Meilani M. answered 04/09/19
Award Winning Toastmaster Available to Help You Become a Great Speaker
Hi! It's always a good idea to go by the rule of 3: pick 3 things to talk about. Attention spans are short and if you present too many things they may be overwhelmed. A standard rule of presentations: 1) Tell them what you are going to tell them 2) tell them 3) tell them what you told them.
Divvy up your time to accommodate:
• intro (tell them what you are going to tell them)
• point #1 (for example, a challenge faced)
• point #2 (the solution you provided)
• point #3. (the end results -what awesome thing happened because of your solution?)
• close (summarize what you told them and why it makes you a great candidate)
30 second intro, 30 seconds close gives you 3 minutes for each topic.
If you'd like to brainstorm further, please message me to schedule a presentation brainstorming session. I am an award-winning Toastmaster with loads of public speaking / presentation / training experience. I can help you choose what to speak about, how to present it.
Just remember, ten minutes is NOT intended for you to teach them a deep understanding of your profession. It is meant to provide them with an overview of YOUR understanding of your profession, and YOUR expertise in it. They don't want to learn engineering and software - they want to hire someone else who already knows it.
Contact me if you'd like to schedule a consulting session!
Cheers,
Meilani