1. GIVING TALKS & PRESENTATIONS
Preparation
Structure
Delivery
Concluding & dealing with questions
(Source: McClave, 2004)

2. Developing Good Presentation Skills
Create and maintain credibility – key success factors
Confidence
Competence
Preparation
Effective delivery (engagement)

3. Preparation: Identify the audience
Who? How many? Age? Knowledge? Expectations? Sympathetic or
Resistant?

4. Preparation: Define your objectives

5. Preparation: Familiarise yourself with venue

6. Preparation: Keep to your time

7. Preparation: Context
Time of day
Part of a team

8. Preparation: Research
Personal knowledge; reports; books; articles; up-to-date topical info

9. Preparation: Writing upVS

10. Preparation: Rehearsal

11. Preparation: Dress code
Assess the occasion; be comfortable

12. Structure: Introduction
Introduce yourself
Introduce topic
Give brief outline
Put subject in context – why it’s important
Show benefits
Use devices to grab attention – humour, personal anecdote, startling fact

13. Structure: main body
Link thoughts as you move from one area to another
Avoid jargon
For long presentations, summarise intermittently
Avoid too much detail (e.g. statistics)

14. Structure: conclusion
Be persuasive
Capture key points of the presentation
Keep audience involved (use activities, anecdotes, humorous stories etc.)

15. Delivery: overcoming stage-fright
Nerves are normal and can be harnessed to deliver a good presentation.

16. Delivery: voice Clarity Volume Pace Pauses Tone
Accent – be sure that it does not obscure meaning

17. Delivery: Eye contact
Builds rapport
Provides feedback

18. Delivery: body language
Be natural
Avoid mannerisms

19. Delivery: Humour
Use sparingly
Use with caution
If unsure, avoid

20. Delivery: Presentation aids
Less is more
Accuracy
Substance over style
Consistent style

21. Concluding Summarise points made Be persuasive
End on light/memorable note

22. Dealing with questions