1. A short guide of tips and pointers as you prepare for the Capstone project for Cogitate Conducting Effective Presentations Copyright © 2011 Raytheon Company. All rights reserved. Customer Success Is Our Mission is a registered trademark of Raytheon Company.

2. Page 210/5/2015 “The mind is a wonderful thing. It starts working the minute you are born and never stops until you get up to speak in public.” -Anonymous

3. Page 3 What You are Going to See What is a Presentation? Presentation Development Delivery: Vital Skill Areas You as the Speaker 10/5/2015

4. Page 4 What is a Presentation? Speech? – Gettysburg Address Lecture? – Educational Presentation? – Show, Sell, Explain 10/5/2015

5. Page 5 Presentation Development Analyze your audience – Who? – Level of knowledge on presentation topic Determine general purpose / specific objectives – Entertain? Inform? Persuade? Train? – What do I want them to do, know, feel? Select & organize main points – Speaking time Use 3 part structure – Into / Body / Conclusion – “Grabbers” & Transitions 10/5/2015

6. Page 6 Delivery: Vital Skill Areas Appearance Posture Gestures Eye Contact Facial Expressions 10/5/2015

7. Page 7 Delivery: Vital Skill Areas Voice Pauses – Pads (Fillers) Audience Involvement Question and answer Audio-Visual Aids 10/5/2015

8. Page 8 You as the Speaker 10/5/2015 What works for you? What is your natural style? What are your challenges?

9. Page 9 If You Only Remember One Thing… 10/5/2015 Practice, Practice, Practice!