small pieces of information at one time, and so we focus on learning one new role at at time, such as Ahh counter and Timer. Then working on one aspect of public speaking at a time.
Mentoring is a balancing act. On one hand, you have so much information to give and on the other hand you don't want to scare new members off by conveying the impression that a good speaker needs to follow 101 rules for an effective speech.
The same is true when coaching a client. I have so much knowledge and passion about using PowerPoint to improve their business results that I would love to impart all relevant knowledge at once. But using mentoring skills taught in Toastmasters, my clients benefit more with small, actionable improvements in Presentation skills. I encourage clients to present regularly and persist in making small impovements in their presentations.
Your audience benefits from your mentoring experience when you do the following in your PowerPoint presentation:
1. Realize that you cannot impart all of your expertise in a single presentation. .i.e. Do not create 97 slides for a 20 minute presentation.
2. Assess what information is most beneficial to your audience, at this time. Then write this down in 10 words or less. This is the purpose of your speech.
3. Create your presentation around the purpose of your speech, using PowerPoint as a visual aid to support your message.
Your audience benefits from your restraint when they walk out of your presentation, having understood the purpose of your message and with one or two actions to implement.
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posted by Wayne Botha @ 11:51 AM
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