Presentation Is Present Or Perish!

Common Mistakes Speakers Make The Speech Sandwich Overcoming Nervousness A polished Presentation

A way of communicating ideas, information ,facts & figures about a company or a topic with people. It carries speakers personality and allows immediate interaction between all participants.

Content : information needed by people Structure :Logical beginning, middle & end Packaging: Must be well prepared Human Element: Good presenter.

Lack of preparation Reaching late Not knowing the audience Projecting the wrong image Using visual aids ineffectively Too much material

Inappropriate humor Use of monotone No relationship building with the audience Lack of focus Offering weak evidence Negative body language

You loose your train of thought & freeze up. Forget to bring your material Tell a joke and nobody laughs Lack of response Trip over a wire Presentation is cut short Audience is bored & sleepy.

Open Tell them what you are going to tell them

Body: Tell them

Close Recap what you told them

Title Introduction : Should be an attention grabber Agenda: What you are going to tell them Transitions: Are clues that lead from one thought to another.- could be used between slides or when we carry on into another topic.( E.g.: a rhetorical question, an activity, a quiz)

Body ( with transition between points)

Closing: summarize the main points Questions & Answers

Title

Listening Is Good Business

Introduction
Agenda

Attention getting opener: Simon says activity

Point to be covered : - People Dont listen - How to listen - Poor listening is low productivity Question : So why dont people listen. Define Listening State facts Reasons for not listening

Transition Body : People Dont Listen

Transition
Body so on and so forth.. Closing Question & Answers

Lets do an activity : How do we become good listeners

Cover point 2 then transition .. Summarize the main point Any doubts and questions to be cleared here.

Nervousness is self centered. Embrace nervousness and accept it. Be comfortable with your surroundings and people. Manage your nervous energy by channelizing it into your performance.

K.I.S.S Keep it for short & simple. K.I.L.L Keep it large & legible. Avoid misspelled words or inaccurate information Use the right light while projecting your presentation. Use a plain wall or an LCD screen for clarity Visuals like cartoon, clipart, movies, pictures used should make sense.

No more than 4 colors/slide. Dark print on light background No red for text. Use earthy to sky for sequencing colors. Avoid using red/green contrast. Gray shows commitment, Red shows passion ,Blue is calm ,Black signifies sophistication.

Times New Roman Headings- (45-54) Body text ( 20-28 )

Various visual aid like ; Flip charts, Overheads, Videos, handouts, whiteboards, props, computer & multimedia. Keep in mind the size of the room or audience. Budget and Space needs to be kept in mind as well. Your comfort level with the visual aid is also important.

Memorize concept not the script. Check your material the night before and once again before you leave. Give people time to laugh and make sure joke is relevant to the topic. Try a practiced interactive activity.

Change your thinking everyone trips once in a while. Always have a short version of your speech. Find out why people do not want to be there and sell the benefits of your presentation.