EFFECTIVELY PRESENTING INFORMATION

PRESENTATION TYPES

• Impromptu Presentation
• Extemporaneous
• Scripted Presentation
• Memorized Presentation

AREAS OF USE

• Clients and Customers
• Public
• Co-workers
• Technical Conferences

FIVE STEPS

ANALYZE

SPEAKING SITUATIONS

• Audience
• Pupose (pusuade/inform)
• Budget Time

ORGANIZE

ORGANIZE

• 1 Minute Presentation=20-60 Prep
• Make an outline
• Determine the important information
• Don't use to many words
• Leave some open space on each slide

What Your Audience will Remember

GRAPHICS

GRAPHICS

• Pictures
• Graphs
• Charts
• Should hook your audience
• Easy to read

EFFECTIVE

LANGUAGE

• Concise
• Descriptive
• Simplistic
• Language barrier?

REHEARSE

REHEARSE

• Practice multiple times!!
• Eye Contact
• Have a plan
• Filler words
• Use very little hand gestures

PRESENTING

VOICE

• Volume
• Speed
• Pitch
• Articulate

NERVES

• You are more aware of your nerves
• Energy/ Enthusiasum
• Nerves will pass
• Confidence=Audience Confidence
• Don't fiddle or sway

COURTESY

• Don't read
• Look at the audience
• Interact

QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS

• Ask for clearification
• Listen intently and answer honestly
• Skip a question of you don't know
• Don't guess
• Pause and think before you answer

EXTRA

• Extra informational slides
• Handouts

REFERENCES

• http://www.columbia.edu/cu/tat/pdfs/presentations1.pdf
• http://www.cls.utk.edu/pdf/Handout%20Effective%20Presentations.pdf