We were recently invited by Rotary International to prepare seven physicians and IT engineers for their keynote speeches at a combined Rotary/WHO event in Geneva. The speeches were delivered virtually, in the presence of the Director General of the WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom, and included a globally diverse virtual audience.
Over the weeks leading up to the Presidential Conference, we worked closely with the speakers as they distilled their life-saving projects of gynecological and obstetrical support for women and children in Sub-Sahara Africa, Mexico, India and Bolivia, into high impact five-minute presentations.
First, we explored the unique challenges posed by a five-minute speech, including effective structure, harnessing the power of storytelling, and the need to showcase rather than summarise. Next, we edited these speeches, in collaboration with the speakers. And finally, we devoted a training session to effective presentation delivery techniques.
The feedback of one speaker lingers in the mind:
“Thank you very much Susan. You made possible what I thought was impossible…”
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