The document provides guidance on developing effective presentation skills. It discusses identifying the purpose and audience, preparing an outline and managing nerves. It also covers appearance, eye contact, body language, using visual aids effectively, and common mistakes. Tips are provided on getting the audience's attention, emphasizing points, signposting the structure, and concluding while handling questions. Presenters are given the opportunity to practice their skills by presenting a short research paper.

1. Presentation SkillsWeek 11
Presentation Skills

2. Presentation Skills: Part 1
The Basics

3. Lesson Outline
 Understand the purpose of a presentation.
 Identify effective general presentation skills.
 Identify effective visual presentation skills.

4. Presentation Skills

5. Presentation Skills
 Purpose
 Preparation
 Appearance
 Speaking Style and Eye Contact
 Body Language

6. Purpose
You want to think about:
 the purpose or goal.
• What do you want your audience to learn?
• What are the main points?
 the audience.
• Who are they? What will they already know?
• What information will help them understand?

7. Preparation: Organization
 Next, you will need to create an outline for your
presentation. Decide which ideas are most important and
how to organize them.
• Get attention
• Introduce topic
• Menu of main points (Today, I will tell you about 1, 2,
3…)
Introduction
• Main points (1, 2, 3)Body
• Summary of main points (Today, I told you about 1, 2,
3…)
• Conclusions and recommendations
Conclusion
Questions  Thank you for listening!

8. Preparation: Nerves
 Everyone is nervous about presentations, but there
are simple ways to lessen your fear.
• If you are fully prepared, you will feel more confident.Prepare
• You speak more quickly when you are nervous, so take
time to breathe and relax.
Breathe
• Don’t try to memorize your presentation. Make some
notes to help you remember, but do not read everything.
Use notes
• Rehearse at home alone or with a family member or
friend.
Practice

9. Appearance
 A professional
appearance is important
in order to engage the
audience.
 If you “look the part,” you
will feel more confident.

10. Speaking Style and Eye Contact
For an effective presentation, you want to:
• speak confidently.
• speak clearly.
• sound interested.
• maintain your energy.
• think about where you are speaking.
• make eye contact with the entire audience.

11. Body Language
During your presentation, think about:
• how you are standing.
• where you are standing.
• how you are using your space.

12. Visual Information
 Using visual aid programs such as
PowerPoint can be a creative way to
make your presentation more
effective and interesting, but it is
important to know how to use visuals
effectively.
 Remember, visuals are used to help
make your presentation clearer and
more interesting. However, visuals are
NOT your presentation—YOU are the
presentation!

13. Visual Information
Rules for using visual information:
• Keep it simple.
• Don’t use too many effects.
• Use as little text as possible.
• Make sure text is easy to read.
• Keep the number of slides to a minimum.
• Do not READ the information, PRESENT it!

14. PRESENTATION SKILLS
Visual Information
Common
Mistakes

15. Name: Alex Smith
Module: FLA Learning Studies
Lecturer: Russell Rodrigo
Term: September 2014
Title: Fantastic Fiji

17. Contents
 Introduction
 Background
 Main Points
 Conclusion
 References

18. Contents
 Introduction
 Fiji Facts
 Fijian History
 Fijian Culture
 Modern Fiji
 Fiji’s Future

19. Fiji History
European Explorers
From Netherlands in
1643
Settled permanently
from 1800s

20. Fiji History
 European Explorers
 From Netherlands in 1643
 Settled permanently from 1800s

21. Fiji History
European Explorers
• From Netherlands in 1643
• Settled permanently from 1800s

22. Introduction
 Fiji /ˈfiːdʒiː/ ( listen) (Fijian: Viti; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी), officially the Republic of Fiji[6] (Fijian:
Matanitu ko Viti; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी गणराज्य[7] Fijī Gaṇarājya), is an island nation in Melanesia
in the South Pacific Ocean about 1,100 nautical miles (2,000 km; 1,300 mi) northeast of
New Zealand's North Island. Its closest neighbours are Vanuatu to the west, France's
New Caledonia to the southwest, New Zealand's Kermadec to the southeast, Tonga to
the east, the Samoas, France's Wallis and Futuna to the northeast and Tuvalu to the
north.
 The majority of Fiji's islands were formed through volcanic activity started around 150
million years ago. Today, some geothermal activity still occurs on the islands of Vanua
Levu and Taveuni.[8] Fiji has been inhabited since the second millennium BC. The country
comprises an archipelago of more than 332 islands, of which 110 are permanently
inhabited, and more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of circa 18,300
square kilometres (7,100 sq mi). The two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu,
account for 87% of the population of almost 850,000. The former contains Suva, the
capital and largest city. Most of Fijians live on Viti Levu's coasts, either in Suva or in
smaller urban centres. Viti Levu's interior is sparsely inhabited due to its terrain.[9]

23. Introduction
In 1970, Fiji was given independence from Great
Britain and became a free country.
• General Information
• History
• Fiji Today

24. Fiji Information
 Climate
 Warm season from Nov-April (26 °C)
 Cool season from May-October (22 °C)

25. Fiji Information
Climate
• Warm season from Nov-April (26 °C)
• Cool season from May-October (22 °C)

26. Fiji Today
People
• Mostly native and Pacific Islanders, Indian
• Native dances

27. Fiji Today
People
• Mostly native and Pacific Islanders, Indian
• Native dances

28. Fiji Holidays
This is a list of holidays in Fiji:
• New Year's Day
• Good Friday
• Easter Saturday
• Easter Monday
• National Youth Day
• Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day
• Queen's Birthday
• Fiji Day
• Diwali
• Christmas Day
• Boxing Day
 The exact dates of public holidays vary from year to year.
Refer to a list or larger set of text, rather
reading it out.

29. Factual Information

30. Factual Information

31. Conclosion
Plain your holaday to Fiji soon,

32. Conclusion
Plan your holiday to Fiji soon!

33. Using Multimedia
Using multimedia such as audio or video in your
presentation can add a lot to your content, but
be careful how you use it.
• Clearly introduce the clip before you play
it.
• Incorporate the clip into the actual
presentation. Do not stick it on at the end.
• Do not talk over the clip. The audience will
not be able to hear either clearly.

34. Lesson Review
 Understand the purpose of a presentation.
 Identify effective general presentation skills.
 Identify effective visual presentation skills.

35. Presentation Skills: Part 2
Effective
Elements

36. Lesson Outline
 Elements of effective presentations.
 Methods of stimulating interest in your topic and
getting the audience’s attention.
 How to effectively use signposting.
 How to effectively conclude and handle questions.

37. How to get attention
 Ask a question
 You can ask a rhetorical question or something that involves
everyone by getting them to think about the topic.
 Make sure the audience is prepared for your question.
 If you expect the audience to answer, keep the question simple.
 How many of you in this room were late for work/class today?
 How many of you use English in your daily life?
 Are foreign companies good for our country?

38. How to get attention
 State an impressive fact
 Show a powerful photo or video
 Begin with a shocking, unusual, or impressive fact connected to the
theme of your presentation.
 A powerful or dramatic image can be used in place of or along with
the fact.
 It may surprise you to know…
 Every day, 10,000 cars use the causeway to and from Singapore.
 One billion cups of coffee are consumed in Malaysia every year.

39. How to get attention
 Tell a story
 Telling a personal story closely connected to the theme
of your presentation is a great way to begin. People
usually like to hear personal stories, which are not too
long or try to glorify the narrator too much.
 "Dear colleagues, before I begin I would like to tell you a
short story about how our company got its name. Don't
worry, it's not too long.”

40. How to get attention
 Cite a quotation
 Quotations are much used for presentations and they
add a colorful touch to your personal style.
 Though they may be impressive, quotations do not have
much shock-value and could be forgotten quickly, so
they should be used along with other methods of
getting audience attention.
 “A short saying often contains much wisdom.” -
Sophocles
 “No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive.” -
Mahatma Gandhi

41. How to get attention
 Tell a joke
 Jokes are wonderful for relaxing the audience and setting
a cheerful mood. Relaxed audiences tend to be more
interactive. This might make the presenter’s work
somewhat easier.
 The joke must be appropriate. People have very different
senses of humor and you have to be very careful with
jokes. Think about your audience and decide if using a
joke is the best idea.

42. Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only
the individual you think you can't live without. -James C. Dobson

43. • Parents have an obligation to educate their children
about the realties and challenges of marriage, and
should allow them the freedom to decide for
themselves if marriage is suitable for their future.
Thesis
Arranged Marriage

44. Can you imagine living without a toilet?
According to the World Toilet
Organization (2011), an estimated 2.5
billion (35%) people live without access
to a clean toilet.

45. • People living in developed countries need to accept
greater responsibility for improving the lives of those
living in countries which are still poor and developing.
Thesis
Should developed countries help
the developing ones?

47. • Parents and educators must recognize
that an overemphasis on exams causes
unnecessary stress on students and can
seriously damage their physical and
mental health.
Thesis
Test-based Assessments

48. Getting Attention: Practice
Brainstorm ways of getting attention for the topics below.
 Lectures should be reduced from 2 hours to only 1 hour.
 Malaysia should ban fast food chains in order to protect its traditional culture in the future.
 Online games are causing young people to become more violent.
 Higher taxes on soft drinks and fast food should be imposed to encourage healthy eating.
 Stay at home moms VS Working moms
 Gym industry has become popular due to people’s vanity

49. Emphasizing your point
Using the full form instead of a contraction:
• This is not what we want. (instead of isn’t)
• We will succeed. (instead of we’ll)
Stress key words when speaking:
• It’s the price that’s important.
• What we want is more security.
• It is not only the cost that is a problem: It is also
the time.

50. Signposting
 Your talk should be clearly structured, and the language you
use should signpost the structure. Make clear to the
audience where you are in the presentation:
• The topic I would like to address today is…introduction
• The first point I would like to make is…main points
• Now that I’ve explained… I will tell you more about…transitions
• In summary…, To sum up…, Allow me to summarize…summary
• In conclusion…, I would like to conclude by saying…conclusion

51. Signposting
•first, next, then, following this, finally…Sequence
•in addition, moreover, furthermore, also…Addition
•on the other hand, in contrast, but, yet, however, despite, although,
even though…Contradiction
•consequently, as a result, in order to, so that…Cause and Effect
•For example, For instance, One such case is…Examples

52. Concluding a presentation
The conclusion is just as important as your
introduction, as it provides a summary for the
content of your presentation.
• Signal that you are coming to the end
• Summarize the main points
• Give recommendations or speculations
• Make a strong final statement
• Handle questions effectively
• Thank the audience for listening

53. Dealing with questions
Here are some typical problems presenters have when dealing
with questions. Match each response.
1. You didn’t hear the questions.
2. You didn’t quite understand the
question.
3. You don’t know the answer.
4. It’s a difficult question and you need
time to think.
5. The questioner puts a strong
argument against your point of view.
6. The question isn’t relevant and time
is running out.
a) I’m not sure about that, but I can find out
for you.
b) Sorry. I don’t think we have time to get into
that. Perhaps we can discuss it later.
c) That’s an interesting question. Let me think.
d) Sorry, are you asking about?
e) Sorry, I didn’t catch that. Can you repeat
the question please?
f) That’s a good point. However…

54. Lesson Review
 Elements of effective presentations.
 Methods of stimulating interest in your topic and
getting the audience’s attention.
 How to effectively use signposting.
 How to effectively conclude and handle questions.

55. Your Presentation
 Present your research paper
 3-5 minutes
 PowerPoint presentation
 Number of slides is up to you.
Starting Monday 1st June.

56. To Do List
 Presentation PowerPoint: Submit Sunday night
(blackboard Week 11)