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Presentation Skills
- Sanjay Kattimani
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Agenda
Introduction
Effective presentation
Planning & Preparing your presentation
Before you begin
Opening your presentation
During presentation
Presentation Tips
Common mistakes
Concluding
Responsibilities of audience
Introduction
What is Presentation ?
Presenting is a Skill…Developed through
experience and training.
“Great speakers aren’t born, they are trained.”
How is this relevant to US ?
Effective Presentation
Audience centered
Accomplishes objective
Conducted within timeframe
Fun & informative for presenter and
audience
Planning your presentation
• Make homework on the topic
• Ask for help if you need to rehearse or
have stage fear.
• Make content interesting
• Know your audience
Preparing your presentation
 Pay attention to the flow
 Prepare PPT with points to talk on
 Rehearse your presentation.
 Use colors wisely.
 Include code snippets/screenshot/image
Presentation Sequence
Effective visual aids usage
• Serve audience’s needs, not speaker’s
• Simple and clear
• Supplement presentation
• Outline of main points
Content sequencing.
Before you begin..
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Arrive early
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Download/Prepare your presentation
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Verify audio/visual aids
Opening your presentation
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Introduce yourself
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Why should they listen
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Clearly define scope of your presentation
Presenting..
Microphone etiquettes.
Vocal Techniques
Emphasis on words/phrases
Body language
Eye contact, Gestures, Posture
Use of space
Verbal fillers
Umm, like, understood no, ok
Presentation tips
1. Smile
2. Breathe
3. Water
4. Notes
5. Finish On Or Under Time
Common mistakes
Reading Presentation
Stopping in between
Using fillers
Waiting for audience response
Speaking too fast
Not maintaining eye contact
Speaking in dull & monotonous voice
Continued…
Common mistakes
Turning towards the presentation
Not preparing good content
Others…
Concluding presentations
• Summarize main points.
• Summarize doubts that were unanswered
• Answer questions
Responsibilities as audience
Show genuine interest in learning
Cell phone etiquettes.
Emails/messengers/Browsing
Talking/Discussing
Appreciation
Conclusion
Presentation can,
- Be Fun & informative for presenter and audience
- Boosts self confidence
- Builds a positive image
- Other benefits…
Thank You
Questions ??