PRESENTATION SKILLS

By Rifa Suci Wulandari, M.Pd.

Mountain
Barrier
Hill Barrier
Bridge the barrier with your
voice, eye contact and visual aids
Types of speeches
Present your projects/assignment
s
Job Interview – impromptu presen

tations; group discussion skills

Seminars and conferences
Oral defense of your thesis
 BASIC RULES
• The 3 Vs = Vocal (voice), Visual and verb
al (language, i.e. content)
• Maintain good eye contact, use some ge
stures, have some facial expressions (bu
t don’t overdo it), proper dress code, eli
minate the “ums” & “ahs”, have voice
& vocal variety.
• Take a deep breath to relax yourself
Attention-grabber
Clap hands
Eye movement
Use visual aids
Ask a question
Let the audience do a task
Use gimmicks (unusual act)
Silence
Vary your tone or pitch
 Prepare you speech
1. Find a topic
2. Do research to gather data
3. Put the information and data into a
speech format
4. Use a 3-tier structure: Introduction,
body and conclusion &
recommendation
5. Q & A session
Be Prepared To Speak
1. WHEN PREPARING THE SPEECH, YOU
SHOULD HAVE YOUR AUDIENCE IN
MIND.
 Find out the background of the audie

nce
 What types of work do your listeners

do?
 The purpose of the presentation
 Common interests among the memb

ers
 Other characteristics
Speech preparation
 Write out the first draft
 Rehearse it – record your speech a

nd then listen to it
 A good speech should target at a

specific audience and it should ha

ve a goal.
2. KNOW THE OCCASION
 Is the occasion formal, or casual?
 Does the audience hope to be inform

ed, entertained, or inspired? Or do th

ey hope for some combination of the
three?
 How long does the program chairman

expect the speech to be?

3. KNOW YOUR SPEAKING
ENVIRONMENT
 The size of the room
 Furniture – such as table, lectern
 Audio-visual equipment – computer f

or PowerPoint presentation, screen, ov

erhead projector, whiteboard etc.
4. PIN DOWN YOUR TOPIC
 What information do you have that wo
uld give most benefits to the group m
embers?
 What does the group expect to hear fr
om you?
 Is your purpose to inform, persuade, e
ntertain, or inspire? Or is it a combinat
ion of all the above?
5. PREPARE AN INTERESTING
INTRODUCTION TO CAPTURE
ATTENTION
 Have you included stories, examples,

anecdotes, illustrations, and factual ev

idence?
 Have you included illustrations from

your personal experience?

6. RESEARCH

 Have you assembled the necessary

facts and statistics to make your case
convincing?

 Are all your facts and statistics

accurate and current?
7. WRITE THE ROUGH DRAFT
Introduction
 Can your introduction grab your audi
ence’s attention?
 Does your introduction include a clea
r statement of your point of view?
 Is the language clear and vivid enoug
h to assure your audience that the sp
eech is easy to follow?
8. KEEP THE NOTE CARDS/ REHEARSE
Make your notes easy to read, with
big lettering and plenty of open
space
9. PRACTICE
Practice varying your eye contact
among four or five locations
Exaggerate variations in the pitch,
rate, and volume of your voice
during the practice session.
10. BE CALM AND BE IN CONTROL
 Find out from the audience’s
responses whether they can follow
your presentation through asking a
few questions
 The Q & A session
Conclusion

 Cue your audience that your conclusio

n is forthcoming

 State clearly and explicitly exactly

what actions you would like the
listeners to take.
Let’s practice
1. Choose one of the themes belo
w for your speech
2. Prepare your speech draft (Intro
duction, body and conclusion &
recommendation) before prese
nting
3. Practice your speech
THE THEMES
1.Education
2.Drugs
3.Environment
4.Health
5.Independence Day
6.Hero
7.Globalization era
8.Corruption
9.Mother’s Day
10.Juvenile Delinquency
THANK YOU