1. Presentation Skills: An Introduction
Human Resources Division
Centre for Personal and Professional Development
Presentation Skills: An Introduction
Jessie Monck, CPPD

2. “The mind is a wonderful thing
“The mind is a wonderful thing. It starts working the minute you’re born and never stops until you get up to speak in public.”

3. Course objectives
To plan, structure and deliver an effective presentation
To use a range of visual aids to support your presentation
To select and effectively use cards, notes or crib sheets (memory aids)
To put yourself across positively
To develop ways to keep calm and confident
To identify techniques for gaining and keeping the attention of your audience

4. The presentation as a journey

5. Twelve steps to success
PRESENT 
Rehearse…
Check facilities
Develop visual aids
Consider question taking
Develop summary
Develop main body
Develop good introduction
Determine timing
Determine sequence & order
Collect information
Who is your audience?
What are your objectives?

6. Ugh! Text animation Use another font to add to the fun ! completely
Can be used
in all sorts of different ways
and in different colours
repeatedly
The animation effects can be so tiresome
to impress
or annoy
completely
Or drive your audience completely barmy
Use another font to add to the fun !

7. Getting the message across

8. Getting the message across