1. Wendy England Careers Adviser
Presentation Skills P
Wendy England
Careers Adviser

2. To help you to prepare and deliver effective presentations
AIM:
To help you to prepare and deliver effective presentations

3. Objectives At the end of this session, you will be able to:
Describe the process for giving effective presentations
Explain how the use of visual aids can enhance your presentation
Develop techniques to help you stay on track and deal with questions
Utilise techniques to harness nerves
Identify how and when presentation skills can be used
State the skills needed to deliver an effective presentation
Describe how to systematically prepare for a presentation
Explain methods of enhancing the quality of presentations
Present information in an interesting, informative and imaginative way to keep audience interest

4. The 10 Worst Human Fears Death Financial Problems Sickness Heights
Speaking Before a Group
Flying
Loneliness
Deep Water
Dogs
Insects / Bugs

5. Three Themes
Message
Control
Visuals 

6. Your Ideas! What makes good presentation?
Invite contributions form the audience – ask them to reflect on any previous presentations that have made an impact on them and why
Clear structure
Clarity in communication
Targets the audience
Interesting and relevant
Takes account of different learning preferences and or needs – visual as well as verbal, handouts to explain complex data etc
Opportunity for questions/ contibutions
All above will involve thorough preparation

7. Presentation Iceberg Effect
90%
Preparation

8. Message The right message in the right way to the right people
FOUR STEPS
Know audience
Know your material - generate ideas
Structure
Practise
Step 1 Know your audience
Step 2 Generate Ideas
Step 3 Structure your presentation
Step 4 Practice

9. Step1 - Know Your Audience
You need to find out:
what they need to know
what they already know
what they want to know
what their interests are
what language they speak eg formal/informal/jargon
Know what they are interested in
Know their backgrounds if possible
Try to relax with your audience, appear relaxed and friendly, smile!
KEEP THE AUDIENCE INETRESTED
Relate the information to them
use examples or case studies that they will understand
What language do they speak????
Do not use jargon, unless you know for certain that they will understand it
Visual aids are very useful and effective tools when used correctly. They provide variety and help you to get the message across

10. Step 2 Know your material Generate ideas and then prioritise
Must have
Could have
Should have

11. Mind Mapping

12. Step 3 - Structure Presentation Sandwich
Tell them what you are going to tell them!
Introduction - 10%
Tell them!
Key areas 80%
Tell them what you’ve told them!
Summary & Conclusion 10%

13. Introduction This is your big moment to impress (or not!)
Capture audience interest
Introduce yourself/team
Tell them clearly what to expect
State your objectives – what talk is about
How long you will be speaking
If and when they can ask questions
Structure your material
Do not have too much material
Cut out material which does not meet your objectives or that you are not happy with
Make sure your material is appropriate to your audience
Structure your information
Know what comes first and subsequent
Arrange material into key points
Highlight key points

14. Middle - Key areas Depends on length of presentation but:
Highlight a few key points – your audience will only remember a few things
Give examples and anecdotes to make the points more interesting

15. Summary and conclusion
Summarise what you have said
End on a definite note – prepare a great ending statement
Thank your audience for listening
Take questions

16. NewsNight “The Headlines “Tonight’s stories in more detail ...”
“And the main points of tonight’s news again ...”
Introduction
Main
Body
Summary
NewsNight

17. Your own prompts PowerPoint handouts
Cards ( can be helpful but no substitute for really knowing your subject)
The PC screen
Key statements not the whole talk

18. Step 4 Practise Really important Time yourself again and again
Record yourself
Make your friends listen to you!
Book a mock presentation with your Careers Adviser
Practise, practise, practise

19. Getting your message across
Impact !
What you say - 20%
How you say it - 30%
Body Language - 50%
It’s not so much what you say, as how you say it!!!
7% what you say, tone of voice accounts for 38%, and body language accounts for 55%

20. Control
Nerves

21. “The day I lose my stage fright is the day I stop acting”
Nerves
Nerves Are Natural
“The day I lose my stage fright is the day I stop acting”
Sir Laurence Olivier

22. Strategies for coping with nerves
The more uncertain you are, the more nervous you will be, so rehearse! rehearse! rehearse!
Take deep breaths - try it now!
Drink water
Smile
Control your mind – positive self talk – visualise that audience applauding!
Take a deep breath – hold it 1,2,3,4,5, now let it out slowly, slowly and keep doing that

23. Take Control Of Yourself
Smile
Eye Contact
Consider where to stand
Gestures
Body Language
Think about your voice Enunciate / Project/Tone/Pace
Watch out for non words
Nerves
Timekeeping

24. Visuals

25. Ancient Chinese Proverb
Tell me, I will forget
Show me, I may remember
Involve me, and I will understand

26. Visual Aids

27. Visual Aids – KISS Keep them simple and clear
Make sure they are relevant
Make them:
Big
Bold
Brilliant

28. So……Powerpoint Don’t overuse it Don’t read it word for word
Remember the 7’s (on average no more than 7 words a line or 7 lines per page)
Maybe have a backup plan for important presentations
Think about handouts (or other AVAs??)

29. Advanced Presentation skills
Pauses
Emphasis
Inflection
Repetition
JFK - Parallelisms 11

30. Steve Jobs

31. Accenture Essential Skills Series
Summary
Message
Control
Visuals 
Accenture Essential Skills Series