Simple steps to present what you want in an easy and effective way.

1. Presentation Skills
Speak Well & Sell
ElSayed Mahmoud
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2. Presentation Skills
It is not sufficient to know
what to say; one must also
know how to say it.
- Aristotle
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3. What do they all have in common?
President Sadaat Adolph Hitler Martin Luther King Jr.
What about You ?
Steve Jobs Mohamed Ali

4. Did you give a presentation before ?!
How to reach that & avoid the other !?
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5. Agenda
You will learn:
• Presentation Components.
• Planning
• Preparation
• Practice
• Performance
• Handling Question
• Conclusion
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6. Why do we Speak?
• To Express ourselves
• To Inform
• To Persuade
• To Entertain
• For Ceremonial Functions
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7. Presentation Components
1 2 3
Before the
Presentation During The Presentation After the
Presentation
P & P
Planning & Preparation
Presentation
Format
Presentation
Content
Presenter
Style
What to DO
after the
Presentation

8. Types Of Presentation?
Informational
Inspirational
Instructional Persuasive

9. Planning …
Ask yourself !
Ask these questions:
• What is the purpose of this presentation?
• Who is my audience?
• Where/When is my presentation?
• What is the point I want to make?
• Does the location have the equipments I need?
• What attire is appropriate?
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10. Preparation
What are the key points you want to make?
Who is your audience? What are they interested in hearing and how familiar
are they with your topic? Do they expect data or concepts?
Remember: A presentation is different than a paper. Don’t try to cover
everything.
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11. How to start your presentation ?
5 Steps to a Killer Opener …
• Give a confidant introduction.
• Give your credentials, your abilities & experience.
• Introduce your agenda.
• Deliver your hook, catch their attention.
• Give a creditable statement, your content.
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12. Tips for effective Public speaking & Presentation ..
• Put your best foot forward every time, to try as hard as you can.
• Take time to prepare well to your presentation.
• Begin and end your presentation on time.
• Know your audience.
• Dress appropriately for your audience.
• Have a backup plan.
• Tone down information overload, to decrease it.
• Don’t use inappropriately humor.
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13. Tips for effective Public speaking & Presentation ..
• Vary your speech tones.
• Relate your topic back to your audience.
• Learning from your experience.
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14. Tips for effective Public speaking & Presentation … Video
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15. Preparations – Before the Presentation
•Rehearse!
•Try to keep to your timings during
practice!
•Avoid reading from scripts if possible. If
not, cue cards would be a better choice.
•If time permits, do the rehearsal on the
presentation grounds itself to get
familiarized

16. Practice .. Practice .. PRACTICE
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17. During the Presentation
Remember to do the following
1. Greet the audience
2. Introduce yourself
3. Brief introduction about your
presentation
4. Use visual aids
5. Practice good body language
6. Clear verbal delivery

18. Body Language
Posture
•Stand straight with your
shoulders pulled back.
•Maintain an open body posture.
•Face the audience
•Use gestures to emphasize your
point
•Occasionally move about to
establish presence
•Do not fidget.

19. Body Language
Eye Contact:
•Make eye contact with audience to
engage their attention
•Maintain eye contact for a few seconds
at different attention zones to prevent
“fleeting eyes”
•Be familiarized with content to prevent
constant reference to notes

20. Clear Verbal Delivery
Voice:
•Project your voice to make sure that you
can be heard.
•Deliver your message slowly and clearly,
this might be the first time the audience
heard about your project. Try to let them
understand on the first delivery.
•Use appropriate pauses.
•Stay calm and be confident about your
content!

21. After the Presentation …
Memorable Closing
Questions & Answers
Comments
Thank the Audience

22. Handling Questions
• Do not get confused
• You are not supposed to know everything
• Anticipate and keep answers ready
• Sometime questions themselves give you a lead to highlight your
point of view.
• If you don’t know the answer,:
Offer to find out.
Ask the audience.
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23. General Advices in Presentations:
• Be elegant
• Greeting
• Ice break
• Keep smiling
• Self-confident
• Make it FUN
• Credibility and honest
• Preparation
• Use some refreshment techniques.
Ex:“please give attention to the next important point. Or give an
energizer exercise
• Time commitment and management
• Powerful closing, Ask them to do.
• At the end, summarize.

24. Ask for Feedback
why feedback may be the most important skill :
Feedback is just another word for effective listening.
Feedback is essential to develop performance.
Feedback is a way to keep learning
Improve the quality of an individuals’ work or the work of teams.

25. Common Mistakes
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Before the presentation
•Unprepared
•Don’t know the audience and their expectations
•Don’t determine your style
•Never Practice
•Too nervous, Too shy, Too confident

26. Common Mistakes
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During the presentation
•Get straight into the presentation
•Too much information
•Write too much
•Give back to audience
•One-tone-voice
•Dark room
•Ignoring audience

27. Common Mistakes
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After the Presentation
•No room for Q&A
•Never ask for comments
•Don’t thank audience

28. More Information
• For more information, kindly check out :
http://www.effective-public-speaking.com/
http://www.palgrave.com/studentstudyskills/page/Presentation-skills/
http://www.skillsyouneed.com/presentation-skills.html
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/presentationskills.htm
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29. Now, you are ready to reach that:
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30. No matter how good an idea is, it cannot be actualized if it cannot be
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sold to other people.
Thank You ^_^