Presentation Skills
Presentation Skills
Presentation Skills
&
Presentation
Skills
Rules of Three Ps
Prepare
Practice
Present
Think and Plan
Know your purpose
Know your audience
Research your topic
Know your topic well
Make notes about your subject
Don’t write your talk word for word
Use small pieces of paper and number them
Time your talk & practice it
Then practice it again
Presentation: Things to Do
Greet the audience
Introduce yourself
Introduce the topic clearly
Elaborate the main points
Use linking phrases/cohesive devices
Point at the slides and talk if necessary
Address the audience
Make eye contact
Conclude properly
Thank the audience
Think of Threes
Tell people what you’re going
to say (Introduction)
Advantages Disadvantages
Quick, easy & simple Can be tedious
Prepare in advance Easy to overload
Good for large with information
audience Be careful with
Can include pictures animations
& graphics easily Tendency to read
Something to look at word for word
Multimodal
Slides talk, not you
Powerpoint Presentation:
Slides
Do’s Don’ts
Large font Don’t use too many
Make font bold colors
Use darker shade of Don’t use long
color if the sentences
background is light Don’t use too many
and vice versa points on one slide
Don’t use too many
slides
Final words…
Most talks go according to plan
But, you must actually plan and prepare
unless you are very experienced
Most common mistakes are avoidable
The world won’t end if it does go wrong –
just correct yourself and carry on
Practice, practice, and practice
Thank you!