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PRESENTATION SKILLS David McGuffee
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DEVELOP INTRODUCTION BODY CONCLUSION
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Introduction Get their attention Purpose of the presentation Credibility Thesis statement Preview
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Body CHRONOLOGICAL TOPICAL CAUSE AND EFFECT PROBLEM SOLUTION
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1. CHRONOLOGICAL Arranges your speech by organizing its points in order of time.
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2. TOPICAL PATTERN When the main points of the presentation have no effect on the overall message being presented.
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3. CAUSE AND EFFECT Used to relate something known to be a “cause” to its “effects.”
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4. PROBLEM AND SOLUTION Demonstrates the nature of and significance of a problem and then to provide a proposed solution.
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CONCLUSION Let them know its coming! Summarize your main points and goals. Leave the audience with something to think about.
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YOURSELF Its all about knowing your boundaries! Do I really know what I am talking about? Can I really talk for 2 hours about presentation skills? Am I funny?
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Nonverbal Aural volume pitch rate vocal pauses Visual facial behavior eye contact gestures body movement
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AURAL CHANNEL VOICE “ I have a dream?” “ I have a dream..” “ I have a dream!”
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3 MAJOR AURAL CHANNELS Volume Vocal Variety Pronunciation and Articulation
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3 MAJOR VISUAL CHANNELS Facial and eye contact Gestures and body movement Dress and props
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NAKED “What can I do if I am to scared to speak?” “I get all tense.” “I get weak at the knees.” “I never even make it to the stage.”
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PUBLIC SPEAKING ANXIETY Fear or anxiety associated with actual anticipation of communication as a speaker to an audience.
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1. PREPARE AND PRACTICE Manage your time don’t skimp on research rehearse delivering the speech
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2. MODIFY THOUGHTS AND ATTITUDES “No need to panic, I'm going to be fine.” “I have researched, I have rehearsed, and gosh darnit people like me.”
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3. VISUALIZE SUCCESS
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4. DEPERSONALIZE THE EVALUATION Take all the suggestions you can get! Don’t take any suggestions personally Be positive about feedback
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AUDIENCE A public speaker should be considered an Advertising agent. The information he is giving is the product and he must sale it to the audience.
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SALE THE PRODUCT What is my product? Who is my audience? Why are they going to listen? How can I spark their attention? What are they expecting from me?
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THE SETTING Location Size Time Arrangement Surveys Interviews Written sources Other speakers
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MEMORY How am I going to memorize all that information.?
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MEMORIZATION Unnatural Reduces eye contact Time consuming POTENTIAL DISASTER!
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1. Speaking form Manuscript Nobody came to hear a bed time story! Snooze fest. Enthusiasm is limited Monotonous Eye contact
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2. IMPROMPTU Unprofessional Unorganized and out of control Known as procrastination
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3. SPEAKING EXTEMPORANEOUSLY Speaking from an outline of key words and phrases. Most preferred method Natural Allows eye contact Greater freedom for movement
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INITIATING THE SPEECH What can I do to help my speech move smoothly and on time?
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USE VISUAL AIDS! Helps listeners process the information Help to inform HELPS TO REDUCE ANXIETY Creates a professional Image
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TYPES OF PRESENTATION AIDS Charts Videos Slides Pictures Graphs Transparencies Power point Handouts Multimedia Audio aids
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PREPARING THE PRESENTATION AIDS Keep them simple Make sure that they look professional Practice with them before hand Anticipate DON’T OVERDO IT.
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CREATIVITY
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IN CONCLUSION D evelop the presentation Y ourself N aked A udience M emory I nitiate C reative
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