PERFECT PRESENTATIONS: Presenting with impact is a skill that can be learned by anyone Based on an article by Dave Howell, in Making Money, Dec 2006, page 90-91 Introduction Managers • A vast majority not have innate presentation skills • Can learn to present ideas effectively • Being a good public speaker build your selfconfidence Clear Message Public Speaking • Many dread it • Basic skills can be learned to get message across • With application and good training anyone can be a fluent and confident speaker • A great asset you will use throughout your career Presentation • • • • To get across the message, To inform, To explain, and To train • A powerful way – Presentation: An assumed skill • A skill managers expectd to have acquired without any formal training, • And without getting accurate feedback Supporting Materials • Slide-shows not the heart of the presenation • For backup, not a script Training in presentation skills • Most people require some training to help develop key techniques and build confidence New Skill Set What makes a good presentation • • • • • • Using your voice effectively, Controlling the pace of delivery, Using effective body language, Structuring the presentation Formatting your slides well Coming across as confident • Personal delivery such as – Good presentation • Delivering your message • Effectively with interest and enthusiasm, • in a way that keeps the attention of your audience Presentation • Always about selling something • An idea • A different way of thinking Presentation tools Presentation tools • Easy to blame them for a bad or poorly received presentation • Learning to use them is only a part of becoming a better presenter • Can enhance or ruin the message • Powerpoint slides should not be a crutch to hide behind Remember! • “A picture is worth a thousand words” • Interesting visuals as backdrop is far more important than pages of text • Lots of colour is usually good • Use simple animations sparingly Bullet Points • Maybe the best way to get your message aross • Keep it simple • The fewer the bullets the better • Avoid “death by bulltet points” – dozens of really boring slides read off by the presenter Design of the presentation • Crucial • Words (text) • Vocal Input • Visual 7% 38% 55% Presenter • Must deliver the mesage clearly and with conviction • Presenters present, not the laptop • Is about the message you want to convey Presentation • Like a glass containing good whisky • The glass contain the whisky so that people can appreciate and savour it • Allow people to appreciate and understand the content “That was a good presentation” • A bitter blow • A presentation should just happen by magic so that people don´t notice it • Allow them to fully concentrate upon the message, not the medium Presenter • You are the most important visual aid • The way you deliver your presentation and engage your audience is a crucial factor • Audience must remember you at the end of the presentation, rather than a good slide show Do´s and Don´ts Do´s • Research your audience first • Decide on your key objective • Learn and rehearse the first three sentences – for a confident start • Speak more slowly than usual people cannot “speed listen” Don´ts • Have too much information on your slides – it is hard to deliver • Have too many key points – to is enough • Look back at the screen while speaking • Hold a pen or other object while presenting – you end up fiddling with it • Apologize at the start or end – if you make a mistake just move on [...]... Visual 7% 38% 55% Presenter • Must deliver the mesage clearly and with conviction • Presenters present, not the laptop • Is about the message you want to convey Presentation • Like a glass containing good whisky • The glass contain the whisky so that people can appreciate and savour it • Allow people to appreciate and understand the content That was a good presentation” • A bitter blow • A presentation... • Always about selling something • An idea • A different way of thinking Presentation tools Presentation tools • Easy to blame them for a bad or poorly received presentation • Learning to use them is only a part of becoming a better presenter • Can enhance or ruin the message • Powerpoint slides should not be a crutch to hide behind Remember! • A picture is worth a thousand words” • Interesting visuals... should just happen by magic so that people don´t notice it • Allow them to fully concentrate upon the message, not the medium Presenter • You are the most important visual aid • The way you deliver your presentation and engage your audience is a crucial factor • Audience must remember you at the end of the presentation, rather than a good slide show Do´s and Don´ts Do´s • Research your audience first... visuals as backdrop is far more important than pages of text • Lots of colour is usually good • Use simple animations sparingly Bullet Points • Maybe the best way to get your message aross • Keep it simple • The fewer the bullets the better • Avoid “death by bulltet points” – dozens of really boring slides read off by the presenter Design of the presentation • Crucial • Words (text) • Vocal Input • Visual... objective • Learn and rehearse the first three sentences – for a confident start • Speak more slowly than usual people cannot “speed listen” Don´ts • Have too much information on your slides – it is hard to deliver • Have too many key points – 3 to 4 is enough • Look back at the screen while speaking • Hold a pen or other object while presenting – you end up fiddling with it • Apologize at the start or end...What makes a good presentation • • • • • • Using your voice effectively, Controlling the pace of delivery, Using effective body language, Structuring the presentation Formatting your slides well Coming across as confident • Personal delivery such as – Good presentation • Delivering your message • Effectively with interest and enthusiasm, • in a way that keeps the attention of your audience Presentation... too many key points – 3 to 4 is enough • Look back at the screen while speaking • Hold a pen or other object while presenting – you end up fiddling with it • Apologize at the start or end – if you make a mistake just move on