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Effec ective e trans nsitioni oning ng from om present ntation t on to o conv onversation on Quinten Edward Williams

Presentations and conversations have different goals. Duarte, N. (2014, May 20). Presentations vs. Conversations. Retrieved February 17, 2019, from https://www.duarte.com/presentations-vs-conversations/

Narrative structures, with story, guides your meaning. The way that you shape your messages within either a presentation or a conversation takes the form of a narrative structure. How are you putting your story elements together to relay a specific message? What sentiment (emotional response) could a narrative structure make possible? Should you rather use a problem-solution Minto pyramid structure? What about using Duarte’s presentation form? Minto, B. (2003). The Minto Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing, Thinking and Problem Solving . Minto International. Powerusersoftwares. (2016). https://www.powerusersoftwares.com/single-post/2016/07/31/Give-a-brilliant-structure-to-your-presentations-with-the-Pyramid-Principle Vonnegut, K. (2005). A man without a country. New York: Seven Stories Press. Duarte, N. (2010). Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences. (p.39) New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.

Plan to incorporate feedback / interruption in a presentation You should always work towards delivering your main message. If you plan your presentation to take the listener on a journey of how you developed your design, then they could comment /give feedback on a step which you acknowledge and engage with, before you continue. When you receive feedback in the presentation / conversation, build on this in a collaborative way.

Disruptive feedback/interruptions in a presentation or a conversation: Ask yourself the following questions... Is it a content problem? If the presentation is interrupted, or stopped, because the content is not working, you need to revise the content. Content in a presentation is best delivered after you have already run the content past the audience before the presentation. That means, communicate with the client before the presentation, run them through the content. Work with them to resolve content issues before you present. Or... Is it a structure problem? If the interruption to the narrative is a result of poor planning and confusing communication, you need to revise the multimodal ensemble: How the narrative structure, and different modes come together in a way that transfers a message. In other words, you need to be well prepared. Don’t make it possible for the lecturer / client to shoot you down on logic. While you persuade on emotion, the logic of the presentation needs to be sound.

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