Basic Principles of

Presentations
Presentation Skills
MPU 2113
OBJECTIVES

You should be able to:

1. Identify the basic principles of presentations.

2. Apply the principles whenever you are presenting in front

of an audience to avoid misunderstanding.
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The Process of Presentation

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8 BASICS PRINCIPLES OF
PRESENTATIONS
 Know your
topic

Use relevant & Understand your

current visuals audience

Know the purpose Understand the nature of

of your speech your speech

Understand your Ensure your speech is

nervousness concise and complete

Prepare to
rehearse
 THE 4 Ws
WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY
Have you ever asked yourself why you did a
presentation?
 The 3 General Purposes of Presentations

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Informing Persuading

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 Setting Specific Goals

I want people to give me attention.

I want to impress my boss.

I want to get it over with.

Again, I want attention!

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I want to build my credibility.

I want the audience to agree with my position on the issue.

I want the audience to learn something.

I want to make them laugh.

WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO DO?

 To relate to
the audience

To decide what
kind of language
AUDIENCE Why are they
listening to
and style ANALYSIS you?

To not offend
the audience
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influences Age
Sex

Politics
STANDARD Education
DEMOGRAPHIC level
ITEMS
Race/Ethnic
Economic
status
Occupation Religion
 Relevance
• Suppose that you work for a voluntary body regarding
mental illness.
• You’ve been asked to present about the awareness of
mental illness at a university.
• Which demographic items are important for you to pay
attention to?
Task

1. Find a presentation video on YouTube (3-5 minutes).

2. Answer the questions prepared for you.

3. Present your answers.

4. While your group is presenting, other groups can

always share their ideas too.