1. There is no one “right” way to create/deliver a presentation.
2. You know more than your audience.
3. There are “need to knows,” and there are “nice to knows.” Focus on the “need to knows.”
4. Making a presentation is an art, not a science.
5. The best presentations are those you are passionate about.
5 characteristics of an effective presentation:
# RElavant target contents
# Dynamic delivery
# Coherent organisation
# Staying within the time limits
# Adapting to audience.
* Effective presentation starts with effective planning:
1. Know your purpose.
2. Know your audience and its needs.
3. Know your subject.
4. Craft your presentation.
5. Choose your audiovisuals.
6. Practice, practice…and then practice some more.
Four methods of delivery:
1. Impromptu
-- No notes, no preparation
2. Reading from a Manuscript
-- Presentation is written out word for word
3. Reciting from Memory
-- Memorizing whole speech
4. Extemporaneous: practicing enough that you need minimal notes, allowing you to sound and look natural, conversational
# Your Physical self:
- Attitude
- Be positive
- Be engaging
- Listen, be open to comments, questions
- Appearance
- Dress (appropriate for occasion/audience)
- Grooming
- Body Language
- Posture
- Movement
- Gestures
- Emphasize key points
- Demonstrate passion for topic
. Managers should be given brief overview about What is Good Slide & Bad Slide.
. Color usage, Fonts.
. Placing the contents on slides.
. Usage of metaphors, rather than putting whole contents.
. Usage of Charts, Graphs & Animations.
. Posture of Trainer- Body Language Etc.
. Usage of one liners and fillers.
. Usage of Pointers.
. Technicality of PPTs.
. Usage of tongue twisters for effective pronunciations of contents.
. How to open the talk and close the talk.
Work on the following steps carefully to present your best:
Identify Purpose:
What is the subject of your presentation?...