Presentation Skills

By Pradnya M. Kulkarni

Purposes Of Presentation

Two Main Purposes 1. Inform 2. Educate

A Good Presentation has:

Planning Preparation Practice Performance

Planning
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Who are you talking to? Why are you talking to them? What is the time duration? What subject are you going to tell? What does the audience already know about the subject?

Plan Your Presentation

1. Determine Purpose 2. Determine the Scope of the topic

3. Gather the required information

Preparing Outline
15 min Conference Presentation 1- 2 minutes per slide
Structure of outline 1.Title Slide (1) :- Title, author 2.Rationale (1-2) :- Brief introduction of the topic 3.Methods (1-2) :- What you did 4.Results (2-4) :- What did you find and what does it mean 5.Summary (1) :- One thing you want them to remember

Preparing - Slides
1. Use Images & Graphics 2. Minimise text & numbers 3. Light text on dark background 4. Avoid distracting backgrounds 5. Use large fonts 6. Combine upper and lower case 7. Use colour to highlight text 8. Keep diagrams simple 9. Thick lines and large symbols

Practice
Practice, practice, practice Get feedback, and use it Delete unnecessary information

Presentation Style
Vocal Techniques Volume :How loud the sound is. The goal is to be heard without shouting Pitch :How high or low a note is Rate :Speed of talking Pause

Presentation Style
Body Language Eye Contact Facial Expressions Gestures Posture Use of Space Can Everyone See You? Movement

Before Going for Presentation

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Reach 15 minutes before your presentation starts. Arrange the projector before the presentation Make sure that copy of PPT is present on the machine Keep Notes with you Keep a glass of water in the room. Finish on or under time

Performance
Introduce Yourself Get Attention, Build More Rapport, Introduce Topic
Humor Short Story Starling Statistic Make Audience Think

Get Audience Response

Performance
Explain diagrams and important point Give a clear and concise summary, then stop Dont go overtime.

Questions
Anticipate likely questions and prepare extra slides with the answers Welcome the questions Paraphrase questions
1. so that other people hear the question 2. to check you understand the questions 3. to stall while you think about an answer

Questions

If you dont know the answer, say so

Offer to find out Ask the audience

Summary
1. Summaries the presentation 2. Repeat the important points