The document provides a comprehensive guide on effective presentation skills, covering various aspects from audience analysis to message delivery. It emphasizes the importance of preparation, engaging visuals, and body language, as well as techniques to structure presentations for maximum impact. The author also encourages the use of rehearsal and audience interaction to enhance communication effectiveness.

1. Designed and Developed by Poulome Nath
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2. What is the best presentation you have
been to?
Why was it so good?
 Answer these two questions on the
notepad
You have 2 minutes for this exercise
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3. What is the worst presentation you have
been to?
Why was it so bad?
Answer these two questions on the
notepad
You have 2 minutes for this exercise
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4. Get into small groups of between 3 and 5
 Each tell the rest of your group about the
worst and best presentation you have seen.
 Be careful to explain why it was so
good/bad
You have 10 minutes for this exercise
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5. Recognition of our ability
Your chance to differentiate
 It is all about sales
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6. Analyzing your
audience
Constructing a
message/idea
Creating a
S-P-Q-R structure
Putting it on
the cards
Adding Spice
Designing
visuals
Winning your
audience!!!
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7. Preparation needs to be made in these
three areas:
Material
Audience
Yourself
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8. Why are you making this presentation?
What take away do you want for your audience?
What do you want them to do?
How long will the presentation last?
What visual aids will you use?
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9. How many will be there?
What is their status range?
How does your material and message relate to your
audience?
Do they know about the product/service?
How much more do they need to know?
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10. Many presentations fail, not because
the presenter is weak, but because the
material is disorderly.
Communicate the shape of your
thinking
Keep it simple
Avoid Jargons
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11. Identifying the core idea
Arranging your ideas logically
Developing an appropriate style
Remembering your ideas
Delivering your ideas with words, visual
cues and non-verbal behaviour
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12. People will only be persuaded by ideas that interest
them.
Here is a simple four point structure will help you
engage with your audience
Situation Problem Question Response
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13. Adapt the following pyramid:
Engage with the
audience
State the situation that
audience wants to hear
MORE
Appreciate their point of view
Start with a familiar subject/situation
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14. Your product/service is your situation. Your presentation
should solve the following “PROBLEM”
Something has
gone wrong
Something could change
(upgrade)
Something has
changed
Something new
has arisen
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15. The problem causes the listener to ask questions.
Situation
• Stable
• Agreed
• Status Quo
Problem
• Something has gone
wrong
• Something could
change
• Something has
changed
• Something new has
arisen
Question
• What do we do?
• How do we
prepare for it?
• How do we
adjust to it?
• What can we do?
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16. Your response or answer to the
Question is your message.
(The message should naturally
emerge as the logical and powerful
answer to the Question raised in the
listener’s mind by the Problem!)
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17. Most people follow the famous ‘Tell ‘em principle:
Tell them what you are going to tell ‘em
Tell ‘em
Tell them what you have told ‘em
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18. Introduce yourself
Acknowledge the audience
Express your objective /message clearly
State the schedule
Rules and Regulations
Any Housekeeping items
At the end, Re-iterate the objective/message
Thank the Audience for their attention
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19. Put your idea on cards.
Number the cards sequentially.
Include the following
What you MUST say
What you SHOULD say to support your main idea
What you COULD say , if you have time
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20. Exciting presentations bring ideas alive!
The following will add “spice”
IMAGES
EXAMPLES
STORIES
HUMOUR (be very careful, no to hurt someone’s sentiments)
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21. Visual aid is there to help you and not to
SUBSTITUTE you.
Be very careful with visual aids.
Follow the 6*6*6 RULE, when using words in
slides
Not more than 6 lines of text in any slide
Not more than 6 words on any line
Text should be visible from a laptop screen
from 6 meters
(Font size of about 24pts.
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22. Rehearsing is REALITY check.
Be aware of time check.
Rehearse in front of a mirror.
Consider each presentation as brand new.
Well rehearsed presenters focus on relationship with
audience.
Rehearsals will give you freedom to improvise.
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23. EYE CONTACT
Your FACE
GESTURES
MOVEMENT
LOOKING AFTER YOURSELF
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24. You speak more with your EYES than your voice.
Look at the audience’s eyes throughout the presentation.
Avoid focusing on only one person.
Looking at the audience’s eye, shows that you are
CONFIDENT and know your SUBJECT MATTER.
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25. SMILING will help you win over your audience.
A smiling presenter always has an edge over others.
Smile shows you are happy to be there .
It adds warmth to your personality.
Which of these two presenters will make a better impact?
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26. Too much or too little
gesture? Which one is
better?
Keep your gestures open.
Do not cross your arms
Do not put your hands
behind your back
Do not put your hands in
pockets too much.
No pointing fingers.
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27. Movement is the most tricky of them all.
Should you stand still or move about the
room?
Moving about the room is a good option.
Do not rock on you feet .
Avoid swaying your body from time to
time.
You may also pat your audience , when
they respond positively.
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28. Poor Grooming detracts from what you
have to say and can impede your ability to
build relationships with others.
Keep your hair neatly trimmed and
arranged.
Always maintain fresh breath.
Always use deodorant and a strong
antiperspirant.
Keep nails neatly trimmed, filed, and
clean at all time.
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29. Decide when to take questions.
Anticipate the most likely questions.
Answer honestly
Take questions from the whole audience
Answer the whole audience.
If you don’t know, say so
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30. End With A Bang, Not With A Whimper!
It should bring your presentation full circle .
It should reinforce your key messages.
People tend to recall best what they hear last.
So prepare and rehearse your conclusion with special care.
Consider how you can make your conclusion memorable both in
substance and delivery.
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32. “Improve your Communication
Skills” by Alan Barker
Presentation Skill by Karen Petrie
http://totalcommunicator.com/vol3
_5/concluding.html
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