1. Presentation Skills Dr. Meltem Yaman

2. Developing The Attitude of a Successful Public Speaker I Remember that you know your subject Remember that you know your subject Know your material well. Be the expert. Know your material well. Be the expert. Your primary duty is to understand what your audience needs to know to understand what your audience needs to know and prepare the message and supporting materials in a way that delivers your message clearly and powerfuly and prepare the message and supporting materials in a way that delivers your message clearly and powerfuly

3. Developing The Attitude of a Successful Public Speaker II Remember that the stage fright is normal, and be open about it Remember that the stage fright is normal, and be open about it Practice your presentation, do pilot tests Practice your presentation, do pilot tests Get the audience to participate Get the audience to participate Establish a rapport by using names & eye contact Establish a rapport by using names & eye contact Establish & check the equipment Establish & check the equipment

4. Developing The Attitude of a Successful Public Speaker III Research your audience, get acquainted with at least one person in the audience Research your audience, get acquainted with at least one person in the audience Relax, breathe deeply, visualize yourself successfuly Relax, breathe deeply, visualize yourself successfuly Dress comfortably and appropriately Dress comfortably and appropriately Use your own style. Do not imitate anyone Use your own style. Do not imitate anyone Use audiovisual aids, for a visual impact Use audiovisual aids, for a visual impact

5. Planning The most critical step in preparation is understanding the purpose Why am I giving this presentation? Why am I giving this presentation? What do I want the audience know or to do at the end of the presentation? What do I want the audience know or to do at the end of the presentation? How do I want the audience to feel? How do I want the audience to feel?

6. 4 Types of Presentations Instructional Oral Report Sales Explanatory More Persuasive More Detailed

7. About 4 Types of Presentations I Sales: to sell an idea or suggestion to clients, upper management, coworkers or employees. To persuade for an action or belief Sales: to sell an idea or suggestion to clients, upper management, coworkers or employees. To persuade for an action or belief Explanatory:To familiarize, give an overall perspective or identify new developments. Does not require detail and persuasion. But should offer the audience new or renewed information&understanding Explanatory:To familiarize, give an overall perspective or identify new developments. Does not require detail and persuasion. But should offer the audience new or renewed information&understanding

8. About 4 Types of Presentations II Instructional: When you want to teach others how to use something like a new procedure or a piece of hardware. Needs persuasion, detail & audience participation Instructional: When you want to teach others how to use something like a new procedure or a piece of hardware. Needs persuasion, detail & audience participation Oral Report:Bring the audience up to date on something with which they are already familiar. Focus on facts, figures &details involve little persuasive efforts. Oral Report:Bring the audience up to date on something with which they are already familiar. Focus on facts, figures &details involve little persuasive efforts.

9. Know your audience Why should they listen to you? Why should they listen to you? How does what you say affect them? How does what you say affect them? What is in it for them to listen to you? What is in it for them to listen to you? Why is it important for the audience to hear what you have to say? Why is it important for the audience to hear what you have to say? Collect information about what the audience expect to hear.

10. Sections of a Presentation There are 3 sections of a presentation 1. Introduction 2. Main Body 3. Conclusion

11. 1. Introduction For taking the attention and convincing them to listen to you. For taking the attention and convincing them to listen to you. Never apologize for anything wrong. Never apologize for anything wrong. Make your audience think that they are going to be informed, entertained or enlightened. Make your audience think that they are going to be informed, entertained or enlightened. Start your spech with power. Start your spech with power.

12. Main elements in Introduction I Begin your talk with an attention getter. With an interesting story or a question Begin your talk with an attention getter. With an interesting story or a question Next, tell what is in it for them: Let them know that your information is relevant to their needs. Next, tell what is in it for them: Let them know that your information is relevant to their needs. Increase your credibility by relating something about your background and expertise Increase your credibility by relating something about your background and expertise

13. Main elements in Introduction II Present yor agenda: the outline Present yor agenda: the outline “Tell them what you are going to tell them, Tell them, and Tell them what you just told them” What do you expect of the audience What do you expect of the audience Inform them on question-answer session etc.

14. 2. Main Body I Deliver what you promised in the shortest and most interesting way Deliver what you promised in the shortest and most interesting way Keep in mind in structuring your message that Keep in mind in structuring your message that 1. Attention cycle & 2. Pacing Use repetition for remembering Use repetition for remembering

15. 2. Main Body II Use stories and examples for connection & association Use stories and examples for connection & association Use intensity by tone of your voice, colors and bolds are for visual intensity Use intensity by tone of your voice, colors and bolds are for visual intensity Use visuals, hands, graphics, statistics, group participation etc Use visuals, hands, graphics, statistics, group participation etc

16. Conclusion Repeat your main idea or begin with Repeat your main idea or begin with “Let’s review the main points we’ve covered” Last opportunity to emphasize main points. Last opportunity to emphasize main points. Must be strong and persuasive. Must be strong and persuasive. You call for and encourage appropriate action You call for and encourage appropriate action

17. To Do in Visuals Check equipment Check equipment Present one idea per slide Present one idea per slide Use dark background and light lettering Use dark background and light lettering Use maximum 6 lines per slide Use maximum 6 lines per slide Use maximum 6 words per slide Use maximum 6 words per slide Keep slides simple Keep slides simple

18. Avoid in Visuals Crowd information Crowd information Turn your back to audience Turn your back to audience Just reading lines like notes Just reading lines like notes Go back in slides for repeating Go back in slides for repeating Turn off the lights any longer than necessary Turn off the lights any longer than necessary