Presentation Skills

TWO KINDS OF SPEAKERS

Those that are Nervous Those that are Liars

Presentation Skills
Presentation is ideas, concepts or issues talked about or spoken to a group or audience

Public speaking is one of the most feared things I could make such a fool of myself
Skills required to give a good presentation can be developed

Preparation is the Key

 Define the need of your audience

 Define the purpose

 Know your message inside out

How to organize your presentation

Tell your audience what you are going to tell them Tell them Tell them what you told them

Structuring the Presentation

2 to 2.5 mins--- opening/beginning 20 to 21 mins--- middle section 2 to 3 mins --- closing/end 5 mins --- questions

 Be prepared. If you have done your homework, there is no need to be afraid

 Practice
Loud Minimum 8 times

 Dont memorize, internalize

 Tell it your friends and ask feed back

 Record yourself with a voice recorder or video And watch it

Practice what you would do if an emergency or falling ladder or obnoxious hackler disrupts your presentation

 Arrive earlier and get familiar with the setting

 Test technology Dont be that awkward guy fumbling with the devices

 Mingle a bit. It will help to have some familiar faces when you give your talk

 Be familiar with your introduction. You feel confident after a smooth start

 Assume power poses 2 minutes before you start presentation

 Breathe in and out, do it again, slow it down. Again repeat minimum 5 times

 Eye contact

 Just relax, they are not gonna eat you alive

 Plan what you will wear How will you move The tone of your voice What you will say or do to grab the audience attention

Never make routine announcements in the first 60 seconds. Do not drone on and on about people you want to thank or how honored you are to be invited to speak today.

Do not rustle your papers or check your notes.

Do not cough or take a sip of water. You have 60 seconds to win over your audience.
Do not be routine. Be immediately interesting

 Good luck with your next presentation. Go dazzle them.

Effective Delivery

Be active - move Be purposeful - controlled gestures Variations vocal (pitch, volume, rate) Be natural Be direct dont just talk in front of the audience talk to them

Sensitivity to the audience

see the audience Take non-verbal feedback -congruent and incongruent body language Modify to meet audience needs Dont just make it as a presentation

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

Thank you