1. PRESENTATION SKILLS: Presentations 101 CTL Presentation Skills Team http://uoft.me/present

2. Agenda We’ll explore and discuss some key factors that lead to superior presentations. Please feel free to ask questions at any point throughout the workshop!

3. What is a presentation?

4. What is a Presentation? Speech Body Language Use of Equipment Environment Preparation

5. What is the GOAL of your presentation?

6. PersuadeInform

7. Consider your AUDIENCE.

8. Who is the AUDIENCE? The best presenters will speak to their audience, using the appropriate tone and message.

9. Types of Audience ExpertsManagerial and Professional General Public or Lay Audience What is their background knowledge? What info do they need explained? What is their attitude/interest?

10. How do you BEGIN your presentation?

11. Go from the familiar to the unfamiliar Tell a story Acknowledge the occasion & audience Quotations Make a striking statement Ask the audience a challenging question Ask for a show of hands Make a promise Present an outline

12. How do you FINISH your presentation?

13. Summarize your presentation Close with an anecdote Close with a call for action Ask a rhetorical question Make a statement End the same way you began

14. How do you get your message across?

15. Speak to – not at – your audienceDon’t rush itKnow what you can skipRespond to questions Ask questions