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Challenging Activities Consider joining organizations that offer the opportunity for you to speak in front of others. Active participation in local clubs can help polish your speaking skills. The audience can become visually overwhelmed with too many bullet points and sub-points. Limit visuals to no more than ten per topic. Review recent presentations and note the ten visuals that present the most important points. Add variety by presenting further information on flipcharts or handouts. Visuals should focus attention, reinforce key messages, stimulate interest, and illustrate points that are difficult to visualize. Covering issues— Thorounhly withoi-O OVprrining It Skills, Behaviors, and Attitudes to Adapt and Practice Never tell your audience more than they need to hear. Analyzing your audience in advance will help establish how much information is required. Do not become so enthusiastic about the topic that you tell them everything you know about it. Be succinct. You can lose your audience's attention with too much data and too many stories. Apply the "Rule of Three:" identify three important points you want to convey and support each point with three pieces of evidence. Consider introducing the topic with a strong delivery, and closing the presentation with a call to action. Limit your response to a question to a minute or less. If a participant asks an unrelated question, assure them you will address the issue later. Return quickly to the subject and follow your outline. If you stray off-topic, apologize, and return back to the important topic as soon as possible. Challenging Activities George Bernard Shaw said, "If you teach a person everything, they will not learn." Before sharing information, ask yourself, "What do I need to share with this person? If I could only share one piece of information about this topic, what would it be?" Repeat this for all topics in the presentation. This could produce a succinct and successful presentation. Before meeting with a group to discuss an issue, conduct a thorough analysis of your audience. Answer the questions below before preparing your presentation. • Who will be present? How does this issue affect them? • What do they need to know? • How much do they already know about this subject? What types of examples, stories, or illustrations could interest them or offend them? How can I present information most efficiently? Communicating in a Straightforward Manner - Even when Dealing with Sensitive Subjects Skills, Behaviors, and Attitudes to Adapt and Practice Communicating in sensitive situations can be difficult if you do not already regularly communicate with your direct reports.