4. Podium Panic
For some people, the thought of
giving a presentation is more
frightening than falling off a cliff,
financial difficulties, snakes and
even death.
5. Dealing with Podium Panic
• Audiences are forgiving
• Nervousness is usually invisible
• Be yourself
• Practice deep breathing/ visualization
techniques
• Begin in your comfort zone
8. If you fail to prepare,
You’re prepared to fail !!
9. The day
• Good nights sleep
• No tea /coffee
• No booze
• USE LOO
• Empty stomach/ heavy meal
• Exercise
• ?Yoga
• Mingle with audience
• Drugs ( not the Pot)
23. Eye Contact
• Never let them out of your sight.
• Looking them in the eye makes them feel
that they are influencing what you say.
• Eye contact allows the presentation to
approximate conversation—the audience
feels much more involved.
27. Body Language
NO-NO’s
• Lean on or grip the podium
• Rock or sway in place
• Stand immobile
• Use a single gesture repeatedly
• Examine or bite your fingernails
28. Body Language
NO-NO’s
• Cross your arms in front of your chest
• Use obviously practiced or stilted gestures
• Chew gum or eat candy
• Click or tap your pen, pencil or pointer
29. Body Language
NO-NO’s
• Lean into the microphone
• Shuffle your notes unnecessarily
• Tighten your tie or otherwise play with
your clothing
• Crack your knuckles
• Jangle change or key in your pocket
39. Emk1 knockdown inhibits lumen formation in MDCK
cells:
-RT-PCR: EMK1 is effectively knocked down in MDCK
cells 24 hours after transfection with P-SUPER
(control) or P-SUPER-siEMK1 plasmid; knockdown
confirmed on the right with antibodies to EMK1.
- Collagen overlay assay: cells cultured 24 h on
collagen I before being overlaid with additional
collagen on the apical surface, analyzed 24 h later.
Note the lack of lumen in EMK1-KO cultures.
- Ca switch: control or EMK1-KO cells were plated in
low Ca medium 24 h upon transfection with pSUPER
or pSUPER-KO. After 12 h, cultures were switched to
normal medium for 24 h. Transmission EM of cells
sectioned perpendicular to the substratum shows
lack of microvilli in EMK1-KO cells.
40. Rule of six ….
• Six lines
• Six words
• Six bullets
• Six minutes
• Six columns / rows
45. Power point add ins
• Thermometer
• Yawn buster
• Swiff point player
46. Powerpoint basics:
3. Layout
If you try to cram too much
into a slide, and place things
too close to the sides, they
can get cut off if you’re
using a poor projector. In
any case, the slide looks all
cluttered and junky.
48. Fonts – good
• Use different size to show hierarchy
• the title font is 36-point
• the main point font is 28-point
• this font is 24-point
• Use a standard font like Arial
• Use at least an 18-point font and Bold
49. Fonts - bad
• If you use a small font, your audience won’t be able to read what you have written
• CAPITALISE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO
READ AND LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE SHOUTING.
• Don’t use a complicated font
51. Colour - good
• Use a font colour that contrasts sharply with the
background
• Use colour to reinforce the logic of your structure
• Use colour to emphasise a point
• But only use this occasionally
52. Colour - bad
• Don’t use non-contrasting font colours
• Using colour for decoration is distracting
and annoying
• Using a different colour for each point is unnecessary
• Using a different colour for secondary points is also
unnecessary
• Trying to be creative can also be bad
53. Background - good
• Use a simple background
• Use backgrounds that contrast with text/imagery
• Use the same background consistently throughout your
presentation
54. Background – bad
• Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or
difficult to read from
• Always be consistent with the background
that you use
55. Graphs
• Use graphs rather than just charts and words
• Data in graphs is easier to comprehend and
retain than raw data
• Trends are easier to visualize in graph form
• Always title your graphs
59. Speling and Gramear
• Proof your slides for:
• speling mistakes
• the use of of repeated words
• grammatical errors you might have make
• Have someone check your presentation
Why present?Or better yet, why learn how to present well? Simply put, because your life is one big presentation. You are presenting all the time, and many people's lives have been defined by presentations. Promotions have been made or missed.Deals are won or lost. Half of people in this world know nothing but keep on talking while other half knows everything but don’t talk .No dearth of genius & wizards who never mastered the art .
Do you know what people are most afraid of . No. not the death but it is fear of public speaking that is first.Some time back they deed a study in US.And found the fear of public speaking was feared most even more than death & paranormal experience.RELAX , ENJOY YOURSELFKEY TO BEING RELAXED IS CONFIDENCE & KEY TO CONFIDENCE IS BEING PREPARED
STAGE FRIGHTOR PODIUM PANIC Is but Natural I do vividly recall my maiden venture , frightening for me & pathetic for beholder Dry throat , tremors , palpitations , weak knee Feel like running away Outpouring of adrenaline Channelize don’t let it target wrong organ let it go straight to your brainPositive energy
The quality time you have spent on preparations will turn out your ultimate savior Check out the room in advanceConcentrate on the messageBegin with a slow, well prepared intro; have a confident and clear conclusionBe prepared and practice
Usually an hour of research will fetch you a minute of presentation.Another useful off shoot of burning the mid night oil is the great process of learningAnticipate possible questions & fortify your ammunition
Being through the subjects Seen the ins & out Can really work wonders to your attitudeI would say an attitude somewhere between arrogant & being meek ,docile & submissive You know your subject , what is that keeping you back gentleman
So in a nutshell the importance of preparation cant be overemphasized
Shaky & tired nerves are total NO NOSo try to snatch up a good nights sleep Avoid booze , spare it for the next day celebrationIf possible visit the place one day prior Get a feel of the place
Anything can go wrong anytime . Your hard preparations only come in as savior of the situation
A presentation is a reflection of you andyour work. You want to make the bestpossible impression in the short amount oftime given tpo you. Be enthusiastic.
Structuring your presentation saves lots of hassles A story like flow of the things
Don’t let your technology overpower your contents.
Lost for worlds . Keep cue cards camouflaged or use mobile presenter software
Always make it audience oriented As we have talked before
PEOPLE love hearing themselves talk .
Novice v/s expert
Avoid theatrical performance.
Your audience are most learned people .Don’t read out the slides to them Turning back to them & reading out every letterIs most dumb thing to do
Clip art or Creep art Hey u r not a kid trying his first powerpointDifficult to find appropriate picsDug them out I mean ‘google’ them out
Of course, it is far to confusing and a clear take-home message does not come across !This presentation will take you through a strategy for presenting the data in a clear and logical way
