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Presentation Concepts

Tutorial 1 ± Planning and Developing

Your Presentation

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Planning Your Presentation

� What is the purpose of this presentation?

� What type of presentation do I need to give?

� Who is the audience for my presentation and what

do they need and expect?

� What is the situation (location and setting) for my

presentation?� What is the most appropriate media for my

presentation?

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Determining the Purpose

of Your Presentation

� Informative presentations provide your audience

with background information, knowledge, and

specific details about a topic.� Persuasive presentations are presentations with

the specific goal of influencing how an audience

feels or acts regarding a particular position or 

plan.

� Demonstrations are specific types of 

presentations that show an audience how

something works.

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Determining the Outcome of Your

Presentation

� Why am I giving the presentation?

� What is the primary purpose of this presentation?

� What are the secondary purposes of this

presentation?

� What should the audience know or do as a result

of this presentation?

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Analyzing Your Audience¶s

Needs and Expectations

� The more you know about your listeners, the more

you¶ll be able to adapt your presentation to their 

needs± Age

± Gender 

± Education

± Familiarity with the topic

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Assessing the Situation

for Your Presentation

� Planning an effective presentation will be a matter 

of learning to adapt your content to your situation,

the unique setting, time frame, or circumstancesfor your presentation.

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Selecting the Appropriate Media

� Chalkboard

� Whiteboard

� Notepad and easel� Flip chart

� Posters

� Black-and-white or color overheads

� Handouts

� 35mm slides

� Computer-projected visuals, such as PowerPoint slides

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Developing an Introduction

� Gaining your audience¶s attention

± Anecdotes, stories, or personal experiences

± Surprising statistics or relevant data

± A quotation, familiar phrase, or definition

± Rhetorical questions or unresolved issues and problems

± Comments about the audience or occasion

± Audience participation

± Statement of your topic

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Developing the Body

of Your Presentation

� Gathering information

± Using information in libraries

± Using corporate documents

± Talking to experts and authorities

± Interviewing and surveying

± Using the Internet

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Organizing Your Information

Inductively

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Organizing Your Information

Deductively

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Organizing Your Information

Chronologically

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Organizing Your Presentation