PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES Rob Bakx InfoMil – Twinning Advisor Notes

PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES Gathering information Goal Audience Situation Structure Pose and use of voice Use of media

TRANSPARANCY / POWERPOINT Amount of information on transparency Per transparency only one item Best is to use only 6 words per line Use no more than 6 lines per transparency Use characters with a well readable size Use simple illustrations Stay inside the frames of the transparency

ASSIGNMENT The power goes down, and there you are with your slides. What do you do? Action: Form 10 groups of 5 persons I will appoint 3 or 4 persons that will have to formulate the main common conclusions of all groups and present them to the others

Flexibility be it BUT - adaptations may influence: training targets structure time limits

Handle tension Take care of good preparation Use memory back-ups (post-it, flip-over) Mention your tension Take breaks to reflect Start with a question to make contact Remember: practice makes perfect