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PERFECT PRESENTATIONS: Presenting with impact is a skill that can be learned by anyone

Based on an article by Dave Howell, in Making Money,

• Dec. 2006, page 90-91

Introduction

Managers

• A vast majority do not have

innate presentation skills

• Can learn to present ideas effectively
• Being a good public speaker build your

self-confidence

Clear Message

Public Speaking

• Many dread it
• Basic skills can be learned to get

message across

• With application and good

training anyone can be a fluent and confident speaker

• A great asset you will use

throughout your career

Presentation

• To get across the message,
• To inform,
• To explain, and
• To train
• A powerful way –

Presentation: An assumed skill

• A skill managers expectd to have acquired without

any formal training,

• And without getting accurate feedback

Supporting Materials

• Slide-shows not the heart of

the presenation

• For backup, not a script

Training in presentation skills

• Most people require some training to

help develop key techniques and build confidence

New Skill Set

What makes a good presentation

• Using your voice effectively,
• Controlling the pace of

delivery,

• Using effective body

language,

• Structuring the presentation
• Formatting your slides well
• Coming across as confident
• Personal delivery

such as –

Good presentation

• Delivering your message
• Effectively with interest

and enthusiasm,

• in a way that keeps

the attention of your audience

Presentation

• Always about selling

something

• An idea
• A different way of thinking

Presentation tools

Presentation tools

• Easy to blame them

for a bad or poorly received presentation

• Learning to use them

is only a part of becoming a better presenter

• Can enhance or ruin

the message

• Powerpoint slides should

not be a crutch to hide behind

Remember!

• “A picture is worth a thousand

words”

• Interesting visuals as backdrop is far more

important than pages of text

• Lots of colour is usually good
• Use simple animations sparingly

Bullet Points

• Maybe the best way to get your

message aross

• Keep it simple
• The fewer the bullets the better
• Avoid “death by bulltet points” –

dozens of really boring slides read

• ff by the presenter

Design of the presentation

• Crucial
• Words (text)

7%

• Vocal Input

38%

• Visual

55%

Presenter

• Is about the message you want to convey
• Must deliver the mesage

clearly and with conviction

• Presenters present, not

the laptop

Presentation

• Like a glass containing good whisky
• The glass contain the whisky so that people

can appreciate and savour it

• Allow people to appreciate and

understand the content

“That was a good presentation”

• A bitter blow
• A presentation should just happen by magic so

that people don´t notice it

• Allow them to fully concentrate upon the

message, not the medium

Presenter

• You are the most important visual aid
• The way you deliver your

presentation and engage your audience is a crucial factor

• Audience must remember

you at the end of the presentation, rather than a good slide show

Do´s and Don´ts

Do´s

• Research your audience first
• Decide on your key objective
• Learn and rehearse the first

three sentences – for a confident start

• Speak more slowly than usual -

people cannot “speed listen” Don´ts

• Have too much information on

your slides – it is hard to deliver

• Have too many key points – 3 to 4

is enough

• Look back at the screen while

speaking

• Hold a pen or other object while

presenting – you end up fiddling with it

• Apologize at the start or end – if

you make a mistake just move on