Effective Training Presentation

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Low Lih Jeng

Chilli peppers video

Watch out for1.Delivery skills2.Introduction & conclusion3.Use of visual aids

What was the process?Comments?

Process1. Know your audience2. Establish your credibility3. Know your objective4. Research5. Prepare outline6. Think about introduction and conclusion7. Prepare slides & visual aids8. Practise, practise, practise9. Recce venue

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Professionalism1. Dresses appropriately2. Starts and ends on time3. Appears confident4. Handles presentation aids easily5. Is well prepared to handle technical faults, if

any

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1. Minimal language and grammatical errors2. Do not memorise or read from notes or visuals3. Has clear voice with varying pitch4. Pronounces words clearly5. Maintains good pace with appropriate pauses6. Do not have fillers7. Uses appropriate gestures to reinforce message8. Maintains eye contact

Delivery skills

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Practice!

DELIVERY SKILLS

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Using powerpoint1. Format2. Font type3. Font size4. Colour5. Wordiness 6. Animation

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1. Paragraphs every 2-3 sentences– create white space between paragraphs

2. Spacing – unclutters text

3. Headings– help reader follow points in message

4. Margins must be consistent

1. Format

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1. Sans serif fonts are easier to read• Arial• Tahoma• Trebuchet MS• Verdana

2. Serif fonts are harder to read• Courier New• Times New Roman

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2. Font type

2. Font type

3. Use bold, italic or underline to highlight texts

4. Can be used in different combinations

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3. Font size

Headers should be 44

Minimum size for header is 36

Text no smaller than 28

Anything smaller is difficult to read (24)

This is not an eye test (20)

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4. Colour

What effect do the different colour schemes create?

Black text on white background

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4. Colour

What effect do the different colour schemes create?

White text on black background

4. Colour

What effect do the different colour schemes create?

White text on black background

Note coloured header

Filler phrases

Outdated expressions

Redundancies

Centre for Communication and Teaching Excellence

Workshop 2

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How many people?

Mr. A and Mr. B incorporated a company “AB Pte Ltd”.

In law, how many persons are there?

AP REGIONAL COMMITTEE2010 -2013

4. Colour

1. Colours help highlight texts but make sure that they can be seen

1. Colours help highlight texts but make sure that they can be seen

1. Colours help highlight texts but make sure that they can be seen

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4. Colour

• 5 times more people aged 80 years

• 68 countries turned into “aged countries”

• Dependency ratio will rise to 50 per cent

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5. Wordiness

1. Do not write long sentences that run into three or four lines because your audience will find it difficult to read the words and listen to you at the same time

2. List only the main points

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6. Animation

1. Do not give your audience a headache

2. Animation must aid the presentation, not distract

3. Animation must be consistent

4. “Entrance” – “Appear” is best

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6. Animation

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Should text appear from left to right?

Should text appear from right to left ?

EXAMPLES

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What are the different ways What are the different ways you … you …

1.1. Greet someoneGreet someone

2.2. Signal to Signal to someone to come someone to come nearnear

3.3. Behave with Behave with someone superiorsomeone superior

4.4. Exchange giftsExchange gifts

5.5. Interpret silenceInterpret silence

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CONSTITUTION REVIEW COMMITTEE

1.1. Ms Low Lih Jeng (Chair)Ms Low Lih Jeng (Chair)• Honorary Secretary• Constitution Review Committee (1990)• Chairman, Senior Branch-in-Council (1983-1984)

2.2. Mrs Owi Beng Ki (Consultant)Mrs Owi Beng Ki (Consultant)• Senior State Counsel

Civil / Legislation Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers

3.3. Mrs Gan Siew KoonMrs Gan Siew Koon• Chief Commissioner (1989 – 1994)

4.4. Ms Chui Sheok ChengMs Chui Sheok Cheng• Shop Committee member• North Division Ranger Guider (1988 - 1993)

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HIGH-TECH BASKETBALL GAME Financial Times, February 28, 2007

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OutlineOutline

How high technology functions

1. Before a game

2. During a game

3. After a game

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1. Before a game1. Before a game

For selling tickets & fan experience

1.1 StratTix

1.2 Stubhub.com

1.3 Online ticket transfer systems

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1.1 StratTix1.1 StratTix

How StratTix works

sales forcescollectsBack-end sales systems

offers&Sales forces

StratTix

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1.2 Stubhub1.2 Stubhub

1. An online clearing-house

2. Makes pricing more efficient

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1.3 1.3 Online transfer systemsOnline transfer systems

1. Allow a ticket transfer

2. Increase the market efficiency

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2. During a game2. During a game

Digital video helps

Take & Rip camera feeds

The coach players

The video coach The statistician

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3. After a game3. After a game

1. Distribution & Consumption Provided widely 3D HD initiative

2. Branding International

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ConclusionConclusion

Bigger, clearer More available & more itself

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Using powerpoint1. Format2. Font type3. Font size4. Colour5. Wordiness 6. Animation

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What mistakes can you spot in these powerpoint slides?

Process1. Know your audience2. Establish your credibility3. Know your objective4. Research5. Prepare outline6. Think about introduction and conclusion7. Prepare slides & visual aids8. Practise, practise, practise9. Recce venue

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Professionalism1. Dresses appropriately2. Starts and ends on time3. Appears confident4. Handles presentation aids easily5. Is well prepared to handle technical faults, if

any

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1. Minimal language and grammatical errors2. Do not memorise or read from notes or visuals3. Has clear voice with varying pitch4. Pronounces words clearly5. Maintains good pace with appropriate pauses6. Do not have fillers7. Uses appropriate gestures to reinforce message8. Maintains eye contact

Delivery skills

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1. Sans serif fonts are easier to read• Arial• Tahoma

– Trebuchet MS• Verdana

2. Serif fonts are harder to read• Courier New• Times New Roman

Edwardian Script 54

Font type

Practice!

DELIVERY SKILLS

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How about your own powerpoint slides?

Effective Training Presentation

Normala BaharudinNesrin El HadidiMariam El Hadri

Low Lih Jeng