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Lecture Presentation Techniques

for the

Internal Education Event Rotterdam

Rotterdam, November 30th 2001

By: Koen G. Berden, AEGEE-Rotterdam

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Overview

A. Introduction

B. Delivery Techniques

C. Message

D. Visual Aids

E. Conclusion

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A. Introduction

• Why are Presentation Techniques useful?

• What can you do to improve them?

• What do you have to take into account?

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B. Delivery Techniques

• Room Layout

• Bad delivery habits

• What your audience really wants!

• Putting the best image forward

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Room Lay-Out

• Theatre Style

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• Classroom Style

• Meeting Style

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Bad Delivery Habits

• Fillers • Annoying Movements: Playing with jewelry, Licking and/or biting your lips, Constantly adjusting your glasses, Popping the top of a pen, Playing with facial hair (men) , Playing with/twirling your hair (women), Jingling change in your pocket, Leaning against anything for support

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• Too many Gestures• Screaming Clothing• Sloppy Editing• Turning your back

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What your audience really wants (I)!

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What your audience really wants (II)!

• Enthusiastic: show your audience you are happy to be there

• Dynamic: wow your audience with own style

• Sincere: be believable in words and actions

• Confident: know topic, audience, strengths and message

• Passionate: how many boring speakers got you excited about their topic?!

• Articulate: it’s all in the choice of your words

• Animated: do not be glued to the podium and be yourself!

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Putting the best image forward

• Dress

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• Tone

• Attitude

• Knowledge

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C. Message

• Text and Slides

• Bad delivery habits

• Organising your message most effectively

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Text and Slides (I)

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• Typefaces: courier, tahoma, times new roman

• Italics– I like to present presentation techniques– I like to present presentation techniques

• Punctuation- The sales forecasts show an increase on the horizon

- Sales heading up

• White Space

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Text and Slides (II)

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• Numbered steps• Capitalisation

– The website is launched by MAY– AVOID USING CAPITAL LETTERS FOR BODY TEXT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ AND ANNOYING AFTER A WHILE TO FOLLOW. RESERVE CAPITALS FOR SPECIAL EMPHASIS OR WORDS.

• Point size– I can read this– I cannot read this

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Bad delivery habits

Already covered under part A. Delivery Techniques

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Organise message effectively

• Think of what you want to say

• Structure your presentation: intro - main body - conclusion

• Put in the content adequately

• Do not write every detail; stick to the main line

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D. Visual Aids

• Powerpoint• Overheadprojector• Flipover• Blackboard or Whiteboard• Materials• Simple Story

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E. Conclusion

• A lot of things to think about:– Delivery techniques– Message– Visual aids

• Theory is nice … but presenting is an art …. So just PRACTICE...

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!