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Basic presentation skills
This document provides tips and advice for improving public speaking skills. It discusses structuring a presentation, managing nerves, common mistakes to avoid, handling questions, and ways to improve vocal delivery and body language. Key areas covered include having a clear structure and message, preparing thoroughly, managing physical and mental anxiety, actively engaging the audience, and practicing effectively addressing problems or questions that may arise.
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- 2. RECALL STRUCTURE & DESIGN VOICE & PRESENTATION BODY NERVES QUESTION MISTAKES, PROBLEMS, FAILURE
- 3. DIAMOND OPENING • Daring Opener • In it for me • Agenda PRESENTATIO • Main Message N • Open Forum • News Headlines CLOSE • Daring Close
- 4. • Don’t overcomplicate • Designed for purpose • Structure • Ender • Visual Aids • Multi Media
- 5. • TEASE – Topic – Extraordinary – Association – Summary – End • Mnemonics • Media
- 6. • Distracting Mannerisms – Record Yourself • Be Confident, Be Yourself • Express Passion • Walking VOLUME & ENERGY PACE VOCAB GESTURE EYE TONE
- 7. • What do your nerves look like? • Preparation • Arrive Early • Positive Visualisation • Physical warm up • Don’t eat before it • Hydrate • Vocal Warm up
- 8. • Hiding • No Interaction • Reading • Overloaded • No Anticipation • Lack Goal
- 9. 1. No Goal 2. Too Complicated 3. Poor Start 4. Ineffective Close 5. Winging It 6. Lack of Energy 7. Avoiding Eye Contact 8. No Audience Involvement 9. Reading the sides 10. Tweaking the old one
- 10. 1. Mr. Sleepy 2. Mr. Argumentative 3. Mr. Cynical 4. Mr. Expert 5. Mr. “Just have to step out” 6. Mr. Text or Talker 7. Mr. Chatter Box 8. Mr. Distracting Questions 9. Mr. Lazy 10. Mr. “Sorry I’m Late Again”
- 11. • LACE (Listen, Acknowledge, Clarify, Explanation) • Be Prepared • Don’t fudge • “My Audience often ask...” • Prepare to answer • Keep it short • “Does that answer your question?” • Leave contact details
- 13. RECALL STRUCTURE VOICE & BODY PRESENTATION NERVES QUESTION MISTAKES, PROBLEMS, FAILURE
Editor's Notes
- #4 Presentation = Communicate information to another person Powerful Presentations = Connect with audience & make an Impact Daring Opener: Grab Attention. Music, Fact, Statistic, Video, Question In it for me: Value/ Benefit for audience Agenda: Show & tell it Main Messages: Core contents of presentation, points support this. Open Forum: Q&A session News Headlines: Summaries main messages Daring Close: Leave on dramatic high, similar to opener
- #5 Dont overcomplicate: Too many slides, graphics, colours, 6 X 6 rule Designed for purpose: To convince, inform, show danger, put to ease etc Structure: Brains like maps & structure. Dont want presenter rambling on. Ender: Summary, Quotation. Call to action, Personal endorsement Visual Aids: Flip Chart & Projector: Simple, clear, spaced out, dont hide beside, clear away & end Check equipment first
- #6 Topic: Engaging & captive opening to show topic of the day Extraordinary: Add in unusual facts, pictures, questions, rhetoric Association: Repeat words & phrases. Use analogies & metaphors Summary: Summarise & recap as you move through large sections of the presentation. End: We remember the end of things most. Use an end that fits the presentation: positive or negative if needed Mnemonics: TEASE, DART, WTO, FATDAD Media: Video, Graphic
- #7 Distracting Mannerisms are unconscious sign of nervousness: Holding or leaning on lectern Finger tapping Toying with belt, tie, collar, jewellery etc. Constantly adjusting hair Head wagging Record yourself, watch for: Posture Gestures Facial Expressions Eye Contact Be Confident, Be Yourself: People buy honesty Relax, share what you already know. Dont try to be someone else. They want you to win Most people will believe a “subject matter expert” even if its appearance only Express Passion: People can be won to your opinion If you love your topic, show it with expressions. Facial Expression: Use them. Avoid distracting mannerisms such as frowning Eye contact: Make it in include & recognise the audience Dont stair at the wall or your notes, use Figure 8 Walking: Use it to refocus your audience or emphasis a point. Don’t stand behind lectern dethatched or walk continuously (distracting mannerism)
- #9 Hiding: Reliance on PPT slides, media, video etc. People buy from People. No Interaction: Its not a lecture, you will losse audience Reading: Don’t read text. Capture & Engage Audience. Figure 8 sight. Overloaded: With text, images, slides No Anticipation: Anticipate audience questions or areas of difficulty Lack Goal: What do you & the audience want to get from this
- #10 No Goal: Must have value for audience Complicated: Too much Jargon, words, images, media, slides Poor Start: First impressions in first 3 mins of a presentation. Grab respect & attention Ineffective Close: Summarise & Leave them on a high before Q&A Winging It: Skill = Preparation. Confidence in your preparation. Lack of Energy: Energy grabs & holds audience attention = Effective & entertaining Avoiding Eye Contact: Eye contact = bond & connection & trust No Audience Involvement: Audience learn by doing, example, interaction. Gets Buy-in Reading the sides: You must add value beyond slides. Audience wont think your credible. Tweaking the old one: Create a new slide deck, don’t insult the audience with an old one
- #12 LACE: Listen, Acknowledge, Clarify, Explanation Be Prepared Know your stuff Dont fudge They will know, il get back to you on that “ My Audience often ask...”: To warm up audience Prepare to answer Take a drink of water, paraphrase, stall tactics Keep it short “ Does that answer your question?” Leave contact details