The document provides tips for effective presentations. It emphasizes starting with clear objectives and understanding the audience. The presenter should focus on achieving the objective rather than entertaining, and can adapt their style to the audience. Data and visuals like charts, pictures and videos should be used to convey information concisely. Presentations should be no longer than 2 hours to maintain attention, and the content and style should consider the audience's time constraints and interests. Confidence requires preparation, and addressing problems with solutions rather than just stating issues.

1. Oct 2013
Wilbertus Darmadi
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2. When the presentation achieve the objective !
Always start with the end of journey : the goal/objective
Objective
Result
What is the objective of your presentation ?
• Selling a product
• Convince the people about your idea
• Showing your achievement
Current condition
What is your expected result ?
• Amount of revenue that you will get
• How many people that will support you
• Acknowledgement from your superior or collegue
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 Presentation style
How important is the ability of a presenter to fascinate the audience ?
▪ Should you convert yourself be an entertainer to fascinate audience ?
You are what you are. Trying convert yourself to be “others
people” can make you uncomfort and endanger your
presentation
There are four personality of people : Choleric, melancholic, sanguine, and phlegmatic
Which one are you ?
As a presenter : you have one of the personality
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How about your audience ?
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4.  Presentation style
How about your audience ?
Your audience have all the personality
So that, no need to convert yourself to be an entertainer. You can’t satisfy all
of your audience !
Absolutely yes !
Not to fascinate or satisfy your audience, but solely to achieve your
goal/objective
With knowing your audience, you can determine what style of presentation
you should use
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5.  Presentation style
Who is your audience ?
• Homogeneous audience
• Kids
• Top executive
• Developer
• Artist
• Accountant
• Etc
• Heterogeneous audience
• Mix of people in one event
It is important to know your audience before you do presentation
Who is your audience, determine your presentation style
It is an incredible if there is one key/central person
among of your audience who able to determine the
result of the presentation
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6.  Presentation style
“STANDARD PRESENTATION STYLE”
 Your voice
1. Clear, can be heard clearly by all the audience
2. Normal pace, not too fast and not too slow
Note : you can “modify” your voice depend on your audience, for example :
in front of the kids, you can “play” the tone of your voice
 Your body languange
Ordinary body languange
You should optimize the usage of your voice and your body language for
benefit of your presentation
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 Content of the presentation
 Data
Market Share
1. Speak by data is the most effective way
10%
2. Utilize chart and table when you show the data
5%
A
40%
15%
B
C
25%
D
E
 Others content
1. Put a picture to help people understand
2. Create a simple video rather than speak a lot
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8. 
2 hours is a maximum time to present. More than 2 hours people tend to lose
concentration.
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For top executive who has very limited time, more little number of the slides, more better.
Summarize your presentation in one or two slides which can describe all your objective.
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Confidence come when you are ready
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Never presenting your inability/ incompetence if you don’t want people see you like a fool.
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When you must to present “the bad news”, always come with what you have done and
proposed solutions.
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If you are a team, ensure before presenting you already coordinate with your team or
collegues or your superior, if you don’t want your team/collegues/superior "fire back" or
withdraw their support from you
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Never start an “open dialog” if it doesn’t need
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Alway use positive words rather than negative words
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9. Sharing is the best way to be usefull for human kind
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