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March 17th, 2019
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7Steps
Of course you know theyre all important.... but if you were going to choose only one of the 7 Steps To make 💯 % sure you did a great job on... it would be ‘write a script’. This is also maybe the one way that 7 Steps is most different from everything else you ever heard about giving a great presentation. Here’s 4 reasons why it’s so important.
Why it’s important
Confidence
The first reason is your confidence. No matter how many times you give a presentation, you will be nervous. It’s natural & there’s no point in trying to get away from it. Rather the natural nervousness is a gift, became preparing for it is what will make you great. A script helps your confidence in your presentation because you know what to say.
Timing
The second reason is timing. You have something to say, you have to make sure you say it, your audience understands it & you get them to take action on it. You must work out the timing before hand. Based on how long you have to present, plus allow spare time for questions. A script means you know exactly how long your presentation will be.
Sharing
Following the 7 Steps means your slides will work together with your presentation to make your points clear & quick to understand, plus exciting to get action. They might not stand on their own. To share your presentation with you audience or people who weren’t there, you can send them the script to read.
How to write
Theme
Here’s how to write your script. The first thing to do is to decide what your theme is. This will depend on the event & your audience, what are they asking you to talk about & what is your audience interested in? Build your own core idea, either the mission of your company or you personally & brainstorm different ways to present that.
Topics
Then break your theme down into chapters or topics. These can be as simple as literally beginning middle & end. We’re calling it a script because it is like a book, play or movie. Your presentation should be a show! The number of topics you break your theme into depends on how long you will present for.
Twitter
Next, use the rule of 3 & divide your topics into 3 sub topics. The ‘beginning’ part could for example be divided into describing the people, the location & the history. Once you have your 3 sub topics, write them into paragraphs. The way I recommend you do this is by writing tweets. That way you have the same words (60) for each paragraph.
Some other uses
Speech
Now you have your script. One more thing. Always add an opening & an ending tweet to tell people what you are going to present & then end with the action they should take. This method of writing a presentation script can also help you with other work. For example if you are giving a speech instead of a traditional presentation....you need your speech.
Article
Second, if someone asks you to write an article for a magazine or online blog. Writing for other people or your own blog is another way to get more attention for you & your ideas. Your presentation will already be an article because you wrote a script. You can send your script to be published!
Book
With this formulaic format for writing our your presentation script, you can also write something longer. You could use the 7 Steps formula to write a book or booklet instead of just a 10-20 minute presentation. Theme, topics, sub topics & tweets can turn into any length of writing. The ‘7 Steps To Giving A Great Presentation’ was written this way.
Professional
So what’s the 4th reason why a script is so important? Because a carefully written script going to make you a professional presenter. Even if you only present once ever, you need to make sure you have a message, get attention & encourage action & give a great presentation. Get the 7 Steps or get it for a friend & if you already have it, go & reread it. When you’ve finished, please write a review;
Be a GREAT presenter!
Sebastian
Of course you know theyre all important.... but if you were going to choose only one of the 7 Steps To make 💯 % sure you did a great job on... it would be ‘write a script’. This is also maybe the one way that 7 Steps is most different from everything else you ever heard about giving a great presentation. Here’s 4 reasons why it’s so important.
Why it’s important
Confidence
The first reason is your confidence. No matter how many times you give a presentation, you will be nervous. It’s natural & there’s no point in trying to get away from it. Rather the natural nervousness is a gift, became preparing for it is what will make you great. A script helps your confidence in your presentation because you know what to say.
Timing
The second reason is timing. You have something to say, you have to make sure you say it, your audience understands it & you get them to take action on it. You must work out the timing before hand. Based on how long you have to present, plus allow spare time for questions. A script means you know exactly how long your presentation will be.
Sharing
Following the 7 Steps means your slides will work together with your presentation to make your points clear & quick to understand, plus exciting to get action. They might not stand on their own. To share your presentation with you audience or people who weren’t there, you can send them the script to read.
How to write
Theme
Here’s how to write your script. The first thing to do is to decide what your theme is. This will depend on the event & your audience, what are they asking you to talk about & what is your audience interested in? Build your own core idea, either the mission of your company or you personally & brainstorm different ways to present that.
Topics
Then break your theme down into chapters or topics. These can be as simple as literally beginning middle & end. We’re calling it a script because it is like a book, play or movie. Your presentation should be a show! The number of topics you break your theme into depends on how long you will present for.
Next, use the rule of 3 & divide your topics into 3 sub topics. The ‘beginning’ part could for example be divided into describing the people, the location & the history. Once you have your 3 sub topics, write them into paragraphs. The way I recommend you do this is by writing tweets. That way you have the same words (60) for each paragraph.
Some other uses
Speech
Now you have your script. One more thing. Always add an opening & an ending tweet to tell people what you are going to present & then end with the action they should take. This method of writing a presentation script can also help you with other work. For example if you are giving a speech instead of a traditional presentation....you need your speech.
Article
Second, if someone asks you to write an article for a magazine or online blog. Writing for other people or your own blog is another way to get more attention for you & your ideas. Your presentation will already be an article because you wrote a script. You can send your script to be published!
Book
With this formulaic format for writing our your presentation script, you can also write something longer. You could use the 7 Steps formula to write a book or booklet instead of just a 10-20 minute presentation. Theme, topics, sub topics & tweets can turn into any length of writing. The ‘7 Steps To Giving A Great Presentation’ was written this way.
Professional
So what’s the 4th reason why a script is so important? Because a carefully written script going to make you a professional presenter. Even if you only present once ever, you need to make sure you have a message, get attention & encourage action & give a great presentation. Get the 7 Steps or get it for a friend & if you already have it, go & reread it. When you’ve finished, please write a review;
Be a GREAT presenter!
Sebastian