Separation of Lanthanides/ Lanthanides and Actinides
Presentation skills
1. Presentation Skills
Presentation Skills:
Oral presentationconsistsof speakingwiththe intentionof providinginformationorspeaking
for the purpose of persuasion.
In shortthe oral presentationisforinformation,motivation,persuasionentertainmentand
praise.
Types ofOral Presentation
a. Short Talks
These rangesfrom1 to 2 minutes
b. Long Talks
Longerpresentationsvaryfrom10 minutesto1 hour.
Stepsfor preparingeffective oral presentation
Sevenstepsare essentialforsuccessfuloral presentations.
1. Determine the purpose of yourpresentation
Informative Presentation
Persuasive Presentation
Goodwill Presentation
2. Analyze the level of youraudience
If you talkwithinorganization
Whenspeakingoutside the organization
3. Selectthe mainidea/themeforthe message
4. Researchthe topic
Collectfacts,dataand informationrelatedtoyourtopicand add new factsto the central theme.
5. Organize the data and write the draft
A goodspeechconsistsof an introduction,abodyanda conclusion.
a. An introduction
2. It has followingthree parts.
Openingremarks(Porch)
Purpose of yourpresentation(Aim)
The main partsyou will cover(Layout
b. Body(Textor Discussion)
It includesevidence andthe dataof the maintheme.
c. Conclusion
Main ideasare coveredhere.
Conclusiondrawsinferences.
6. Planningvisual aidsandotherdevices
Visual aidsgive presentationsaformal andprofessional look.
7. Rehearse the talk
Rehearsal makesyoumore comfortable withyourmaterial.Keeponrevisingwhere necessary.
A few points about the oral presentations.
Alwaysimagine the audience infrontof you.
Use transitional phrasesandsentencestoshow the listenersthe relationshipsbetweensections
of yourreport.
Take each of the mainpointsone at a time and learntopresenteachwithitssupporting
material asa unit.
Mark inthe marginof your speechwhere eachvisual aidistobe displayed.
Anticipate questionsfromyouraudience.Jotthemonpaperandconsiderthoughtful answers.
Stopat the allottedtime.Editandpractice yourspeechinsucha mannerthatyou consume only
the allottedtime.
Dealing with effective presentation
conformsthe 7 C’sof communication.
Chose the mode of delivery
1. Pitch
3. 2. Rate
3. Volume
4. Voice quality
5. Pronunciation
6. Eye contact
7. Gestures
Your voice is your trademark.
Pitch
Pitchis the highnessorlownessof you’re yourvoice.
Monotone:
Highor lowpitch
Same wordvalue:
Marry don’tdo that.
Marry don’t dothat.
Marry don’tdo that.
Rate
Rate dependsonthe numberof wordsusedperminute i.e.80to 160 wordsperminute.
A keywordrelatedtorate is pause.
Volume
Improve the volume of the voice.
Voice quality
Voice qualityissomethingthatdistinguishesyourvoice fromothers.
Pronunciationproblemsare
Jargon:
VariedRegional Accents:
4. Addedor omittedsounds:
Fillerslike uh,hmm, youknow,err,okbetweenwordsorsentences
Eye contact
Look directlyat people youare talking
Gestures
It isa goodpolicytostand withyourfeetapart
Standover a podium
Buildyourownstyle of gestures
PreparedBy Amjad Khan
16/02/2015
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