enhancing presentation skills

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Enhancing

Presentation Skills


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Presentation Defined

What is a Presentation ???


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Presentation

Management is the art ofgetting things done.

A presentation is a fast and potentially effective

method ofgetting things done through otherpeople.

In managing any project, presentations are

used as a formal method for bringing people

together to plan, monitor and review its

progress


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Objectives of Communication

Not the Transmission, but the Reception

Geared to theAudience, NOT the Speaker

A Presentation is a Total Failure if the Audience

fail to Understand

Or are not persuaded of its Merits


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In short a Customers tour is a

Waste of Time if they leave without

realising the Full Worth of your

Product /Effort


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Therefore

The objective of Communication

is to make your message

Understood

&

Remembered


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Setting Objectives

S pecific

M easurable

A chievable

R esult Oriented

T ime Bound


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Planning a Presentation

The Five Ps of a Perfect Presentation :

PREPERATION

PURPOSE

PRESENCE

PASSION

PERSONALITY


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Preparation

Research the audience

Devise the presentation

Organize presentation aids

Check the venue

Rehearse

Ready yourself


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Purpose

Grab attention

Explain who you are

Establish credibility Make people smile or laugh

Reassure them

Alert them to something Make people angry, excited, pleased or

concerned


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Presence Use the Highway Code of: Stop!,

Breathe, Look, Listen, Feel.

At the start take a few deep breaths.

In a small group make eye contact with

each person.

With a large audience make eye contact

with one or two people, look for a familiarface or someone appearing to smile to you


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Presence

At the start of the presentation ask yourselfwhat do I observe right now?

Take time to wait for that special momentwhen everything seems ready for yourenergy and contribution.

Keep up the energy levels and vary your

quality of expression, loudness of voice, faceand body language, and timing.


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Passion

Passion is an absolutely essentialingredient of a perfect presentation.

Feelings - not facts, move people.

Must have the carefulness about thepresentation subject.

Identify the key passions in thepresentation

Express key passions in a single sentenceMake the audience really care about thepresentation subject.


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Personality

Come over at first impression to theaudience

Use your unique personality to make

an impact to the audienceExpress your WHOLE self, to be abetter presenter

Make sure your appearance is anexpression of who you are


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Personality

The best jokes are situations andstories drawn from your personalexperience.

Use humor where appropriate.


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Tips on being a Good Presenter

Improve body language

Avoid presentation obstacles

Ensure proper use of visual aidsKISS - Keep It Short and Simple

When you have made your

point.Full Stop!Obtaining feedback on what you havedone (ask questions)


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Never blame the Audience

Use Light House technique

Use ofPAMPERS to enhance voice


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P rojection

A rticulation

M odulation

P ronunciation

E nunciation

R epetition

S peed


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Coping when things go WRONG !!

Dont panic! Often your audience may noteven know that something has gone wrong.Take time to breathe and consider what to

do next.Focus on purpose or concentrate on theoverall reason for your presentation to makeless error in presentation.

Trust yourselfor be confidentabout thepresented subject. Allow your naturalcreativity to take wing.


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Use Humour this can often be alifesaver for all kinds of presentationdisasters.

Stay present. Be aware of what ishappening around you so that you canrespond against the unexpectedproblems.

Tell the truth to the audience.


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Involve the audience in tackling the

issue.

Risk. All presentations are a risk. Ifyou have been in a situation learn from

it and move on.


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Questions ???


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Thank You

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