Presentation Skills Training Laura Thomas

Timetable 10.00 Introduction 10.15 – 12.30 Presentation Toolkit: Audience Message Visuals Body Language Practicalities 12.30 – 13.15 Lunch 13.15 – 16.00 Practice, practice, practice!

Introduction

Audience

Audience: research You have been asked by your line manager to report back on a project you have been working on for the last month at a special staff meeting. Before you start writing your talk, what do you need to know?

Audience: research What size is the audience? Who are they and what do they know about your topic?

Audience: research Why am I talking to them? What do I want to achieve? What does the audience think about my topic? What does the audience want? Why are they coming to hear me speak?

Audience: interaction Ask questions Polls

Audience: interaction Ask questions Polls Demonstrations Move around Role play Group work Discussion

Audience: managing behaviour In your group take turns reading out a news article. Each time, the audience should act disinterested by not making eye contact, playing with phones and talking to each other. How did it feel talking to that audience?

Audience: managing behaviour What if: I can’t get any information from the organiser? people are talking during my presentation? someone gets up and leaves? a phone goes off? someone comes in and interrupts? an audience member keeps interrupting with hostile questions?

Audience: managing behaviour

Message: sources

Message: structure Introduction Body Chronological By subject Geographical Problem and solution Compare and contrast

Message: structure Introduction Body Conclusion

Message: signposting Introduction Welcome Explanation of structure (now) Body History of spaceflight Physics of spaceflight Future of spaceflight Conclusion Summing up Careers guidance

Message: language In addition In other words On the other hand However But Also Instead Therefore Because Lastly Yet Likewise Nevertheless In addition In other words On the other hand On the contrary My next point is

Message: language Nissan sold two million cars last year. Two million cars were sold by Nissan last year.

Message: delivery

Message: delivery Speed Intonation Volume

Visuals

Visuals: slides

Visuals: slides Animations Diagrams and charts Tables Photographs and illustrations Film clips

Visuals: props

Body language

Body language Posture Eye contact Facial expressions Gestures

Body language

Practicalities: room facilities

Practicalities: dealing with nerves

Practicalities: dealing with nerves