Avoiding common errors

Data Communication Concepts

Hadrien Lacroix

Curriculum Manager

Recap

• Plan
• Prepare and practice
• Deliver

Length

• Ineffectively long presentations
• Attention span
• Around 20 minutes
• Leave time for Q&A

Purpose

• State the purpose at the beginning
• Better understanding
• Better story impact

Guide audience

• Sequence of information
• Keep audience's attention
• Do not leave all findings to the end

Audience involvement

• Engage and involve audience

Audience involvement

• Engage and involve audience
• Strong introduction
  • Good morning! My name is Hadrien, and I'm here today to present how negative ratings are impacting the company profits.

Audience involvement

• Engage and involve audience
• Strong introduction
• State key assumptions

Audience involvement

• Engage and involve audience
• Strong introduction
• State key assumptions
• Ask questions
  • Know answer
  • Hook for next slide

Audience involvement

• Engage and involve audience
• Strong introduction
• State key assumptions
• Ask questions
• Reiterate to main idea

Body language

• What matters is the message...
• ...but the speaker is at the center of the presentation

Body language

• What matters is the message...
• ...but the speaker is at the center of the presentation
• Emphasis by natural gesture and movements
  • Move hands or point at slide
  • Smile or make a facial expression

Body language

• What matters is the message...
• ...but the speaker is at the center of the presentation
• Emphasis by natural gesture and movements
• Attracts attention
  • Posture can convey confidence

Body language

• What matters is the message...
• ...but the speaker is at the center of the presentation
• Emphasis by natural gesture and movements
• Attracts attention
• Supports message

Voice tonality

• Use different voice tonalities

Voice tonality

• Use different voice tonalities
  • Speed
    • Fast: urgency, excitement, and emotion
    • Slow: importance, and new ideas introduction

Voice tonality

• Use different voice tonalities
  • Speed
  • Volume
    • Live: speak loud
    • Online: check mic

Voice tonality

• Use different voice tonalities
  • Speed
  • Volume
  • Intonation

Let's practice!

Data Communication Concepts