Presentation Thinking™ #129. TED Talkin’: The tool Phil Waknell uses to make presentation magic
Phil Waknell from Ideas on Stage is a brilliant presenter.
In his 2020 TED Talk “The 3 Magic Ingredients of Amazing Presentations” he shares his insider process into making presentations more than just information dumps. Phil actually illustrates how to make presentation “magic”!
Many presenters tote their “Top 5 tricks” or “3 Things you MUST do before presenting…” but Phil Waknell takes his concept a step further. He presents a brilliant tool, “The Audience Transformation Roadmap”, wherein the basic 3 ingredients he offers early in the talk are alchemized into a flow-chart that helps to map out which content goes where.
Better still, the example he uses is the very talk that he’s giving in real time on the TED stage.
It’s very meta—a presentation about presentations. But Mikey and Molly are seriously impressed and excited to use this new tool (you will be too!).
This is an episode for: presenters of all kinds. Don’t miss it.
What’s in the Spice Cabinet??
Where to find more of Phil’s work
His book! Business Presentation Revolution
We loved this bio about Phil
Check out Episode #77 with Ideas on Stage Presentation Coach, Andrea Pacini
Listen here!
What do we think Phil’s walkout song is?
- Do you believe in magic? - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Molly’s pick)
- Three is a magic number - Bob Dorough (Mikey’s pick)