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Presentation
Skills
Samra Javed
Presentation Outline:
Dealing with Nerves
Speaking with Clarity & Confidence
How to Project your voice
Effective Eye Contact
Body Language
PowerPoint Presentation
Survival Language
Hand Outs
Websites
Presentations
 Dealing with Nerves!
Psychological Physical Techniques
Techniques
Breathe
Walk, yoga, exercise
It is natural to be Reduced intake of
nervous tea/coffee
Self Talk What to do if shake like a
Visualization leaf?
Friendly faces
Rehearsals
Stop, breathe, look &
listen
 Speaking with Clarity &
Confidence
Voice Exercises

Tongue Twisters

She sells seashells by the seashore.

The shells she sells are surely seashells.
So if she sells shells on the seashore,
I'm sure she sells seashore shells.
 Peter Piper picked a
peck of pickled
peppers,
A peck of pickled
Betty Botter bought a bit of
butter. "But," she said, "this peppers Peter Piper
butter's bitter! picked.
If I put it in my batter, it will If Peter Piper picked a
make my batter bitter!" peck of pickled
So she bought a bit of butter peppers,
better than her bitter butter,
How many pickled
And she put it in her batter,
and her batter was not bitter.
peppers did Peter
So 'twas better Betty Botter Piper pick?
bought a bit of better butter.
 How to project your voice

Take a deep breath(from

your abdomen) and count Using Emphasis
(out aloud) to 10 or as far Fred fed the rabbits
as you can go without
Can you help me?
running out of breath.
Mary had a little lamb
Drag out the vowel
sounds of each of the Repetition
words as you speak Meaningful pauses
Clearly pronounce the I left my raincoat
last on the chair.
syllable of the last word I left my raincoat on
of your sentence the chair.
 Variation in Pace, Be assertive!
loudness !

"My words fly up, my thoughts We mount to heaven

remain below: Words without
thoughts never to heaven go." mostly on the ruins of
All the world's a stage, our cherished dreams,
And all the men and women merely finding our failures
players;
were
They have their exits and their
entrances, successes.
And one man in his time plays
many
parts, Appropriate
His acts being seven ages. loudness!
 Making Eye Contact to Engage
Audience!

Controlled use of eye contact practice

Focusing on foreheads
In a small audience
For a larger audience
 Body Language
Ask yourself -

Are you aware of your unconscious or

habitual body language?

Do you know the effect these gestures

might be having on your audience?
Body Some people actually
shake their heads "no"
Language when they say "yes."

Gestures
Gesture that supports words
Scale your gestures to the size
of the room
Diversify the gestures

Stance speaks!
Balanced/Slumped?
Weight evenly distributed on
both feet
 Face:
What Story is Your Face Telling?

Raised eyebrows
A scrunched forehead
A wrinkled up nose
Biting at your lips
Practice
Tight lips
looking FROM A rigid jaw
your notes to Practice consciously relaxing your
your face.
audience Study excellence
Smile!
Space Posture
Full control of the Square your
space shoulders
Movement through Practice "rowingthe
Space boat
Ditch the podium Stand with your head
Use your space to and shoulders
create transitional against the wall
separations in your Yoga postures
speech
 Be aware of
Keep your hands in distracting hand
view motions
Let your gestures flow
naturally

Video tape /let

When making points, someone monitor
using your fingers
Cultural differences in
to count
body language and
personal space
 Years ago, after a long month on the
Patti Wood a road, I was presenting to an after-
Professional dinner group. I was really beat. The
Speaker and a audience was well-fed with steak,
potatoes, and mixed drinks. I was
Communication and
definitely in the jungle, but I didn't
Body Language feel like a lion. I was even having
expert based in trouble remembering what I was
Atlanta going to say next. I focused and
imagined myself standing tall and
moving like a lion. I relaxed my
shoulders. I began to speak, using
expansive gestures. I walked down
the center aisle, making eye contact
as I moved. My words began to flow
more easily. The audience laughed.
Gee, I was even funny. I smiled. What
a great audience! I was back to my
powerful self, and roaring like a lion.
This slide is not unusual, but it
is not a visual aid, it is more
like an eye chart
Try to avoid text-heavy
(and sleep inducing)
slides like this one
Aim for something like this
simple slide
 Using Power Point
Ruthlessly reduce the
Stop using PowerPoint number of PowerPoint
as your prompt! slides
Use headline summaries
only for text slides in
PowerPoint
Use hidden PowerPoint
slides for the Q&A session
Consistent and simple
transitions
Choose your fonts well
Whats your backup
plan?
 True/ False
The more slides the
Use the most better
outrageous colour
schemes
Use as many
different fonts as
Dont be grey add possible
some real colour
especially
Have lots and lots
Those that can of bullet points
hardly be seen.
It is much better
that way!
 Cue Cards
ONE main heading or
idea per card written on ONE side
written clearly using of the card only
larger than usual font
Numbered
plenty of white space
color-coded clearly
around each word or
showing your main
phrase to help them
idea, supporting
stand out
ideas, examples and
bullet points or links.
numbers to itemize
the supporting ideas
have approximate
under the main timings marked
heading
 Remember to tell the audience that youve
finished!

When you come to the end of your presentation and

are just about to put up your100th slide, your audience
(if they are still in the room) are probablyasleep.
So you need to be kind to them.And from a health and
safety perspective its very important that you dont just
leavethe room with the audience still asleep in the
darkness.
Soturn up the volume as far as it will gofor your final
slide transition... to tell everybody that The End Has
Arrived. And if that doesnt wake all of them up
nothing will.
Then remember to put on the lights and leave quickly.
 Survival Language
(Examples)
Would you like me to expand
a little more on that or have
you understood enough?
If you have any
questions, I'll be happy
Id like to digress here for a to answer them as we
moment and just say a word
go along.
of thanks to Bob for
organizing this meeting. Feel free to ask any
questions.
If I can just go back to the
previous point, there is Perhaps we can leave
something else that I forgot any questions you
to mention have until the end?
 Dress for Success
Both Men and Women Should:
Have a spotless, polished, and conservative look.
Hair should be professional and well-groomed.
Professional and conservative shoes.
Clean teeth and fresh breath are critical.
There should be no strong smelling
perfumes/colognes, after shave, or scented lotions.
Fingernails and toenails should be clean, trimmed, and
women should have a conservative-colored polish.
Obviously, ensure that body odor is not an issue.
There should be no gum, candy, items to chew

Women
Solid-colors
Professional shoes with a
low heel.
A minimal amount of
jewelry;
A well-groomed,
professional hairstyle
A minimal amount of make-
up.
Manicured fingernails and
toenails with a conservative-
colored polish
Minimal amount of perfume
and try to avoid strong
smelling lotions.
A professional briefcase or
portfolio
No colored contact lenses
Men
A solid-colored, conservative
suit
A long-sleeved shirt that
matches well with the suit
A professional tie
Coordinating sock color; no
crazy colors or styles
Professional, color-
coordinated shoes
Well-groomed, professional
haircut
Minimal aftershave and/or
cologne
Clean and trimmed
fingernails
A professional briefcase or
portfolio
 Listening Skills
We were given two ears but only one
mouth.
This is because God knew that
listening was twice as hard as
talking.
Act like a good listener
Facial expressions and supportive
feedback
 Verbal Cues
Avoid unnecessary and distracting
vocalizations ("uh," "ummm," "you
know," "like," "I mean.")

Use verbal enhancers that more fully

communicate and explain essential
concepts and information, including
examples and illustrations, creative
phrasing, analogies, quotations, humor,
etc.
 Dealing WithHave
Questions
small sheets of
paper available for
Listen to the entire people to write
question down their
questions during
Pause and REPEAT
your presentation
Credit the person
Respond to the
Have a pencil and
question honestly
paper available for
and the best you
you to write down
can
questions you can't
Bridge to the next answer
question by asking
them a question
 Do you give clear instructions?

Simple, conversational language

Ask them to repeat the instructions back to
you to be ensure you gave them clearly
"so what are you going to do?"
"just so that were clear, what are you going to do?"
"what are you going to do first?"
"What did I say that you don't understand?
Instructions in the right order.
Direct and simple commands/directions.
 The Good and the Bad
Let's see if we can get it right this time. I
don't want to be watching Des O'Connor like
last time! You need to put the video in the
machine and then press the record button.
That's the small red one which is a little to
the left of the play button, which looks like a
Smartie with an arrow on it - you can't miss
it. The stop button is just below the play
button, I think. Oh, by the way, don't forget
to rewind the tape first, and you'll need to
change the channel too probably.
 Put the tape in the machine.
Press rewind and wait until the rewinding
has finished.
Change the channel to 5.
The record button is the red one in the
top left corner. Press it.
Check the recording light is on.
Press stop when the program has
finished.
Use non verbal to accompany the verbal
 Helpful Websites
www.effective-public-speaking.com
http://www.helium.com
http://totalcommunicator.com/eyes_article.h
tml
www.pattiwood.net
http://www.presentation-
pointers.com/showarticle/articleid/188/
http://www.businessballs.com/presentation.
htm
Your Task
Prepare a 5 minute presentation persuading
your Boss to bring about a change in your
organization. Focus on the following:
Grabbing attention of audience using different
techniques
Eye contact & body language
Use of survival language
Effective delivery