Tips for presentors

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TTips for

Effective Oral Presentations



Connecting with your audience...Connecting with your audience...



Signs of not connectingSigns of not connecting

Audience...Audience... not motivatednot motivated

has no confidence in messenger has no confidence in messenger

forgets main messagesforgets main messages



How to connect with your audienceHow to connect with your audience

PPreparationreparation

OOrganizing your deliveryrganizing your deliverySStyle, voice & appearancetyle, voice & appearance

TTailoring nervous energyailoring nervous energy

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A. Preparation is key!A. Preparation is key!Know the material wellKnow the material well

Learn about the audienceLearn about the audiencePrepare an outline and notesPrepare an outline and notes

Practice in advancePractice in advance

Visit location beforehand (formalVisit location beforehand (formalpresentations)presentations)



B. Organizing your deliveryB. Organizing your delivery

Tell the audience what you areTell the audience what you aregoing to saygoing to say

Say itSay itTell the audience what you saidTell the audience what you said



General tipsGeneral tips

Announce your topic clearlyAnnounce your topic clearlyState your objective up frontState your objective up front

Give an outline of your presentationGive an outline of your presentation

in your introductionin your introductionUse transitions at the beginning of Use transitions at the beginning of each major sectioneach major section

Organizing your deliveryOrganizing your delivery



A good transitionA good transition

N.B. A good transition looks back atN.B. A good transition looks back at

what you just spoke about and linkswhat you just spoke about and linksit to what you are going to talk aboutit to what you are going to talk about

next.next.



The opener The opener ´Tell them what you are going to sayµ ´Tell them what you are going to sayµ

Set the tone Set the tone

Capture your au dien ce·s Capture your au dien ce·s

attention attention Buil d rapport Buil d rapport

Tailor your opener to your Tailor your opener to your

au dien ce au dien ce

Organizing your deliveryOrganizing your delivery --



Examples of openers

Examples of openers

Greet and shockGreet and shock

audienceaudience

Use humor Use humor

Be warm andBe warm and

friendlyfriendly

Create verbalCreate verbal

imageryimagery

Issue challengeIssue challenge

Use a quoteUse a quote

Provide facts /Provide facts /

figuresfigures

Throw out aThrow out a

questionquestion



The MiddleThe Middle ² ² ´ SAY IT µ´ SAY IT µ

Organize presentation aroundOrganize presentation aroundthree aspects of the subjectthree aspects of the subject

1.1. _________________ _________________

2.2. _________________ _________________

3.3. _________________ _________________

Organizing your delivery -



The closeThe close´ Tell them what you just saidµ´ Tell them what you just saidµ

Summarize messageSummarize messageRepeat key pointsRepeat key points

Ask for actionAsk for action

Refer to your opener Refer to your opener

End on a positive noteEnd on a positive note

Organizing your delivery -



Style: building rapportStyle: building rapport

Make eye contactMake eye contact

Use humor carefullyUse humor carefullyThink about dramaThink about drama

Use purposeful gesturesUse purposeful gesturesCommunicate sincerity throughCommunicate sincerity through

facial expressionsfacial expressions



VoiceVoice

Project your voice (speak to the backProject your voice (speak to the backof the room)of the room)

Vary your voiceVary your voice

Pause for emphasisPause for emphasis

Speak slowly & remember to breathe!Speak slowly & remember to breathe!

Blah blah

blah blah...



Appearance and mannersAppearance and manners

Dress appropriate for audienceDress appropriate for audience

Face your audience, not the screenFace your audience, not the screenAvoid distracting gesturesAvoid distracting gestures

Use a pointer to help guideUse a pointer to help guidethe audiencethe audience



Tailor your nerves to confidence building tasksTailor your nerves to confidence building tasks

Prepare (Know the room, audience,Prepare (Know the room, audience,

material)material) RelaxRelax

Visualize yourself giving your Visualize yourself giving your

presentationpresentation Realize that people want you toRealize that people want you to

succeedsucceed

³Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.´





The rights you lose as trainer The rights you lose as trainer

The right to be lateThe right to be late

The right to be unpreparedThe right to be unpreparedThe right to say ´ I don·t knowµThe right to say ´ I don·t knowµ

The right to lose your temper The right to lose your temper

The right not to listenThe right not to listen

The right to be uglyThe right to be ugly



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