EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION SKILLS

“There is no such thing as presentation talent, it is

called Presentation Skills”David JP Phillips

“Great speakers aren’t born, they are trained.”

EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION SKILLS

Planning, preparation & practice.

Fighting your fears.

Opening.

Body Language.

Perfect PowerPoint.

Keeping the audience interested.

Fitting Conclusion.

Dealing with questions.

Conclusion.

PLANNING

• Who is your audience?

• Why are they there?

• What is your goal?

• How long will it be?

• Where will it take place?

PLANNING

PARTS

PREPARATION

• Collection of relevant data.

• Arrangement of data.

• Effective Power-point.

• Follow your Planning.

“It takes one hour of preparation for each minute of presentation time.”Wayne Bur Graff

PRACTICE

Rehearse, Rehearse, ……….., Rehearse.

The more you practice:

• Better you feel.

• More you want to do.• Practice in front of people.

• In the venue.

• Fix things that don’t work.

• Timing.

• Gets you used to being in

front of an audience.

FACING YOUR FEARS

• Feared more than death.

• “I could make such a fool of myself”.

• Everyone has it to some degree.

• Can’t be eliminated.

• Use it constructively.

“Top presenters have total control of their fears. They make fear their slave, not the master.”

Doug Mallow

FACTS:

Shaky hands.

Blushing

cheeks,

Memory loss,

Nausea,

Knocking

knees.

STARTING UP

Warm-Up

• Helps you to relax.

• Helps you to be heard.

• Helps you to sound more confident.

• Deep Breathing.

• Tongue Twisters.

• Yawn.

OPENING

• Get attention.

• Introduce yourself.

• Introduce topic.

• Humor

• Short story

• Startling statistic

• Make audience think

• Invite participation

• Get audience response.

BODY LANGUAGE• Act confident, feel confident.

• Large personal space.

• Eye contact with audience.

• Smile & Open body language.

• Standing upright with shoulders back.

• Make sure everyone can see you.

• Use your hands, but don’t go crazy & avoid ‘flapping.

• If possible move around,…but slowly!

• DON’T speak with your back to the audience.

DON’TS

• Too much text & data on the slides.

• Too many slides.

• Busy Background.

• No excessive special effects.

• No all caps or special fonts.

• Appealing contrasts & too many

colors.

DO’S

• Font size large enough.

• Good Quality images.

• Bulleted text with consistent size.

• Add graphs, charts & tables.

• Bold for emphasis.

• Short Media clips.

• Colors Complimenting each-other.

PERFECT POWER-POINT

VOCAL TECHNIQUES

• Loudness.

• Pitch.

• Pause for effect.

• Allow time for message to “sink in”.

• Deviate from the norm for emphasis.

” The most precious things in speech are the pauses.”

Sir Ralph Richardson

KEEPING THE AUDIENCE INTERESTED

• Don’t run in the same tone.

• Ask questions.

• Involve the audience.

• Modify to meet audience needs.

• Be more expressive.

• Show enthusiasm.

• Humour & story telling.

• Visual illustration.

CONCLUDING YOUR PRESENTATION

• A brief summary.

• Your Opinion.

• Questions & answer session.

• Thank the audience.

• Quotation.

DEALING WITH QUESTIONS

• Don’t get confused.

• Questions show people are listening.

• Don’t be afraid to stop and think.

• Try & anticipate.

• Allow time to deal with them.

• Decide when to answer them.

• Open it to floor if you don’t know it.

CONCLUSION

• Always prepare & a lot of practice.

• Channelize you fear.

• Interact with your audience.

• Positive body language.

• Be confident.

CONCLUSION

A GOOD PRESENTER

“A presenter

should be like

a mini skirt:

Long enough

to cover the

vital parts,

and short

enough to

attract

attention.”

“There are always three speeches,

for every one you actually gave.

The one you practiced, the one you

gave, and the one you wish you

gave.”