Presentation Skills

Objective:

·        List the positive and negative traits of a presenter

·        Define effective presentation using different forms of visual aids.

·        Explain the structure of effective presentation

·        Facilitate effective presentation skill

Be open to Feedback, be polite when giving feedback

Positive	Negative
·        Examples ·        Clarity ·        Enthusiasm ·        Interactive ·        Video ·        Content Lined ·        Deep and rich content ·        Planned ·        Engage the whole crowd ·        Activities ·        Language ·        Cater to the audience ·        Dress code of the presenter – First perception; ·	·        Reading off the slide ·        Boring ·        Mindset of the audience ·        Not Relevant ·        Expectation not in line with content ·        Too much content ·        Lack of Preparation ·        Monolog and not dialogue ·        Careful with words, should not be offensive ·        Too many questions ·        Time management, not asking for additional time, and taking more

Different forms of Visual Aid: PPT is not always required.

For a presentation to be effective, what is required is:

·        Clear Goal

·        Target audience

·        Time frame

·        Important to Know what, why, How, What if

Feedback on my presentation:

Positive	Negative
13th Feb 2013 Effort Homework	Pics were small: Use quadrants Heading/Title Flow Ask questions Interaction/check audience knowledge Don’t know who Brain Lara is? Improve eye contract Modulate voice Every one do not understand pics, explain
14th Feb 2013 Focus	Use yes instead of ya....

·        You can never skip the Introduction.

·        What you all know about? – Should be the question asked.

·        Smile when you say No/at times of incorrect answer.

·        Add graphs and statistics.

·        Appreciate the audience for answers

·        Voice/Pace: Calm, slow-fast, modulate as required.

·        Ask the team members to give input.

·        Always prepare before presentations.

·        Stick to your plan, don’t change at last minute

·        Build rappo at the start, so there is someone to help when you fumble.

·        Express facts, don’t assume people may know it.

Statistics: Either table or excel.

Animation-) Custom animation -) Add Effect to have the bullets come in as Fly in etc.

To add text to an image and animation: Put text, fit in colours,

http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCS_96.htm

http://99u.com/tips/7039/How-to-Create-a-Captivating-Presentation

Best way to put org chart

Insert-) shape

Align and distribute

Format-) Align, botton align-) Distribute horixontal

Ctrl+Shift and down arrow

Also can use connectors, to add and create org. Charts.

To add colour: Format fill add colour; change line colour  also

Insert-) Smart Art

Org: Hierarchy.

Presentation:

1.      Need to have: Objective, convey message and convey action item,

2.      Good to have (As Facilitator): Timebox, confidence, humour

3.      Eliminate: No Reading, No Eyecontact, No Response