LECTURE
TIPS ON HOW TO PRESENT
A
DO NOT MAKE
YOUR AUDIENCE
YARN AND GO
TO SLEEP
LECTURES
Ladies and
Gentlemen, shall we begin?
A man’s embarrassing moments …..
At the office, the new secretary noticed that the manager’s fly was open. Upon leaving the room, she said,
“Sir, your barracks door is open.”
The manager, an ex-Army man, did not understand her remark but
later he saw that his zipper was
open.
The next day, the manager asked, “By the way,
when you looked into my barracks door yesterday,
did you notice the tall soldier
standing at attention?
“No sir,” the secretary replied sweetly,
“all I saw was a disabled veteran
sitting on two old Ali Baba bags.”
POWER PRESENTATION
MANY OF US
FRET PRESENTATIONS,
EVEN TEACHERS!
SO WHAT HAPPENS?
FIDDLE, SCRATCH,
SWEAT, STUTTER …..
MANY PRESENTERS
FAIL TO SEE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
REPORTING AND PRESENTING.
THERE IS A
BIG DIFFERENCE
REPORTS
ARE
READ
PRESENTATIONS ARE
FOR LISTENING
The participants can read at home if
they want to and fall asleep in the
process!
SO WHO MAKES
PRESENTATIONS?
SALES
EXECUTIVES
TEACHERS
WHAT IS
THE GOLDEN
RULE
OF
PERFORMANCE?
THE
GOLDEN RULE IS
“USE IT” or
“LOSE IT”
PRESENTATION IS A SKILL. THIS CAN BE ACQUIRED
WE
CAN DO THE FOLLOWING
LEARN
UNLEARN
RELEARN
OLD HABITS
DIE HARD
WHAT ARE THESE OLD HABITS THAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT DO
ALL
THESE REACTIONS
MEAN?
HAND IN THE
POCKET.
Hand In Pocket- Stiff - Unnatural
WAVING OF
THE ARMS
Waving Arms- Over gesturing- Distracting
PACING ABOUT
ALL OVER
Pacing About- Lose eye contact- Talking to oneself
SHIFTING ONE’S
WEIGHT AROUND
Shifting Weight- Moving about- Lack confidence
WANDERING OR
ROVING EYES
Fiddling with ‘Props’- Distracting- Not serious- Not focus
FIDDLING WITH THE
PROPS
Wandering Eyes- Distracting- No eye contact
THE
ENEMY WITHIN
TIPS FOR PRESENTERS
• Know your audience• Prepare your materials• Survey the area• Begin with a bang• Check your equipment• Check yourself• Hold audience attention• Have a repertoire of techniques
KNOW YOU AUDIENCE
Individuals
Lazy
Easily bored
Not stupid
PREPARE YOUR MATERIALS
Attractive
Colourful
Variety
Readable
Not crammed with details
SURVEY THE AREA
Location
Room
Furniture
Seating arrangement
Begin with a bang
Joke
Question
Anecdote
Summary
REPLENISH THE
NICOTINE LEVEL AND
RELAX THE
BOTTOMS
OR MAYBE A JOKE OR TWO TO
TICKLE THE SENSES?
WHAT DO U CALL …
A small Singh … SINGLET
A Singh who entertains … AMUSING
A Singh male model … POSING
A Singh fighter … BOXING
A Singh who walks on a tight rope … BALANCING
A Singh who is lost … MISSING
A Singh who is noisy … BISING
An angry Singh at a road junction … CROSSING
WHAT DO U CALL …
A Singh who like herbs … GINSENG
A Singh who is happy … REJOICING
A Singh who is muddled up … CONFUSING
A Singh basketball player … BOUNCING
A Singh pharmacist … DISPENSING
A fastidious Singh … FUSSING
A Singh who lives halfway between Johor Bharu and Kuantan … MERSING
WHAT DO U CALL …
A last Singh in the world JASWANT SINGH
A Singh swimming in an icy pool KULDIP SINGH
A Singh swimming underwater KULDIP SINGH GILL
A Singh who goes jogging everyday JOGINDER SINGH
FINALLY A Singh who likes soya bean milk
YEO HIAP SENG!
HOLD AUDIENCE ATTENTION
Bring something into
lecture every
20 minutes
HOLD AUDIENCE ATTENTION
Appeal to audience
emotion
HOLD AUDIENCE ATTENTION
Touch the lives and hearts of the
audience
HOLD AUDIENCE ATTENTION
Impress importance of the
topic
HAVE A REPERTOIRE OF TECHNIQUES
Use visuals
HAVE A REPERTOIRE OF TECHNIQUES
Data
HAVE A REPERTOIRE OF TECHNIQUES
Graphs
HAVE A REPERTOIRE OF TECHNIQUES
Stories
HAVE A REPERTOIRE OF TECHNIQUES
Questions
HAVE A REPERTOIRE OF TECHNIQUES
Jokes
HANDLING QUESTION
Allow time
for questions
HANDLING QUESTION
Be confident
in answers
HANDLING QUESTION
Ask for
clarification if
unsure
HANDLING QUESTION
Listen to
the question
carefully
HANDLING QUESTION
Keep cool if
the questioner disagrees
with you
HANDLING QUESTION
Beware of
questioners’ ‘point scoring’
HANDLING QUESTION
Be diplomatic
The more I study The more I
know
The more I know The more I
forget
The more I forget The less I
know
So why study?
YOU TOO CAN BE A GOOD PRESENTER IF YOU TRY
Thank You
&
GOOD LUCK