dear all

1. Oral presentation
techniques
By
Jan Bollen
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2. Agenda
Situation
Title
Structure
Agenda
Storyline
Production of slides
Visual aids
Practice
Evaluation
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Gesture, Eye contact
Breathing, Voice
Repetition
Introduction
Body
Key points
Conclusion
Questions
Ending
Yes YOU can

3. Situation
 Consider the audience carefully !!
 How big?
 Who?
 Level of knowledge?
 Level of interest?
 Resistance?
 Time?
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4. Title
 Define your title in one short sentence
 Be short
 Direct
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5. Structure
 Basic structure
 State questions during or after
presentation
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6. Agenda
 State topics
 If needed ask to
turn off mobile phones
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7. Storyline
 Logically structure in body
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8. Production of slides
 One key message per slide!
 5 rules when preparing visual aids:
 Keep it simple
 Minimize words
 List key points
 Make letters large
 Use color
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9. Visual aids
 Use visual aids to maximize the
effectiveness of your presentation.
 visualise ideas
 keep speaker on track
 generate interest
 help information retention
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10. Practice
 Adequate rehearsal is essential for a
good presentation
 Development of each visual
 Self-confidence
 Timing
 Practice Makes Perfect !!
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11. Evaluation
 After every presentation
EVALUATE
 Did the audience “get” the key points?
 Were the visual aids clear and useful?
 Were the questions relevant?
 When possible use written evaluations
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12. Gesture
 Important in non-verbal communication
 Emphasize points / Highlights
 Audience attention
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13. Eye Contact
 Look at each member of your audience
 Involvement
 Trust / support
 Interest
 Spontaneous reaction
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14. Breathing
 Breathing is different
from normal breathing.
 Breathing deeper for
 Volume control
 Emphasis (accents)
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15. Voice
 Critical part of a verbal presentation
 Volume - speak to be heard
 Modulation – vary the voice
 Pause – make emphasis with pause
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16. Repetition
 Golden rule:
repetition
is valuable
 Say what you are going to say,
 Say it,
 Say what you have just said.
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17. Introduction
 Very important
 First impression
 Getting contact
 welcome your audience
 introduce your subject
 outline the structure of your
presentation
 give instructions about questions 17

18. Body
 The body is the 'real' presentation. If
the introduction was well prepared and
delivered, you will now be 'in control'.
You will be relaxed and confident.
 The body should be well structured,
divided up logically, with plenty of
carefully spaced visuals. 18

19. Key points
 do not hurry
 be enthusiastic
 Use questions / use pauses
 give time on visuals / eye contact
 modulate your voice / look friendly
 keep to your structure / use your notes
 remain polite when dealing with difficult
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20. Conclusion
 Use the conclusion to:
 Sum up
Give recommendations if appropriate
 Thank your audience
 Invite questions
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21. Questions
 Be polite
 Repeat questions for the audience.
 Reformulate a question
 Difficult questions answer later
 Stupid questions; out of range of
presentation
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22. Ending
 Strong closing
 You hope it was interesting
 Thanking the audience for attending
 Hope to see you next time
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23. Yes YOU can
 Any professional can become an
effective presenter.
 Knowledge is not enough.
 Being able to communicate is equally
important.
 Investing time and effort in improving
presentation skills is “always rewarded”.
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24. Summary key word
Confidence ??
 What is confidence?
 Is it important?
 How to improve?
 Is it depending on other persons?
 You feel shy?
 You feel negative?
 You feel underdog?
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25. Summary key word
Confidence !!
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