Preparing For Effective Presentations

Worst Human Fears Speaking in front of a group Speaking in front of a group  Dying  Speaking and dying in front of a group

Making Effective Presentations Speech Delivery Speech Delivery  Visual Aids  Involving the Audience  Organizing Your Presentation

Retention Statistics After 3 Hours After 3 Days After 3 Hours After 3 Days Tell Only 70%10% Show Only 72%20% Show and Tell 85%65%

I hear – I forget I see – I remember I do – I understand ~ Confucius ~ Confucius

Speech Delivery Five Sure Ways To Kill A Presentation Do not make eye contact Make people feel stupid – Talk down to Make people feel stupid – Talk down tothem Tell them just facts Do not get excited Do not get excited Do not smile Do not smile

Communication and Body Language Body Language  55% Tone of Voice  38% Verbal Words  7%

Body Language Tips  Dress appropriately  Smile and make eye contact  Use gestures  Shoulders back, chest out, chin up  Move slowly, deliberately, gracefully  Never rush in front of your audience

Tone Tips Do not talk down Do not talk down Avoid sarcasm directed at your audience Avoid sarcasm directed at your audience Vary your tone Vary your tone

Verbal Tips Do not use slang or profanity Do not use slang or profanity Do not use really big words Do not use really big words Avoid jargon that others won’t understand Avoid jargon that others won’t understand

Visual Aids 1.Overheads 2.Posters 3.Handouts 4.Powerpoint 5.Demonstrations with Props/Equipment

Visual Aid/Equipment Tips  C onfirm ahead of time  A rrive early to set up  C heck equipment for functionality  P repare all visuals in advance  H ave back up

PowerPoint or Overhead Tips  Max. of two fonts per slide  Easy to read font lettering  Min. of 22 point bold type or larger  Bold Headings and titles  Mix upper and lower case  Don’t use UPPER CASE, unless emphasizing…  Well spaced text  Title graphs and charts  Max. of three colours  Key words, NOT sentences  Underline or circle key points  Side notes optional  Slides in logical order  Turn projector off between transparencies  Use hid and reveal technique

Things To Avoid  Reading from the screen  Cluttering the page  Overusing slides or PowerPoint  Standing in front of the screen  Leaving projector on longer than necessary

Involving Your Audience Tips To Involve Your Audience  Pose questions - “What would you do if you want…?” - “Assuming you are in a position where…?” - “Assuming you are in a position where…?” - “Imagine you have just…?” - “Imagine you have just…?” - “What lessons did you learn that you could apply…?” - “What lessons did you learn that you could apply…?”

Involving Your Audience Provide demonstrations Tell anecdotal stories

Organize Your Presentation 1.Map an Outline 2.Organize Your Research 3.Structure Your Presentation 4.Write a Draft 5.Rehearse 6.Conviction 7.Reinforce with visual aids 8. Visuals 9. Involve your audience 10. Prepare an outline 11. Audience participation 12. Introduction 13. Closing your presentation

Use Time Wisely 1.Finish Your Assignments 2.Organizing Your Information For Your Presentation 3.Refer to Presentation Notes and Additional Notes Provided