PRESENTATIONHow to prepare and deliver a good presentation

Hoang Bao Long, M.D.Senior consultantHanoi Medical University English Club

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CONTENT

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Quick discussion

Principles of making a

good presentation

Do’s and don’ts

Ready for a speech?

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QUICK DISCUSSION

Rate the importance of the following elements:

• Speaker ___ / 10

• Speech ___ / 10

• Slideshow ___ / 10

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QUICK DISCUSSION

Preparation – Will you spend time on …?

• Planning Y / N

• Writing what to say Y / N

• Making an eye-catching slideshow Y / N

• Rehearsing Y / N

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QUICK DISCUSSION

Delivery – Do you think this will help …?

• Wearing good clothes Y / N

• Being confident Y / N

• Making some jokes Y / N

• Interacting with people Y / N

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PRINCIPLES OF MAKING A GOOD PRESENTATION

1. Be well-prepared

2. You are the focus, not your slideshow

3. Make a useful slideshow

4. Don’t bore your audiences to death

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#1: Be well-prepared

Asking questions: 5W1H

• Why do I deliver this speech? (Purposes)

• What will the audiences gain after this speech? (Objectives)

What are the messages? (Messages)

• Who are the audiences? (Objects)

• When will it happen? (Time)

• Where will it be held? (Venue)

• How will I deliver it? (Methods)

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#1: Be well-prepared

Planning what to say

• How many parts of the speech?

• Main ideas?

• Supporting ideas?

• Supporting materials?

Preparing for your speech

• Write down the structures

• Rehearse many times

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#2: You are the focus, not your slideshow

Your slideshow should

• Support, not provide knowledge

• NOT get attention from audiences

You should

• Spend more time preparing for speech than slideshow

• NOT be dependent on your slideshow

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#3: Make a useful slideshow

Useful slideshows will

• Deliver messages

• Be short, simple, and concise

• Emphasize on necessary details

• Be visually nice

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#4: Don’t bore your audiences to death

• Be a friendly but confident speaker

• Talk, don’t read!

• Connect with the audiences

• Don’t waste your time

• Make sure they understand

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DO’s and DON’Ts1. Speaker

2. Speech

3. Slideshow

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DO’s and DON’Ts

Speaker

• Choose appropriate clothes

• Stand straight and open your hands

• Always smile and use eye contacts

• Use facial expression and body languages

• Introduce yourself

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DO’s and DON’Ts

Speech

• Well-structured

• Clear and understandable language

• Speak clearly and at a good speed

• Your voice shouldn’t be monotone

• Be hilarious but not ridiculous

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DO’s and DON’Ts

Slideshow

• Use demonstrations instead of plain texts

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DO’s and DON’Ts

Slideshow

• Your demonstrations should provide a message

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DO’s and DON’Ts

Slideshow

• Understand the purposes of demonstrations

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DO’s and DON’Ts

Slideshow

• Make your demonstrations easy to read

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DO’s and DON’Ts

Slideshow

• Pay attention to fonts, font size, color, and contrast

GOOD• Font

• Size• Contrast• Color

BAD• Font• Size

• Contrast• Color

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DO’s and DON’Ts

Slideshow

• Use emphasis

• Underline

• Italic

• Bold

• Different color

• Icon

• [Brackets], (parentheses)

• Big size• Different font

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DO’s and DON’Ts

Slideshow

• Arrange demonstrations in a logical way

• Be careful with animations and transitions

• Don’t spend time to make your slideshow “glossy”

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READY FOR YOUR SPEECH?

YOUR TURN!

THE ENDThank you for listening!