IUBAT—International University of Business

Agriculture and Technology

Mohammad Abu Horaira

Faculty, CTHM
IUBAT
Contact: 01716767828
E-mail: abuhoraira@yahoo.com

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 What is it?
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Its purpose is to inform, to explain and to

persuade the audience or present a point of
view.
It may introduce a product or explain a
process or narrate an experience.
It is delivered to a small knowledgeable
audience at a conference, a seminar or a
business meeting.

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 Key Elements of presentation
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The Venue
The Organizer
The Occasion
Time Available
Other Speakers
The Audience

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 Designing a Presentation
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On the basis of

these issues
Length
Style
Humor

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 Using Visual Aids
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 Posters

 Flip Charts

 Overhead Projectors

 Power point

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 Appearance and Posture
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Your physical appearance

and personality make an
important impact to the on
lookers.
 Be formally dressed.

 Take care of the body

language.
 Practice standing
comfortably, being still
and quite.

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 Decide what to do with your

hands. Holding a paper, bunch
of cards or pencil may be useful.
 Relax your face.
 Maintain proper eye contact.
 Speak loud enough to reach the
audience at the back seat.
 Voice should have variations and
modulations to suit the matter
and content of the speech.
 Use pauses.
 Take good care of your health.

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 Rehearsal for Presentation
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Delivery is important for the

success of the presentation.

Rehearsal enables you to test

if the language and style are
suitable for speech.

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 Rehearsal for Presentation
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Practice till you are

conversationally comfortable
with the material.
It helps in time management.
If beginner practice several
times.

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 Rehearsal for Presentation
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Practice in front of
mirror.
Even full dress
rehearsal is worth
doing to make it
effective.
Don’t mug up
understand the topic.

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 Tips for Effective Presentation
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Know your audience.

Preview, present and review.
Relevant humor can be very
helpful.
Do not read the slides.
Make eye contact with the
audience.
Speak slowly and clearly.
Maintain control.

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 Tips for Effective Presentation
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With transparencies stay

near the projector facing
the audience.
When using power points
do not stand between the
audience and the text.
Keep 6-7 words in each
line and not more than 6-7
lines per visual.
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Keep it simple.
Disclose information
progressively.
Produce original work
than the copied one.
Use colour visuals.
Use pictures, graphs,
and charts, in
preference to words.
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Use large letters.

Do not rush through
the visuals.
As a rule of thumb,
four visuals for every
ten minutes of
discussion.

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Bring pictorial slides in the

later half of the presentation.
Do not pass material around,
it may be distracting.
Encourage questions.
Relate to the audience.
Do not apologize.
Involve your audience in
discussion.
Show enthusiasm have fun.

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 Concluding Remarks
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Summarize the main points

you have considered.
Appeal for action.
Give the audience a sincere
compliment.
Use a humorous one-liner
or amusing story.
Use a famous quotation or
a verse of poetry.
Build up to a climax.

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1. Public Speaking 41
2.Heights 32
The 14 Worst
3. Insects and Bugs 22
Human Fears
4. Financial Problems 22
(Of 3,000 People
5. Deep Water 22
Surveyed)
6. Sickness 19
*Rank
7. Death 19
Percentage
8. Flying 18
*From Dale Carnegie 9. Loneliness 14
Literature 10. Dogs 11
11. Driving/Riding in a Car 10
12. Darkness 8
13. Elevators 8
14. Escalators 5
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