Formal
Semi-formal
Formal
Types of Presentation
1st Type - Formal
Speak before audience
Speaker is an expert
Provide information
Presentation ends with Q & A
2nd Type - Semi-formal
Speaker present & facilitate
Audience involvement
Provide training
Distribute handouts & worksheets
3rd Type - Informal
Presenter stand or sit
Dialogue/question session
Solve problems & get ideas
Basic Effective Presentation
The Audience :
Who? (age, gender, education level)
What do they know?
What they want to know?
What does presenter want them to know?
Preparation
Choose a topic
Do research
rehearse/practice
Purpose
Inform/ instruct/ educate
motivate/stimulate/influence
persuade/convince/sell
explore/negotiate/investigate
entertain/amuse/recognise
Effective presentation :Planning your presentation
Content :
Not too difficult
Use plenty of examples
Questioning or discussion sessions
Create outline & conclusion
Voice: volumn, speed & fluency
eye contact & sensitivity to audience
Use visual aids
Effective Presentation:Structure
Introduction - (salutation, introduction ofmember, personal background, speech topic)
Outlining
Body
Conclusion
Questions
Introduction
Say who you are
Pose a relevant question
Use a famous quotation or familiar phrases
Use currect affairs
Use an effective imaginary
Relate a story or an anecdote
Objectives
What is/are the message of the talk?
Point by point
Follow a predetermined outline
Getting to the middle
Using examples to relate to the topic
Use situations to relate to topic
Answering and questioningSession
Questioning
Interruption during the presentation
Ask question after the presentation
Approach speakers individually
Answering
Answer politely
Listen carefully
Maintain eye contact
Restate the question to audience
Answer truthfully or admit don't know if can't answer
Ending Effictively
Show objectives have been attained
Give a logical conclusion
Effective Presentation:Use of notes
Avoid reading from a prepared text
Avoid memorizing
Use headings, points & key words
Avoid read notes & shift your atten. fromaudience
Notes written in large size
Remember:
Follow your outline
Make a few focus points
Provides details/examples
Speak in direct and simple language
Use statistic or real-life examples
Summarize your major points
Don't use...
Jargon (poker face, on cloud nine, be right back)
Acronyms (UFO, WHO, UN...)
Racist/sensitive language (pig, black, chinaman...)
Information you can't support
Too much personal examples
Effective presentation:Visual aids
Overhead Transparencies
Computer slides
Objects to pass around
Printed handouts (at the end of talk)