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Mastering Effective Presentation Skills

The document outlines key elements of effective presentation skills, emphasizing the importance of planning, preparation, and practice. It provides a structure for presentations, highlights the significance of knowing the audience, and offers tips for engaging delivery and effective use of visuals. Additionally, it advises on avoiding common pitfalls such as reading directly from slides and overloading them with text.

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Mastering Effective Presentation Skills

The document outlines key elements of effective presentation skills, emphasizing the importance of planning, preparation, and practice. It provides a structure for presentations, highlights the significance of knowing the audience, and offers tips for engaging delivery and effective use of visuals. Additionally, it advises on avoiding common pitfalls such as reading directly from slides and overloading them with text.

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Presentation Skills

• What makes a good


presentation?
• Planning, Preparing and
Practice
• Performing – vocal
techniques, body language
• Problems and how to
overcome them
• PowerPoint:Designing
Terrible presentations…

In your groups, think of a bad


presentation you have ever delivered.

Why was it bad?


What went wrong?
Impactful presentations…

In your groups, think of the best


presentation you have delivered.

So what makes a good presentation?


Tried and tested structure:

• Tell them what you’re going to tell them.


• Tell them.
• Tell them what you’ve told them.

Simple! And yet only ~10% bother.


Do You Know Your Audience?
Who are the audience?
What will they want to know?
Why are they here?
Planning – What information will you
include?

1. Must include
2. Useful
3. Extra (Useful for
answering questions)
What to think about in
preparation?

• Structure
• Handouts
• Equipment
• Visuals
• Practicalities
How will you remember what to say?

• Notes
• Cards
• Script
• Visual prompts
• Nothing…
Points to be noted
while drafting ppt
Avoid low-resolution images
Simplest is almost always the best..

Apples
Preferred fruit of group of children Grapes

Grapes Apples

Oranges Pears
Oranges Pears

Bananas

Bananas
Which is more readable?

"Grace blossoms where strength is "Grace blossoms where strength is


quiet and purpose is clear." quiet and purpose is clear."
Which will you prefer?

Presentation Skills
Tips for Effective Presentation
Presentation skills are important because they help you
to communicate your message clearly and effectively.
• Communicate clearly & confidently
When giving a presentation, you should be confident,
• Make eye contact with audience
make eye contact, and use clear language. It is also
• Use simple, clear language
important to structure your content well. Avoid reading
• Structure your content logically
from the slide, and try to engage your audience. Also,
• Avoid reading from slides
practice before the presentation to make sure you are
• Practice beforehand
prepared and stay within time. You should also make
• Keep slides clean and minimal
sure that your slides are not overloaded with text, as
that makes it hard for the audience to follow.

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