Presentation Skill

Steps for organizing presentation

• Select the topic
• Limit the topic to one central theme
• Gather the information
• Outline your main points
• Collect supporting data
• Check for accuracy
• Design the introduction
• Write a strong conclusion
• Put together a final draft
• Practice your presentation
Presentation tips
• 1. Know your material
Pick a topic you are interested in. Know more
about it than you include in your speech. Use
humor, personal stories and conversational
language – that way you won’t easily forget
what to say.
2. Know the audience
• Know your audience, their level and
background.

3. Know the room.

• Arrive early, walk around the speaking area
and practice using the microphone and any
visual aids.
4. Relax
Begin by addressing the audience. It buys you
time and calms your nerves. Pause, smile and
count to three before saying anything
Transform nervous energy into enthusiasm.
5. Be Ready:
• You have to spend time researching and
putting your presentation together, then
revising, editing and finally practicing it before
the final delivery. If you don’t have a colleague
or friend to practice with, you can stand in
front of a mirror or record yourself using your
phone.
6.Use your voice to catch the
audience:
• To keep the audience interested, you need to
make sure your voice is loud enough, so that
everyone can hear you, but not so loud that
you start shouting. You should try to vary the
pitch and rhythm and, of course you must
sound enthusiastic. Avoid looking down at
your notes too much, and project your voice
to the back of the room.
7.Slow down!

• Many people rush through their presentations

because they are nervous, but if you speak too
quickly you might lose the audience. If you’re
nervous take a deep breath and a sip of water,
and remember to pause to emphasis key
points.
8. Your body language:
”70% of communication is non-verbal”
Which means that you need to use your body
and your eyes to hold your audience’s
attention. Use your hands to signal when
making key points. Stand up straight, smile,
make eye-contact.
9.Spend time on the opening and
closing:
• Even if the presentation is quite short it is
important to give a nice clear opening
(including a greeting and a brief introduction).
At the end, don’t just say “That’s about it” but
try to summaries or finish with a joke so that
the audience doesn’t forget you as soon as
you stop talking.
• 10. Give the audience time to question and then
answer them clearly.
• 11. Make use of audio-visual aids.
• 12. Know the audience needs.
• 13. Ask if the audience are listening to you
• 14. Ask for questions
• 15. Watch for signs of boredom
• 16. Watch for those who want to speak
• 17. Get your audience involved
• 18. Dress appropriately