Presentation Skills

Prep Select an Appropriate Outfit. Prepare a positive appearance - Clean hair, face, & hands. Be well-rested. Practice Good Posture. Have a visual(s) for your audience to look at. Have note cards or power point cards. Practice out loud at least 100 times.

While Presenting Introduce yourself and your topic. Stand with Good Posture Don’t touch your face or fool with your hair Make regular eye contact with your audience Use ‘open’ body language

While Presenting If you have to refer to your cards, look down, and then look up to your audience. Talk to the ears …don’t turn away from the audience while you are speaking Speak loudly, clearly, and enunciate your works. Don’t shout. Breath….don’t rush. Finish with a conclusion statement to let your audience know that you are done.

Audience Skills Face the presenter Listen quietly Hold any questions to the end, do not interrupt Use positive ‘open’ body language, show that you are interested and supportive. Your behavior affects the presenter’s performance. Do not ask to be excused during a presentation. If there is time for questions, ask meaningful questions that relate to the topic.

Engage Your Audience You can engage your audience by asking questions. Often a question is asked to make the audience think of a time…or relate to and topic on a personal level. This type of question is not meant to be answered by the presenter. Other times the speaker can engage the audience with a thumb or similar response.