How to Speak like an Architect ??
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Presentation Skills, Tips and Techniques Unlike most professions, architects are fairly accustomed to standing up in front of a group of people and speaking … but that is not meaning that all of architects can do this well because some of them maybe (shy or fear or …….) but
If that’s you, the good news is that you are not alone. There are a few tips and techniques I have picked up along the way that have made the process a lot easier for me and I thought I would share them with you today and I am sure that they are very useful for you too . Let ’s seeing : 2
Stage Presence •
Try and be comfortable in your own body. If you aren’t a suit and tie person, don’t pick the presentation day to this change.
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Movement is important. Too often a prop (like a lectern) is available and the impulse to stand behind it.
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Motivation • •
Identify to yourself the objective of your presentation – what’s your big idea? Figuring this out can help guide you. Tell a story. This is really important because if you want people to listen you. give them something to connect with you.. Telling a story personalizes the information and connects people to your big idea … at least that’s the intention.
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Know Your Topic •
If sincerity is a key when presenting, the more than this is about your topic and This can be achieved by actually knowing everything that there is to know . The next best thing is to speak with conviction.
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Keep your presentation focused on the areas that you are most comfortable speaking. This simply means that instead of trying to learn all 100 things about “x”, learn 10 things exceedingly well about “x” and stick to those items.
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How to Present •
Which method is the best? From worst to best, I’d go with: – – – – –
Manuscript (worst) Memorization Outline (PowerPoint) Extemporaneous, and then Improvisation (best)
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Nobody wants to sit in on a presentation where someone is simply reading their lines. When you know your material so well that you can see a word and know what information you are supposed to cover, that sort of spontaneity makes for the best presentations because they have the most energy.
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Choosing a presentation format is really a function of audience size – but try to make it as interactive as possible. I normally try to ask some sort of question in the very beginning that everyone can answer. It should be a question that you can tie into your, even at the smallest level, really makes a difference. 6
Project Yourself •
Make yourself heard – but don’t yell. Project your voice towards the back row unless you are in a huge room and you have to use a mic.
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Find the light … and then stand in that light. Pay just a little attention to how the space is going to be lit and make sure that you are standing in the light. If people can’t see you, they can’t hear you. It really is that simple.
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Using Architectural terms As architects or architectural student , you must learn about them because of using them in your presentation help you to improve or understanding your work by others . Some of them like :
Aesthetic - The good appearance of something. Arcade - A covered walkway lined by columns. Architectural Symmetry - Characteristic by which the two sides of a facade or architectural floor plan of a building present mirror images of one another.
Brutalism - A (strong shaped , concrete-based) architectural style. Concept - The single most important part and driving force behind a design.
Courtyard - An open space, usually open to the sky, enclosed by a building
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Juxtaposition - Two opposites placed together for increased effect (old and new). New
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Language - How a building is read and appears. Modular - Describes a (simple) construction system for a building which could be added to indefinitely.
Morphology - The study of form, shape or structure. Penetrate - To go into.
Sustainability - A measure for how environmentally friendly a building from every fields.
homogeneous: uniform in structure throughout or composed of parts that are all of the same nature or kind
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If you have 20 minutes allocated for your presentation, plan to fill 15 minutes. That extra 5 minutes will sometimes (unfortunately) get filled with ah’s and um’s, but since you should be working without a script. It always happens. Nobody ever cares if you are short or long but everybody hates when you run long So Don’t. Run. Long .
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resources • •
https://www.archisoup.com/architectural-terms https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/024-presentation-skillstips-and-techniques/
See you soon ………………..
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