Presentation skills 2 important topics

1. PRESENTATION
SKILLS

2. Why Give A Presentation?
Three Main Purposes
1. To Inform 2. To Entertain
3. To Persuade
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3. How to Plan
Your
Presentation? 1. Determine Purpose
2. Assess Your Audience
– Size
– Knowledge Level
– Motivation
3. Prepare outline 3

4. HOW TO DELIVER A
PRESENTATION?

5. Build Rapport
• … relationship marked by harmony or
empathy
• Audience who trust you and feel that
you care
• Start Before You Begin
• Mingle; Learn Names
• Good First Impression
• People Listen To People They Like
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6. Presentation
Style
3 Elements
1. Vocal Techniques
– Loudness
– Pitch
– Pause
• Deviations From the Standard for
Emphasis
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7. Presentation
Style
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3 Elements
2. Body Language
- Eye Contact, Gestures, Posture,
dressing
3. Use of Space
- Can Everyone See You?
- Movement

8. Common
Problems
• Verbal fillers
• “Um”, “uh”, “like”
• Any unrelated word or phrase
• Hands in pockets
• Failure to be audience-centered
• No Eye-Contact
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9. Presentation
Tips
1. Smile
2. Breathe
3. Water
4. Notes
5. Finish On or Before Time
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10. Why need visuals?

11. Visual Aids
(Examples)
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‾ PowerPoint Slides
‾ Overhead Projector
‾ Graphs/Charts
‾ Pictures
‾ Films/Video
‾ Flip Charts
‾ Sketches
‾ Handouts

12. Visual Aids
• Enhance Understanding
• Add Variety
• Support Claims
• Lasting Impact
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13. Visual Aids
Should…
• Supplement presentation
• Outline of main points
• Serve audience’s needs, not
speaker’s
• Simple and clear
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14. DO’S & DON’TS

15. Some Tips:
• Clear & Simple Slides
- Keeping 1/3rd of a slide clear is a
good idea
• Effective Content
• Format appropriately
• Title & Text placements are
consistent
• Charts and Tables are labeled
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16. Too much Text
• This page contains too many words for a
presentation slide. It is not written in point
form, making it difficult both for your
audience to read and for you to present
each point. In short, your audience will
spend too much time trying to read this
paragraph instead of listening to you.
Eventually it will make your slide wordy
and boring. You will loose your audience’s
attention before you even reach the end of
your………………………
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17. Text Tips
• Text slides should be brief:
1. No more than eight words per line
2. No more than eight lines per slide
3. Fewer words will force an
explanation rather than reading
slide word for word
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18. Spelling &
Grammar
• Avoid Spelling and Grammar
mistakes
– Proof-read careful your slides for:
1. Smelling mistakes
2. The use of repaetd words
3. Grammatical errs you might
have make
• Please have someone else check your
presentation, as English is not your
first Language!
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19. Font Analysis
• Font and Transition
• If you use small font your audience won’t be able to read from the slide
• CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS
DIFFICULT TO READ.
• Don’t use complicated/ distracting transitions.
• Don’t use a complicated font. Stick to sans serif fonts
(without twiddles) like arial, veranda and tahoma.
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20. Text Tips
• Titles should be 36-40 point
Title (40 points)
• Body text should be at least 24 points
Body Text (24 points)
• Use sans serif font such as Arial
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She sells
seashells
Serif font
She sells seashells
Sans Serif font

21. Excessive
Bullet Points
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i
d
• Excessive
• Bullet
• Pointing
• Only
• Bullets
• Points
• Key
• Points
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• Too many
• Bullet Points
• And
• Your Key
• Messages
• Will
• Not
• Stand out
• In fact the
• Term
• Bullet Point
• Comes
• From
• People
• Firing
• Guns At
• Annoying
• Presenters

22. Background &
Colors
• Which of the following
is most readable?
• Why?
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Dark Background with light text
Light Background with light text
Dark Background with Dark text
Light Background with dark text

23. References
Reference in the same way you would in a
written assignment
• Citation: Freeloading means individuals, believing that their contributions
will not be valued. Contribute less effort to achieving goals when working in a
group than if they were working alone. (Kerr, 1983)
• Direct Quoting: “Most effective speakers are flexible, able to adapt the
manner of their speaking to the particular context” (Stott, Young & Bryan,
2001, p.3)
• Diagrams and Images:
Adair’s (1987) Interlocking
Needs of a Team 23

24. Thank you!
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