How to Make the Key Points of Your Presentation Memorable

You’ve gone to a lot of trouble to prepare and deliver your presentation. And your audience has given up a big chunk of time to listen to you. Surely, you want them to remember the important parts of what you tell them! How can you make the key points of your presentation memorable?
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PRESENTATION SKILLS
This video is part of course module 2.2.1
Program 2: Manager as Communicator
Course 2: Presentation Skills
Section 1: Preparation
Other videos in this section include:
Define Your Presentation: Defusing the B.O.M.B. https://youtu.be/-MHhwQxE3yg
How to Craft a Compelling, Persuasive, and Powerful Presentation https://youtu.be/AKtI5QgLFX0
How to Craft a Compelling Presentation Structure https://youtu.be/cwdhUk2IZPQ
Five Simple Structures for a Compelling Presentation https://youtu.be/fqTA6Kybw0E
Opening Your Presentation: How to Hook your Audience https://youtu.be/oIIsJZWd1QU
Closing: How to Finish Your Presentation with Real Impact https://youtu.be/7UCMi5JYSuM
How to Create Excellent Visual Aids for Your Presentation https://youtu.be/jP2Q5Kdq_Ww
Preparation is Key: How to Review and Rehearse Your Presentation https://youtu.be/_9bOgcBNaeU
LESSON NOTES
George Miller: Magic Number 7+/- 2
Normal range: 5 – 9
The COMB Principle: Prepare the Filing System
People remember best when they know what to expect. That way, they can lay out the right folders and open the right draws in their mind. Tell them:
• The Context
• Your Objectives:
• The Map
• The Benefits
Five Ways for People to Remember parts of your Presentation
1. Primacy
2. Recency
3. Frequency
4. Novelty
5. Emotion
RECOMMENDED EXERCISE
Next time you create a presentation, put in the work during preparation, to make it memorable:
1. What are the five most important points? (2 MC CPD Points)
2. How will you set out your COMB? (2 MC CPD Points)
3. How will you use each of: primacy, recency, frequency, novelty, and emotion? (5 MC CPD Points)
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RECOMMENDED READING
My top recommendation is my own book:
How to Speak so people Listen - https://geni.us/HSPL
Other Recommendations:
The Presentation Book - https://geni.us/6sqr
Presentation Zen - https://geni.us/mrvmeh
The Pyramid Principle - https://geni.us/9cbjvBs
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs - https://geni.us/KJpG
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CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 - You do want people to remember what you say, don’t you?
00:25 - George Miller’s Magic Number
01:40 - How can you structure and build a presentation to make it memorable?
02:25 - The C.O.M.B. priming method
04:07 - The Five Memory Hooks
04:23 - First memory hook: Primacy
04:47 - Second memory hook: Recency
05:13 - Third memory hook: Frequency
05:42 - Fourth memory hook: Novelty
06:13 - Fifth memory hook: Emotion
06:50 - Combining the memory hooks
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