PRESENTATION SKILLS

Presentation Objectives
Why are you making this presentation ? What reaction do you want from this audience ? What do you want this audience to do afterwards ?

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Types Of Presentations
Persuasive

Explanatory
Instructional

Briefing
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Preparation & Planning Audience Analysis
Audience size and composition

Probable audience reaction

Level of audience understanding Audience relationship with the

speaker
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Opening
Selling your audience on listening to your presentation

Introducing your subject matter

Establishing your personal credibility

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Main Content / Holding the Audience Attention
Relate your subject to the audience needs Use clear and vivid language Explain the relationship between your subject and familiar ideas Personal stories Humor Involve the audience
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Closing
Challenge to your audience Summary of your main ideas Suggested agreement or recommendation for action Powerful quote or statistic that directly relates to your topic

Dos and Don'ts

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Visual Aids
Designing and Displaying

Overhead Transparencies
Handouts Computer Visuals
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PRACTICE
Surefire Methods of Practicing
Make the presentation aloud to yourself
Video-tape your practice session

Audio-tape your practice session

Try a dry-run session
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Delivering
The nature of communication Conquering fear of speaking Presentation techniques Vocal techniques Handling audience questions
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Ways to Reduce Fear of speaking
Analyze your audience Survey your audience Prepare for likely questions Review guidelines and worksheets

Visualize a successful presentation

Prepare yourself physically and mentally
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Presentation Techniques
Eye contact Appearance Gestures Body movement Facial Expressions Distracting mannerisms
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Vocal Techniques
Improving your delivery of speech Pitch or inflection of tone of voice Intensity or loudness with which you project your voice Rate or temp of speech The pause in between the speech Emphasizing your key words phrases and ideas
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DOs
Prepare thoroughly

DONTs
Show up late

Rehearse
Dress appropriately Gain & Hold attention Make your objective clear Project your voice Avoid annoying mannerisms Be tactful & courteous

Stop presentation & start

Mumble Read notes to audience Talk to visual aids Dont try to be comedian Dont ignore questions Run over your time limit

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