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Nature/Features
Form of Oral communication
Participative/Interactive & two-way
Purposeful & goal oriented
Audience oriented
Formal & structured presentation of message
Requires visual support for better
impact/understanding
FORMS OF PRESENTATION
Paper presentation in
Seminars/workshop/conference
Product launch
Team presentations
Dept. presentations in meetings
Sales presentations to the target customer
Awareness campaigns
Promotional presentations
Presentation
Audience is compact
It is followed by questions
Giving
PREPARING A PPT
1st slide title slide, 2nd slide outline of pres. ; 2nd last slide
summary, last slide Thanks giving
Each slide to have a sub-title, highlighting the slide content
Less of running text & content in one slide ; content to be
presented in enumerated format / bullet format
Readable point size of text so that can be viewed from the
audience at the back
Avoiding making slides very colourful, should keep
formality, use of formal colours
Slide background & slide text should have contrasting
colours
Highlight necessary points of focus / attention
Avoiding too much custom animation of texts / items
Use slide transitions for better impact
Slides not to be put in automatic mode of operation
STAGES OF A PRESENTATION
INTRODUCTION:
Greeting & Welcoming the audience
Getting audiences attention by a catchy statement /
beginning : quote, joke, story
Introducing the topic/subject
Preview the main ideas to be discussed in points
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION: Summarise the presentation, Reemphasise the central idea, Motivate the audience to give
feedback : Now its upto you to decide/say/believe.
Provide closure: that is all I have to say about
..(topic/area/subject).; Thanking the audience
OPEN FORUM / Q & A
ASPECTS OF A GOOD
PRESENTATION
Analysing the audience
Confident beginning & delivery with full knowledge &
belief in what being delivered
Occasional use of relevant humour, anecdotes, etc.
Use of supporting & visual aids
Well articulated speech with proper pronunciation,
intonation & speed
Good & controlled use of body language
Maintaing eye contact with the audience
Moving into the audience [if possible]
Asking questions while delivery
Memorable closing
CONT
Maintaining a formal style of delivery all through
Keeping a pleasant expression & temperament
all through
Reacting to the mood of the audience during
delivery
Finally rehearsing the presentation