1. Effective Presentation Techniques
Useful Tips for Successful Oral Presentations and Public speaking
IbnSina IPHMS

2. Use visual aids
A picture is worth a thousand words

3. What does this picture say?

4. What does this say?

5. Or this…?

6. Keep it short and sweet
No one ever complained of a speech being too short.

7. Rehearse
If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.

8. Audience of an unrehearsed presentation

9. Prepare Plan to rehearse your presentation out loud at least 4 times.
Rehearse against the clock
Rehearse and you will get better.

10. Use the rule of three
People remember three things – plan what the three things your audience will remember.

11. Rule of three in memorable speeches
Friends, Romans, Countrymen
Stop, look, and listen
formula for success – Dream, Plan, Action
Lead, follow, or get out of my way .
In a presentation—Tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, and then tell them what you told them.

12. Rehearse If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.
Know what slide is coming next.
Check out the conference room in advance.
Have a back-up plan.

13. The ‘You’ Approach
Know you audience and their need – be in contact with their ‘hot spots’
Don’t be afraid to state the obvious; it may not be obvious to the audience.

14. Link every element in your presentation to an audience benefit

15. Negative Audience Reaction
Ignore a negative ‘glarer’
Never respond aggressively to a negative glarer
Say what you mean; mean what you say; don’t make personal attacks; listen respectfully; encourage people

16. Deportment
Be optimistic, sound cheery, and smile. That’s what people will remember.

17. Engage the audience
It does not matter where you are speaking, what you are speaking about or who you are speaking to; ‘This is show business.’ Any speech must entertain the audience.

18. Engage the audience
The best funny anecdotes are the ones you tell against yourself – they seldom fail and the audience is on your side from then on.

19. Other Important Points
Don’t put your speaker notes up on the screen
Know what slide is coming next
Check out the presentation room
Have a back-up plan.

20. Acknowledgement http://effective-presentation-skills.com/