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PRESENTATION SKILLS

- By Rati Agarwal

Contents

1. Introduction2. Power Point Presentation- A tool3. Three Key Points to make Presentation a Success4. Few Points to remember5. Conclusion

Introduction

This presentation is about how to give an effective presentation.

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Power Point Presentation- A tool

Visual aids play supporting role.

• Who plays the major role?

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You!

You are the expert.You are the one who was asked to speak.

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Three Key Points to make Presentation a Success.

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Why are you going to make the presentation?

1. So that THEY know how much you know.

2. So that THEY know how IMPORTANT you are.

3. So that THEY realize how little they know.

Question 1

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YOU must know what you want to accomplish.

• Inform?

• Teach?

• Solicit input?

• Persuade or sell?

• Stimulate thought ?

Answer

Know your Audience

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Does your presentation has a logical structure which is easy to remember?

Question 2

Structure Three section structure:

1. Introduction2. Main Body3. Summary/ Conclusion

Tell them what you’re going to tell them, Tell them, Tell them what you told them.

Structure Layout

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Introduction

Main Body

Conclusion

Get Attention

Relevant and Precised Content

Key message

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Question 3

Do you rehearse your presentation?

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"If you fail to prepare, you are prepared to fail"

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Few Points to remember…

1. Present one key point per slide

… because more than one idea in a slide

Distracts the audience Lessens the focus and impact of the message

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Appropriate humor relaxes an audience and makes it feel more comfortable with you as the speaker.

2. Incorporate Humor in your Presentation

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• Background• Font• Structure• Capitalization• Spacing• Illustrations• Colors

3. Make your presentation Consistent.

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4. Use visuals (pictures, graphs, tables) whenever you can .

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• Upper left• Upper right• Lower left• Lower right

6. Eye Movement The “Z” Rule

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7. Don’t forget to smile….

Steve Jobs

Tony Robbins

Susan Cain

Amy TanMalcolm Gladwell

Conclusion Use an effective and strong closing

Your audience is likely to remember your last words

Use a conclusion slide to: Summarize the main points of your

presentation Suggest future avenues of research

Summary Preparation is key! Practice! Present Well PowerPoint is a complement only, don’t let it take over! Prepare for the questions as well.

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“Presentation is the ‘Killer Skill’ we take into the real world. It’s almost an unfair advantage.”

Ethan Rasiel & Paul N. Friga, ‘The McKinsey Mind’Like most things, the best way to learn is to do..

Thank you !