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Effective Presentations
1) A study found that the fear of public speaking is more common than the fear of death, with 45% of people reporting a fear of public speaking compared to 30% for the fear of death. 2) Effective communication skills, including oral presentation skills, are very important for career success. Interpersonal and communication skills are often the top criteria that employers use to evaluate and select graduates. 3) There are many techniques that can be used to improve public speaking abilities, such as practicing content organization, understanding audience and their learning styles, using visual aids effectively, and planning presentations with structure and variety. Preparation, practice, and getting feedback are important.
Effective Presentations
- 1. Presentation & PublicSpeaking Part 1
- 2. Human Fears • Resultsfrom a study on human fears the fear of death - 30% a fear of public speaking - 45% Ref: Wilder, L. (1999). 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking . New York: John Wiley & Sons.
- 3. Rationale • “The wayyou talk is as important in the business world as the way you look. It is how you communicate with the outside world that determines your position within it.” Dr Lillian Glass (Prof. UCLA)
- 4. Top 10 selectioncriteria for recruiting graduates Interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) Academic qualifications Work experience Leadership skills Key selection criteria Passion, knowledge of industry, drive, comittment, attitude Series1 Teamwork skills Critical reasoning and analytical skills, problem solving, lateral thinking, technical skills Emotional Intelligence (including self- awareness, strength of character, confidence, motivation) Activities include both intra and extra curricular activities Cultural Alignment, values fit 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Percentage •Source: Graduate Outlook 2006: a snapshot, Graduate Careers Australia (2006)
- 5. Objectives 1. Recognise theimportance of effective presentation skill practice 2. Outline techniques to improving your presentations
- 6. Topics covered • Content • Audience • First Impressions • Environment • Technology • PowerPoint • Session Plan
- 7. CONTENT SPEAKER ENVIRONMENT
- 8. Prioritise your content Could Know Should Know Must Know
- 9. Learning Styles • Visual Graphs, images, PowerPoint, demonstrations, handouts • Aural Group discussions, anecdotes, case studies • Kinaesthetic/Tactile Role playing, hands on experience, use of hands
- 10. How long canpeople concentrate? Techniques: • Chunking • Variety • Time of day • Regular breaks • Mix it up 1. Theory/Underpinning Knowledge 2. Activity (Audience Participation) 3. Review and segue into next topic
- 11. Session Plan? • Yourroadmap to success • Provide clear linear structure • Help you break down tasks and assess what needs to be done
- 12. The ‘Three R’s’ •Relationship • Reasons • Resistance
- 13. First Impressions • “Whensomeone makes a negative impression on us, we're less likely to seek out that person again, making it difficult to gather additional information that could change our first impression.” Jerker Denrell, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Stanford Graduate School of Business • Research suggests that it takes as little as 3 seconds to form an impression
- 14. Environment • Room size & shape • Temperature • Lighting/Glare • Safety • Room Layout/Furniture • Voice projection (Mic?) • Catering!
- 15. Technology • Plan for failure • Laptop • Internet access • Content saved to hard drive/memory stick • Room • A/V equipment • Leads, cables!! • Setup the room ahead of time
- 16. PowerPoint - 101 •Do not try to talk in competition with a visual aid. People can read faster than you speak, so do not read your visual aids word for word, rather expand upon the highlighted points. Do not speak over your visual aids, if it is important enough to be on the screen, allow the audience time to read.
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- 18. PowerPoint – BestPractice • Avoid busy templates • Contrast the background & font colours • One topic per slide • List keywords on slides not your script! • 30/20/10 rule • Slide handout at conclusion or “Just in time”
- 19. Part Time WorkersSurvey • A survey was conducted in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane recently. The survey covered 200,000 workers in over 1000 companies, covering the manufacturing, construction, hospitality and medical industries. It found that 79% of part time jobs were filled by women. A further 7% were filled by university students.
- 20. Part Time WorkersSurvey 79% 7%
- 21. Customer Satisfaction Monitor January February March April May June 6.4 7 7 7.1 6.5 6.9 July August September October November December 7.5 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.4 8.3
- 22. Customer Satisfaction Monitor Customer Satisfaction Monitor - 2006 9 8 7 6 5 Series1 4 3 2 1 0 r ne ly ry y ch ril r ay st er r be be ar be Ju Ap ua gu ob Ju ar M m nu m em M Au br ct ve ce Ja Fe O pt No De Se
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- 24. The 3 StepPresentation Rule 1. Tell them what they’re going to be told Intro. 2. Tell them Body 3. Tell them what you’ve told them Review
- 25. Further information • PlanningPrograms for Adult Learners (Rosemary S Caffarella) • Basic Training for Trainers (Gary Kroenhert) • How to Teach Adults in a Fun and Exciting Way (Doug Malouf)
- 26. Parting word ofencouragement • All the great speakers were bad speakers at first. Ralph Waldo Emerson