Delivering Effective Presentations

PDP Level I

Clive McGoun & Hetal Patel

What makes an effective presentation?

Presentation pitfalls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXILI9Q1jIw

Why was that one laughable?…………

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charisma

interest

personality

fascinating subject

great script

clear and simple

visual aids

Presentations?

How do you feel giving presentations?

I know whatI want to say butit always comes outsounding likebabble

I think I’m hung upabout my accent

I ramble … on and on

I need to read frommy notes

English is not myfirst language

One way

Tell them what you’re going to tell them

One way

Tell them

One way

Tell them what you told them

OR

stand up

speak up

shut up

purpose

location

audience

purposeinform or describe

describing observations instruct or explain

explanations, directions explaining how things work

persuade, convince or inspire presenting a case

entertain or amuse

social change

Choose a purpose for each presentation

Choose a purpose for each presentation

Choose a purpose for each presentation

Choose a purpose for each presentation

Choose a purpose for each presentation

Choose a purpose for each presentation

social change

Choose a purpose for each presentation

locationsmall group work

large lecture theatre discussion group formal meeting.

audience

Beginnings

Main Body

Ending

Structure: building blocks

Beginnings

Structure: building blocks

Main Body

Structure: building blocks

we speak at 110-120 words per minute

10 slides = 2,000 words = 20 minutes

1.5 mins per slide= 15 mins

5 mins for questions

Generating ideas

chronological order

order of importance

ascending order of complexity

descending order of familiarity

cause and effect

a narrative sequence

order signpostspurpose

NO jargon please! the power of stories

visual aids

Ending

Structure: building blocks

So, to summariseThe question now is …?Which, finally reminds me …“A picture is worth …”There are two possibilities; …

Death byPowerPoint

300 millionPowerPoint users

30 millionpresentations a day

1 millionare happening now!

Using powerpointSee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLpjrHzgSRM

Death byPowerPoint

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PracticePersonal image - first

impressionsLanguage

Script or promptsWhen you’re nervous?Choreograph a team

presentation

Further reading/resources

Steve Mandel (2000) Effective Presentation Skills 3rd edn, Crisp Publications Inc.Malcolm Peel (1995) Improving your Presentation Skills Kogan Page.Nicky Stanton (1996) Mastering CommunicationMacmillan Press.

Further reading/resources

http://h2obeta.law.harvard.edu/221935

see links on Webct Vista

We would like you to plan, prepare and practice a 5 min. presentation on one of the following• Friendship• Dance• Obesity

Practice

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