This document provides tips for improving presentation skills. It recommends doing thorough research on the audience, practicing the presentation, and using stories and examples to engage listeners. The document also stresses the importance of effective body language like making eye contact and gestures. Presenters should work on pacing and pauses to avoid running out of breath. The scope of the presentation should be limited and entertaining to keep the audience comfortable while conveying information.

1. PRESENTATION SKILLS
Presented By:
Shaheer Khalid

2. Ways to improve Presentation Skills
• Research
• Practice
• Stories & Examples
• Body Language
• Work on Pauses
• Limited Scope
• Be Entertaining

3. Research
• Very First step
• Research about your audience
• Need of Audience
• More you research, more you get

4. Practice
• Person should have to rehearse his/her presentation
• Essential factor
• Practicing will sound you great
• Write out the speech instead of reading
• Helpful in detecting weak points

5. Stories & Examples
• Everyone loves stories
• Start your communication with some of your
personal stories.
• Helps to cheer audience.
• Share your life experiences with the audience.
• Good way to engage the audience.

6. Body Language
• Shows how confident you are
• Make eye contact
• Use shoulders, hand and mouth
• Good gestures are important

7. Work On Pauses
• Nervousness can cause you to run out of breath.
• Don't be afraid to slow down
• Use pauses in your speech
• Help your talk feel more conversational

8. Limited Scope
• Don’t try to keep your speech lengthy.
• Don’t have any need to cover too much content.
• Must know what you want to include or leave.
• It doesn’t mean that you avoid important data or slides.

9. Be Entertaining
• Include some jokes and light-hearted slides.
• Audience feel more comfortable
• Present them with a great deal of information through
entertainment

10. Common Causes of
Ineffective Presentation
• Failure to Motivate Audience
• Confusing Structure
• Excessive Details
• Poorly Designed Slides
• Lack of Confidence
• Ignoring Audience
• Speaking Incoherently