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- being authentic
- beginning and ending talks
- persuasion
- body movement and gesture
- using slides / visuals
- engaging with your audience
- being concise
- signposting
- demonstration
- dealing with questions
Presentation skills Presentation skills
- using humour
- using props
- being personal & relatable
- controlling nerves
- repeating key ideas
- thinking about the audience
- pace and emphasis
- varying your tone of voice
- structuring a talk
- using narrative
Also: using anecdotes, getting the audience’s attention … and more. So … these are important skills for presenters, but I’d like to make a case today for the idea that acquiring these skills isn’t the main benefit of presentation work for university learners.
Why are so many college students failing to gain job skills before graduation? – Washington Post
Understanding the wider context Presentation skills
Young people lack workplace skills, firms say in survey – BBC More than 50% (of managers) said young people did not have even basic skills such as communication. – BBC The effective exchange of information is essential in business. – targetjobs.co.uk
Why are so many college students failing to gain job skills before graduation?
Based on a survey of over 400 global organisations:
- Communication is central to innovative corporate culture
- Confidence levels drop when communicating with
colleagues in other countries
- Existing idea-sharing processes aren’t working
- Businesses need to find new ways to harness employees’
creative thinking
Source: 2014 Study by Education First
Presentation skills Understanding the wider context
