PASSION in Presentations: Delivering information that will be heard

Presentations are often done at work for proposals, reports and in almost everything we do when we need to get a message across to our boss, colleagues or the public. 

Delivering messages and ideas to other people does not necessarily rely only on how much you know or who you are. You may have all the facts and figures or you may be the President of the organization, but it all comes down to whether your audience listened and actually “heard” you enough to make them notice and change their minds.

This is where “passion” comes in. The most memorable speeches in life are not those with the most facts and figures. The most memorable ones are those delivered with deep passion that the speaker has for his subject. Emotions and personal convictions made speeches like those delivered by Ninoy Aquino and Martin Luther King all the more effective in evoking emotion and actions.

Henry S. Tenodoro, President of the Center for Learning and Teaching Styles, shares some of his know-how in delivering presentation.

Personal Commitment. In order to inspire others, you have to be inspired yourself. Why should people listen to you if you do not look like you believe in what you are saying? Passion shows that you care, making you a “real” person in the eyes of the audience. No one else can deliver the way you do because yours is personal.

Transference. In order to change hearts and minds, passion and enthusiasm should be present not only within you but also through your voice, gestures, body movement and mastery of platform skills.

Provide insights. Passion is not only about the facts, figures and attributes of the subject matter. There is additional value to the presentation when there are insights based on your experiences aside from the facts. Go beyond the facts towards what is really felt and experienced – implications and benefits of decisions that will be made.

Real, rather than ideal. Passion requires being human enough, to be less than perfect. Passion comes from own conviction and beliefs. Be yourself, even if you are not perfect. This can help others’ hearts and minds to become open to change because they are able to relate to your humanity.

Marketing strategist and professional communicator BRIAN NORRIS sees passion as a philosophy, a way of life. Norris presented the following formula to communicate passion in everyday life.

 P – Be PROUD of who you are and what you do. And if you’re not proud of what you’re doing – then why are you doing it?

A – Master the ART of sharing what you know. It’s not what you know or whom you know. It’s how you share what you know with whom you know.

S – Connect SOUL-to-SOUL. Every action, however discrete, and every thought, however brief, impacts the souls of every thing in the universe.

S – Write down and speak of your unique STORIES – frequently.Your journey and the lessons you’ve learned have the power to heal and inspire.

I – Light the IMAGINATIONS of others by dreaming aloud. Challenge them to imagine what can be.  Nothing compares to the power of Imagination.

O – Participate in ONGOING research and development. Rather than resting on yesterday’s laurels, anticipate the next change and get there first. Challenge dogma.

N – NEVER give up. NEVER settle for mediocrity. NEVER let fear hamper you from taking risks. Above all, NEVER let a cynic stand in your way.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources: 

Henry S. Tenedoro. Manila Bulletin. Using Passion and Laughter in Your Presentations (Posted on March 3 2011) Retrieved on March 5 2011 from
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/307223/using-passion-and-laughter-your-presentations