1. Presentation Skills
Hiwa Aziz Mansurbeg
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2. Objectives for Today By the end of the session, you will be able to…
utilize eye contact, body language and voice to your advantage in a presentation,
apply the 3 A’s in preparing content for a presentation,
develop good instructional design properties, and respond to questions in an effective manner.

3. Podium Panic
For some people, the thought of giving a presentation is more frightening than falling off a cliff, financial difficulties, snakes and even death!

4. Dealing with Podium Panic
Audiences are forgiving
Nervousness is usually invisible
Be yourself
Practice deep breathing/ visualization/imagination-techniques
Begin in your comfort zone

5. Check out the room in advance
Concentrate on the message
Begin with a slow, well prepared intro; have a confident and clear conclusion
Be prepared and practice

6. Eye Contact Never let them out of your sight.
Looking them in the eye makes them feel that they are influencing what you say.
Eye contact allows the presentation to approximate conversation—the audience feels much more involved.

7. Body Language NO-NO’s Lean on or grip the podium Rock or sway in place
Stand immobile
Examine or bite your fingernails

8. Body Language NO-NO’s Cross your arms in front of your chest
Chew gum or eat candy
Click or tap your pen, pencil or pointer

9. Body Language NO-NO’s Lean into the microphone
Shuffle your notes unnecessarily
Tighten your tie or otherwise play with your clothing
Crack your knuckles
Jangle change or key in your pocket

10. Voice Voice Variability Voice Intelligibility(clearness)
Rate of speech
Volume
Tone
Emphasis
Voice Intelligibility(clearness)
Articulation
Pronunciation
Grammar
Intelligibility=understandability Variability=expresses differences in meaning
Articulation (enunciation)= the precision and clarity with which you utter the sounds of speech. Chiefly the job of the jaw, tongue, and lips. Most articulation problems come from laziness on the parts of these organs.
Pronunciation=traditional or customary utterance of words. Common faults are the misplacement of accent, omitting sounds, adding sounds,and verbalizing silent letters.
Vocalized pauses=uh, um, ah. Know your subject.
Overuse of stock expressions=OK, like, you know. Conveys a lack of originality.
Substandard grammar
Force=variability of volume
Pitch=highness or lowness
Emphasis=stressing certain phrases or sections

11. 3 A’s Preparing Content Analyze your AUDIENCE.
Define what ACTION you want them to take.
Arrange your ARGUMENT.

12. Analyze Your Audience
What are their names, titles, backgrounds, reasons for attending, etc…?
What are their big concerns?
What are their objectives, fears, hot buttons, and attitudes?
What are their questions likely to be?
How much detail do they need?

13. Define What Action What action do you want the audience to take?
What will they feel, believe, and do after hearing your talk?

14. Arranging Your Argument
Shake hands with the audience.
Get to the point.
Present your theme.
Develop your agenda point by point.

15. Your turn!

16. Visual Aids

17. (not the stars of the show)
Visual Aids
(not the stars of the show)

18. Design Concepts
Big
Simple
Clear

19. Big Should be able to read everything from the back row
At least 28 pt, preferably 36
Use the floor test

20. Simple
No more than 6 lines
No more than 7 words per line

21. Clear Arial, Helvetica or Calibri Blue background with yellow text
Avoid overuse of red, shadows, animation and transitions
Beware of busy backgrounds

22. Myths about Time Management
Time management is nothing but common sense. I do well in school, so I must be managing my time effectively.
Time management? I work better under pressure.
No matter what I do, I won’t have enough time!
It takes all the fun out of life!!!

23. Clear Clip art should add to the content Ditto on sound clips
Use a different background only to emphasize one slide

24. Visual Aids should be on the speaker’s left.

25. Your turn!

26. Questions & Answers
“Does anyone have any questions for my answers?” -Henry Kissinger

27. Questions & Answers Beginning of a whole new interactive presentation
Opportunity to make a point
Most presentations are won or lost here

28. Questions & Answers Anticipate lines of questioning Rehearse
Don’t rank questions
Keep answers brief
Be honest
Avoid negative words
Don’t repeat negative questions
Clarify question
Move your eyes off questioner
If negative, end your response focused on somebody else

29. NEVER argue with a member of the audience.
THE RULE
NEVER argue with a member of the audience.

30. Instead… Look at the questioner. Listen to the whole question.
Pause before you respond.
Address the questioner, then move your eyes to others.

31. Easy as A B C
“I can’t Answer that question Because …, but I Can tell you…”

32. “Better to keep your mouth shut and appear ignorant than open it and remove all doubt.”
-Mark Twain

33. “Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.” -Dorothy Sarnoff

34. “The biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.”
-George Bernard Shaw

35. “I always think a great speaker convinces us not by force of reasoning but because he is visibly enjoying the beliefs he wants us to accept.”
-W.B. Yeats