1. Presentation Skills Dr. Zanete GARANTI http://academic.akun.edu.tr/prelector/zanetegaranti

2. About the teacher Zanete Garanti  Email: zanete.garanti@akun.edu.trzanete.garanti@akun.edu.tr  Office: AKUN main building, room 202  Telephone: 227-3367/8 (113)  Mobile phone: 0533 850 5809

3. About the course  This course is designed to help you with a practical presentations skills.  In this course you will learn to:  Present different types of business presentations,  Plan and deliver group presentation,  Use multimedia to deliver your presentations.

4. Assesment TypeNoteWeightMakeup Midterm: Examination – Presentation % 30 Examination – Presentation Class presentations: In class presentations % 30No make-up Final: Examination – Presentation % 40Examination – Presentation

5. Four key elements of a good presentation Audience  where are they coming from?  what do they need to know? Message  what are the most important things to get across? Presenter  how to present with impact? Medium  what’s the most effective medium to use?  how to control it?

6. Message - how are you going to structure it? outline the content and your angle and grab their attention decide the best message order for logical flow of ideas summarise the main points and restate your angle MiddleBeginningEnd

7. …or Tell ’em what you are going to tell ’em Tell ’em Tell ’em what you’ve just told ’em

8. Delivering your message  Generate interest by changing pitch, intonation and speech pattern.  Don’t just give lots of information.  Turn statements into questions: “We chose gender stereotyping because it occurred in the highest number of situations.” “So, why do you think we chose gender stereotyping? ( PAUSE FOR EFFECT ) We chose it because it occurred in the highest number of situations.”

9. The presenter How confident are you in:  Using your voice (clarity and volume)?  Using body language (gestures, facial expression)?  Timing (speed, detail, length)?  Dealing with nerves?  Responding to audience (eye contact, changing pace given cues)?

10. Feeling tense? What do you do when you are nervous? What strategies can you adopt to overcome them?

11. Effective Presentation Know about what you want to say. Look at people when you speak to them. Speak clearly and keeping what you say simple and uncomplicated. Ensure that your words, body language and voice match what you are saying. Give clarity to what you are communicating by attending to signs of other people’s confusion, resentment or lack of interest. Summarise and check that people understand you.

12. Unprofessional approach0-1-2-3-4-5Extremely professional approach Unclear communication0-1-2-3-4-5Communicated extremely clearly Poor planning evident0-1-2-3-4-5Excellent planning evident Poor and/or unclear usage of body language 0-1-2-3-4-5 Excellent and clear usage of body language Inappropriate methods adopted0-1-2-3-4-5Extremely appropriate methods adopted Meaningless results presented0-1-2-3-4-5Meaningful results presented Poor interpretation of results0-1-2-3-4-5Excellent interpretation of results Presentation poorly structured0-1-2-3-4-5Presentation extremely well structured Example of presentation assessment sheet