Effective Presentations

Effective, confident and

a convincing conduct

Anne-Mette Nyhuus
an6@vd.dk/ tel. 3078
The objetive of the
presentation:
• To give you some tools to become an
effective communicator

• To discuss what is a good

presentation

• To prepare and make a good

presentation
Walk the talk!

You NEVER get a 2nd chance to give

a good 1st impression!

To present is like flying: Most

accidents happen at start and
landing!
Prepare your self

• Even if you have a lot of knowledge

about the topic it is necesarry to
prepare your presentation.

• Define a clear objetive/ topic of the

presentation!

• Who is the audience/ target group?

Prepare your self

Please repeat: ”I
promise not to
report any
mistakes made
during this press
conference”
Task 1: Questions to get to
know each other…
• Name?
• Your interest or passions?
• What makes you smile?
• What do you dream about in this life?
• What can keep you awake all night?
• What do you consider you most noble
personal quality??
• What makes you laugh?
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• Who is the audience/ target group?

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- What is it the audience
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• Define a clear objetive/ topic of the

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• Who is the audience/ target group?

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Prepare your self

Thank you for the

good speech on sales
expectations.
Unfortunately this is
a GARDEN CLUB!!!
The target – Levels of
communication
• Facts

• Concepts

• Message
Task 2:

• What are the requirements for a

presentation in order for it to be a
success (discuss with the one
sitting next to you)
Typical errors in the preparation
phase

• I start with myself instead of my

audience

• I do not have a clear objective

with my presentation before I
start my preparation
4 aspects of the preparations

• To invent

• To dispose

• To formulate

• To memorise
To invent

• Who is your audience?

– How do they look at you?
• What is your message?
– Create expectations – and fullfill them
– Limit the topic
– Include facts and statements
– Examples
To dispose

• Arrange
• Systemize
• Direction
• The time
• Examples
To formulate

• Prepare sentences
– Use a convincing and energetic
language
– Avoid words of doubt, excuses or
swearing
- Use a personal language (I, you...)
- Try saying you frases
To formulate

The topic of
my speech is
”You are a
group of fools
and I know a
lot more than
you!!!”
To formulate

You are not

allowed to use
the fire
extinguisher
to maintain
your audience
awake!
To formulate

Please do not
make me
throw
another water
balloon at you
to keep your
atention!
To memorise

• Choose a technique to memorise

– Memory techniques
– Manuscript cards
– Mind-map
– Presentation plan

» It is possible to learn it…

To memorise

• Choose a technique to memorize

– Memory techniques
– Manuscript cards
– Mind-map
…The idea is that we remember in images.
– PresentationYou
plan
prepare a list of words and
visualize them. This action is repeated and
repeated until you remember the words.
To memorize
The starting point of this method
is that our brain does not work in
straight lines or simple lists.
• Choose a technique to memorize
We apply both sides of the brain
– Memory techniques
and end up with a network of
– Manuscript cardslines.
– Mind-map
– Presentation plan
The objective – Our audience
obtains an aha experience
• The presentation itself
– Consider the language
– Consider the aids you use

• Mental barriers/ nervousness

– Superior and inferior mental barriers
– Manage your nervousness
The presentation

– Consider the language

– Consider the aids you use

• Mental barriors/ nervousness

Here we return to the aspect of ”Formulate”
Use an active language instead of a passive one!
– Superior and inferior mental barriors
– Manage your nervousness
The presentation

– Consider the language

– Consider the aids you use

• Mental barriors/ nervousness

– Superior and inferior mental barriors
– Manage your nervousness
Aids…

• PowerPoint
• Show y copies
• Drawings
• Blackboard
• Video

• Do not exagerate!!
Mental barriers/
nervousness
• Mental barriers
– Superior and inferior mental barriers
- What is the worst that can happen?

• Nervousness
– Learn to manage your nervousness
Nervousness

• Nervousness
– It is natural that you get nervouss in front
of an audience – this is actually good
because of the adrenaline and the
butterflies in your stomach!

– BUT your nervousness can also take over

and become a problem. Therefore it is good
to have some tools to manage your
nervousness.
 Nervousness

During this
presentation we
should discuss
simple
techniques to
overcome ones
fear of speaking
in public
Tools to control your
nervousness
• Mental sentences
– Can strengthen your confidence and give you a
positive attitude.
– The sentences should be simple, short and positive.
– Ej. ”I can, I will...”.

• Visualization (is used very much in the world

of sports)
– Develop positive images of a desired situation.
– You sit down, close your eyes and start visualizing a
certain situation.
– This can be combined with mental sentences.
Tools to control your
nervousness
• Anchoring
– Think in a desired situation and the
adjectives associated with the situation.
Now associate this situation with the future
presentation you have to do.

• ”Grounding”
– The idea is to concentrate on standing well
on the ground and focus on ones
respiration.
The end

• Use your experiences next time

• Be open
• Plan
• Be well-prepared
• Practice
Task 3:

• Prepare a presentation with the duration of 5-

10 minutes. You choose the topic – it could be
a presentation of Zambia, your organisation or
any other topic.

• Preparation time 30 minuts

• You present and then we discuss the

presentation - what went well and not so well!