This document provides guidance on how to develop and deliver effective presentations. It discusses the importance of planning, preparing, practicing, and presenting. Some key steps outlined include determining your audience and goals, creating a clear structure with an introduction, content, and conclusion, using prompts, visual aids, and rehearsing to manage time and delivery. Effective presentation skills such as making eye contact, speaking clearly, engaging the audience, and answering questions are also covered. The document emphasizes being well-prepared, practicing, having confidence in your topic, and avoiding stress to deliver successful presentations.
Definition
Presentation is ameans of
communication which can be
adapted to various speaking
situations, such as talking to a
group, addressing a meeting
or briefing a team.
Planning
Planning usually includefollowing
questions:
1. Who is your audience?
2. Why are they here?
3. What is your goal?
4. How long will it be?
5. Where will it take place?
8.
Prepare
– Following pointsmust keep in mind while
1. preparing
2. Structure
3. Prompt
4. Visual aids
5. Voice
6. Appearance
7. Style
8. Questions
9.
Structure
– Write yourpresentation in this
order:
A. Objective
B. Beginning or introduction
C. Main content
D. Summary, conclusion and
recommendations
E. Questions
10.
Prompt
( cause orbring about )
1. Short bullet points, key words
only.
2. Put your entire prompt onto
your power point slides.
3. These prompt are for you.
11.
Visual aids
1. Usesimple fonts, colors and graphs.
2. Use images and clipart.
3. 3 to 7 bullets per slide.
4. Don’t over crowd your slides, it will
not look professional.
5. New or different visual aids wake
people up.
12.
Voice
1. Louder andclear than your
normal pitch.
2. Vary pitch and volume.
3. Over emphasis.
(stress given to a word or words when speaking to indicate
particular importance.)
Preparation material
You canuse following items to make the
content of your presentation:
1. Handouts
(leaflet, pamphlet, brochure, bulletin)
2. Personal notes
3. Internet
4. Visual aids.
(film , slide or model)
18.
Practice
1. Rehearse allpoints what you
prepare.
2. Rehearse with all visual aids and
handouts.
3. Practice again and again to manage
time.
4. Rehearse in front of mirror or a
friend.
19.
Present
1. Make astrong start.
2. Engage the audience in first 2-3
minutes.
3. Show your passion through your
movements and gestures.
a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or
meaning.
1. Make an eye contact.
2. Don’t forget to smile as well.
Flaws in presentation
1.Lack of experience.
2. Lack of strong excitement
3. Lack of practice.
4. Lack of related material.
5. Lack of confidence.
6. Pausing , delay.
7. Unclear, indefinite in the results that you
want to conclude.