SAMPLE PRESENTATIONS (with script)

1. Sample Presentation on “Effective Presentation Skills”

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Effective Presentation Skills

Presented by
Reema Shashtri
Communication Skills Expert

Hello everyone. Good morning. Welcome to the Academy of Excellence. Thank you for giving
me the opportunity to talk to you today. Before I begin, I’d like to tell you something about
myself. I am Reema Shashtri and I am a Communication Skills expert.

As you know, the subject of my presentation today is Effective Presentation Skills.

My presentation will take about 15 minutes or so. We’ll have a question-and-answer session
after that. Please feel free to interrupt if you have a question. You don’t need to take notes. I’ll
give you a copy of handouts with all the points we discuss today. Let’s get started then.

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Effective Presentation Skills

 Defining Purpose
 Analyzing Audience and Locale
 Organizing Contents
 Preparing outline
 Understanding Nuances of Delivery
 Understanding Kinesics and Para-linguistics
 Using Appropriate Visual Aids

I’ve divided the presentation into 7 points. I’ll first talk about defining purpose. Then I’ll discuss
how to analyse the audience and locale. The third point will be organizing contents. The next
point would be preparing outline. The fifth point will be understanding nuances of delivery. It
will be followed by understanding kinesics and para-linguistics. The last point will be using
appropriate visual aids.
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Define Purpose
 How can presentation help?
 Ask a question to get the answer
 Think of presentation in terms of exploration

Okay then. I’ll begin by the first point, that is define purpose. One needs to think over about the
purpose of a presentation: How can it help the audience? Who will benefit from it? Whether it
will inspire, motivate, persuade or convince the audience to think or act on some idea?

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Analyze the Audience and Locale

 Unique physical environment
 Know the physical setting
 Check the equipment and projection
 Lighting, seating
 Acoustics
 Be familiar and comfortable with locale

Secondly, we need to analyze the audience and locale. It means one should know about the
venue and setting. A presenter needs to check the equipment and projection along with the
lighting and seating arrangement. The acoustics of the room or hall need to checked too. This
analysis is necessary because one needs to be familiar and comfortable with locale to be
confident while making the presentation.

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Organize contents of Presentation

 Introduction
 Catch the attention
 Give the topic, purpose and preview
 Provide smooth transition to the main points
Main body
 Less number of main points
 Explain each point
 Bridge / Link your points
 Internal preview and Internal summary
Conclusion
 Convincing
 Thanking the audience
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The next important thing is organizing the contents of the presentation. It should be divided into
an introduction, main body and a conclusion. The introduction should catch attention, offer a
purpose and preview of the topic, and provide smooth transition to the main points. The main
body should explain each point, bridge various points and provide internal summary. The
conclusion should be convincing. One should not forget to thank the audience.

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Preparing an outline
 Make the outline basis of your presentation
 Be flexible to adjust according to audience response
 Can be words, phrases or sentences

Let us now discuss how to prepare an outline. The outline should offer a basis of your
presentation. You must be flexible to adjust according to audience response. The outline need not
be long complete sentences. It can be words, phrases or sentences.

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Modes of Presentation
 Extemporaneous or Impromptu
 Reading from manuscript
 Memorization

The next point is the modes of presentation. A presentation can be made extemporaneous or
impromptu, that is unprepared or unrehearsed. A presentation can be made by reading from
manuscript, or even by memorization. But presentation by memorization can sometimes land you
in trouble.

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Nonverbal communication
 Kinesics – personal appearance, posture, gesture,
facial expression, eye contact
 Proxemics – intimate, personal, social, public zones
 Paralinguistic features – voice, articulation,
pronunciation, pauses
 Chronemics – punctuality, timing of messages,
meeting deadlines, managing time, cultural variations

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Further, there are other aspects like nonverbal communication which also play a significant role.
Nonverbal communication includes kinesics, proxemics, paralinguistic features and chronemics.

Kinesics includes personal appearance, posture, gesture, facial expressions and eye contact with
the audience.

Proxemics is the awareness of various zones like intimate, personal, social and public.

Paralinguistic featuers include voice, articulation, pronunciation and pauses.

And chronemics involves punctuality, timing of messages, meeting deadlines, managing time
and cultural variations.

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Visual Aids
 Over Head transparencies
 PowerPoint presentations
 Blackboard or whiteboard
 Flip Charts

Finally, one needs to use appropriate visual aids to support his or her ideas, thoughts and
opinions. Visual aids include over head transparencies, PowerPoint presentations, blackboard,
whiteboard, or flip charts.

I’d like to conclude by saying that one needs to answer the questions like why, what, whom,
when, where, and how before making a presentation. In other words, a presenter needs to be
aware about the purpose, venue, audience, style and manner, content, and modes of presentation.
A person must be careful about one’s thoughts, speech, action and body language while making
a presentation to make it effective and impressive.

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Thank You
for patient listening!

Thank you all for your kind attention. If there are any questions, I’ll be pleased to answer them.

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 2. Sample Presentation on “Promotion of a new laptop”

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Promotion of a new laptop – ZIGMA

Phillips – innovation and you

Website: [Link]
Email: phillipsindia@[Link]
Presented by
Ratnesh Bhardwaj
Sales Manager

Good morning everyone. I am happy to welcome you all here today. I feel privileged to stand
before you and present the details of our product. Let me introduce myself. I am Ratnesh
Bhardwaj from the sales department here.

As you know, the purpose of my presentation today is the promotion of our latest laptop –
Zigma. My presentation will take around 20 minutes. We’ll have a question-and-answer session
after that. Please feel free to interrupt if you have a question. Shall we begin?

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Outline
 Company and Brand
 Features of Laptop
 Efficiency
 Maintenance and Warrantee
 Price and Availability

I’ve divided the presentation into 5 points. I’ll first talk about our company and brand name.
Then I’ll discuss the features of the new laptop. The third point will be its efficiency. The next
point would be maintenance and warrantee. The last point would be the pricing and availability.

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Company and Brand

 Phillips Company – a reputed name in electronics
 Trusted brand name
 Various electronic products
 Durable and highly advanced products
 Latest technology and features
 Affordable prices

Okay then. I’ll begin by the first point, and that is Company and Brand. Phillips is an
experienced electronics company that has earned its reputation as a leading electronics
manufacturer. We offer various electronic products from computers to laptops, music systems to
televisions. Our products are not only highly durable and qualitative, but they are loaded with
latest technology and features. What’s interesting is that they are available at affordable prices.

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Features
 Quality
 Design
 Colours
 Size
 RAM
 Memory
 Weight

Secondly, we shall have a look at the features of the new Zigma laptop. It comes with an
excellent quality with attractive design and five different colours. It is 15 mm thick and weighs
just 1.5 kg. It is powered by a sixth generation Intel Core i5 processor, coupled with 1 GB RAM
and 256 GB SSD.

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Efficiency
 Compatibility
 Speed
 Capacity
 Battery

The next important thing is the efficiency of this laptop. It also allows users sync their phone
contacts, messages, gallery, notes, and other data. It is quite compatible with all kinds of soft-
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wares. It is significantly quick and claims a 9 hour battery life. It can charge 50 percent in just 30
minutes.

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Maintenance and Warrantee

 Durable
 1 year warrantee on all accessories
 2 years maintenance free
 2 years warrantee on hard disc

Let us now consider the maintenance and warrantee of this product. The company offers durable
products along with 2 years free maintenance along with 1 year warrantee on all accessories. In
addition, users will get a 2 years warrantee on hard disc.

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Price
 Economic
 Affordable
 Cash discount
Availability
 Available at all leading electronics stores
 Easy monthly installments scheme

The next point is the price and availability of the product. The price of Zigma laptop is Rs 20000
which is lowest in its class. It is quite affordable. The company has also declared a cash discount
of 2 % initially. Zigma laptops will be available at all leading electronics stores including Croma
and Reliance Digital. Easy monthly installment schemes have also been announced.

I’d like to conclude by saying that Zigma laptops will create a great demand in the market. Let us
get ready to meet the upcoming demands of the customers.

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Thank you!
Thank you all for your kind attention. If there are any questions, I’ll be pleased to answer them.

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