1. Presentations GSPP Workshop January 26 2007

2. Presentation Styles Formal To the client Academic conference Semi-Formal In class Within a policy unit Participatory Education Innovation

3. Success Communication Skills Mastery of Subject Organizational Skills Interaction with Audience Critical Thinking Skills Planning and Design

4. Formal Presentation Research Question Hypothesis Methodology Findings Conclusion

5. Participatory Presentation Context History Definitions Importance Why it matters How it matters to the audience Dialogue Invite questions Invite interruptions

6. Communication Skills Clarity Can the audience hear you? Are complex ideas explained? Are you using technological jargon? Awareness of Audience Are you speaking to, with, or at the audience? Are you keeping the audience interested?

7. Mastery of Subject Do you know the subject? How comfortable are you with the topic? Response to questions Answer the question as concisely as possible If you can’t answer a question be honest

8. Organizational Skills Does it flow? List goals Provide details Time Are you within the limits? Are you prepared? If you are confused your audience is confused

9. The Audience Respect the audience - don’t waste their time by arriving unprepared Don’t expect the audience to know your subject Know who your audience is The audience wants you to succeed

10. Body Language Eye Contact Good Posture Gestures Watch for The two step The fidget The nervous tick

11. The Open and Close Opening Tell the audience what you are going to say Tell the audience why you think it is important Conclusion Tell the audience what you have said Thank the audience for listening Invite feedback

12. Tips to improve presentation skills Practice in front of a mirror Tape recorder yourself and listen to your delivery Join an organization dedicated to improving your public speaking skills Practice you speech in front of friends or family Use cue cards

13. Using Power Point PowerPoint is an aid not a substitute Never hide behind technology Power point consistency The but it looked so good at home problem

14. Text Font Titles no less then 28 points Bullets no less then 22 points Same font throughout Words Maximum 30 words per slide Avoid jargon Spell Check Twice

15. Colour Application Visual Attention Labeling Measurement Mood

16. Colour Psychology Red ≈ desire /aggression use for emphasis to capture visual attention Blue ≈ logic / emotionless use for a formal audience that may be hostile Yellow ≈ creativity / irrationality use to change emotion rapidly and drastically

17. Colour Psychology Green ≈ balance/boredom use for a participatory audience Violet ≈ introspection/introversion avoid as it may distract audience Orange ≈ comfort/ frustration use sparingly

18. Colour Psychology Pink ≈ femininity/emasculation use for sensitive audience (crisis centre) Grey ≈ neutrality/low confidence no direct psychological properties Brown ≈ reliability/seriousness use for semi-formal audience

19. Colour Psychology Black ≈ authority / use for all audiences White ≈ clarity/unfriendliness good in a large room No Fail Solution Black font and White background