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How to deliver a great presentation or talk Rob Plastow ASK: Academic Skills What makes a good presentation/talk? Visual Delivery - Content Delivery Content Speak clearly Clear structure Engage with audience Relevant and


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How to deliver a great presentation or talk

Rob Plastow ASK: Academic Skills

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What makes a good presentation/talk?

Visual – Delivery - Content

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  • Clear structure
  • Relevant and focused
  • Appropriate to audience
  • Well paced
  • Checked and accurate
  • Speak clearly
  • Engage with audience
  • Vary the pace and tone
  • Enthusiasm

Content Delivery

  • Clear and simple
  • Should support what you

are saying

  • Do not distract

Visual aids Handouts

  • For background

information

  • For summaries
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How to give a good presentation

  • r talk
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In a nutshell…

  • It is important to understand WHO your

audience is, WHAT the core message is that you are trying to convey in an area which you are PASSIONATE about and to PRACTICE enough times to feel comfortable with the delivery.

  • i.e. AUDIENCE, MESSAGE, PASSION, PRACTICE
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Audience

  • Be audience centric
  • Develop your material from an empathetic

perspective in order to better engage them

  • You need them more than they need you,

treat them with consideration and humility

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Audience Task

  • Who are they?
  • What are they expecting?
  • What do they want?
  • What do you want them to go away thinking?
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Message

  • Clear, concise, explainable in a sentence or

two

  • Beginning, middle and end
  • Must emphasise why it is important to the

audience (not just how you did x, y or z)

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Message - Planning

  • Use Post-it notes, cards with key ideas first, in
  • rder to move ideas around for sequence etc
  • Write broader notes as you go
  • When (provisionally) happy with sequence

and content, make slides or notecards

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Message

  • Use memorable photos where possible
  • Keep text to a minimum
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Message Task

  • What is your core message?
  • Can you sum it up in a sentence?
  • Are you passionate about it? Why/why not?
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Practice

  • Practice makes perfect
  • Enough practice allows you to stop sounding

mechanical and start sounding natural

  • Avoid stress and anxiety by counting your

breath, breathing deeply and adopting open body language (i.e. face the audience, smile and be yourself and don’t fold your arms)