PRESENTAION SKILLS

What is a presentation?

• “A structured ,prepared and speech –based

means of communicating information or ideas
to a group of interested people, in order to
inform or persuade them”.
• It is the process of presenting the content of a
topic to an audience consisting of one or more
persons.
 Presentation skills

• Presentations give you the opportunity to put

all your communication skills on display, from
audience analysis and research to the design
of presenting materials to public speaking.
 Combating stage fright
. The ways by which you can control your fear
are as follows:
. The first way to combat fear of presentation is
to start giving presentation in front of small
group of familiar audience or friends and then
move to larger audience.
 Combating stage fright
• Friendly audience:
• Always bear in mind that the people who have
gathered to hear you are your friends.
• The audience have assembled because they
have interest in the topic and not because of
any obligation or compulsion.
• They are keen to listen to your thoughts and
ideas.
 Combating stage fright
• Perfection :
• Don’t think that your speech will be
immaculate and perfect.
• You should be open to mistakes and learn
from them. More important is how you cope
with the mistakes and try to overcome them
the next time you make a presentation.
 Combating stage fright
• Failure: “ failures are the pillars to success” is
apt in the context of presentations too.
• If you fail once, then practice and try again.
• People around you will be happy to see you
making successful presentations.
• Practice makes a man perfect.
 Combating stage fright
• Think positively: A positive attitude is essential
to be successful in making a good
presentation.
• Muster enough confidence as that will give
you the power to think positively.
• “ The man who wins is the man who thinks he
can”.
 Prepare well
• There is no substitute to good preparation.
• Prepare more material than necessary because
extra knowledge will reduce your anxiety .
• Choose the topic appropriately and then
prepare.
• Practice, practice ,practice: the more familiar
you are with your material , the less panic you
will feel.
 Combating stage fright
• Friendly audience: Always bear in mind that
the people who have gathered to hear you are
your fiends.
 PRE-PRESENTATION PREPARATION
• Audience Awareness:
• Audience size:
• Age:
• Education:
• Occupation:
• Gender:
• Marital status:
 Choosing the apt topic

• Religion:
• Hobbies:
Choosing the apt topic
Search plan: keep a file:
Record all sources:
Strategy to gather material:
Use the most valuable resources:
Use newspapers articles:
 DEVELOPING A PRESENTATION
• I NTRODUCTION
• Get the attention immediately:
• Reveal the topic:
• Keep it brief:
• Establish credibility :
 THE MAIN BODY

• Give detailed relevant examples:

• Use Audio Visual Aids:
• Presentation delivery: