Presentation Skills

Presentation Skills:

Oral presentation consists of speaking with the intention of providing information or speaking for the purpose of persuasion.

In short the oral presentation is for information, motivation, persuasion entertainment and praise.

Types of Oral Presentation

a. Short Talks

These ranges from 1 to 2 minutes

b. Long Talks

Longer presentations vary from 10 minutes to 1 hour.

Steps for preparing effective oral presentation

Seven steps are essential for successful oral presentations.

1. Determine the purpose of your presentation

Informative Presentation

Persuasive Presentation

Goodwill Presentation

2. Analyze the level of your audience

If you talk within organization

When speaking outside the organization

3. Select the main idea/theme for the message

4. Research the topic

Collect facts, data and information related to your topic and add new facts to the central theme.

5. Organize the data and write the draft

A good speech consists of an introduction, a body and a conclusion.

a. An introduction

It has following three parts.

Opening remarks (Porch)

Purpose of your presentation (Aim)

The main parts you will cover (Layout

b. Body (Text or Discussion)

It includes evidence and the data of the main theme.

c. Conclusion

Main ideas are covered here.

Conclusion draws inferences.

6. Planning visual aids and other devices

Visual aids give presentations a formal and professional look.

7. Rehearse the talk

Rehearsal makes you more comfortable with your material. Keep on revising where necessary.

A few points about the oral presentations.

Always imagine the audience in front of you.

Use transitional phrases and sentences to show the listeners the relationships between sections of your report.

Take each of the main points one at a time and learn to present each with its supporting material as a unit.

Mark in the margin of your speech where each visual aid is to be displayed.

Anticipate questions from your audience. Jot them on paper and consider thoughtful answers.

Stop at the allotted time. Edit and practice your speech in such a manner that you consume only the allotted time.

Dealing with effective presentation

conforms the 7 C’s of communication.

Chose the mode of delivery

1. Pitch

2. Rate

3. Volume

4. Voice quality

5. Pronunciation

6. Eye contact

7. Gestures

Your voice is your trademark.

Pitch

Pitch is the highness or lowness of you’re your voice.

Monotone:

High or low pitch

Same word value:

Marry don’t do that.

Marry don’t do that.

Marry don’t do that.

Rate

Rate depends on the number of words used per minute i.e. 80 to 160 words per minute.

A key word related to rate is pause.

Volume

Improve the volume of the voice.

Voice quality

Voice quality is something that distinguishes your voice from others.

Pronunciation problems are

Jargon:

Varied Regional Accents:

Added or omitted sounds:

Fillers like uh, hmm, you know, err, ok between words or sentences

Eye contact

Look directly at people you are talking

Gestures

It is a good policy to stand with your feet apart

Stand over a podium

Build your own style of gestures

Prepared By Amjad Khan

16/02/2015

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