Public Speaking

Communication and Presentation Skills
Communication and
Presentation Skills
MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

Sell your Speech
“If you want to cheer yourself up

cheer somebody else up.”
Bits & Pieces

Sell your Speech
• A person speaking to an audience

should only be either entertaining or
selling
• All speakers are selling something
• Good public speakers should be
judged by the response and reaction
of their audience

Sell your Speech
• A salesperson is someone who helps people to make

up their mind
• The methodologies of selling and public speaking
are based on common sense

Mastering Nervous Tension
“Fear defeats more people than any

other thing in the world”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

• We are born positive - life makes us negative
• To be a good speaker you must understand your

fear
• Nervousness can come from terror or ‘stage fright’
• The only way to conquer fear is to keep doing the

thing you fear to do

• Adrenaline and nervous tension are essential parts

of a good performance
• Deep breathing exercise can help conquer the
tension
• Nervous tension is like stress - good as long as it is
managed

Preparation
“Only the prepared speaker

deserves to be confident”
Dale Carnegie

Preparation
• Confidence comes from preparation
• The six stages of preparation:
– Prepare a file
– Collect ideas
– Decide what you are aiming for
– Write the speech
– Prepare your notes
– Practice
• You are speaking for your audience’s benefit

Content
“The greatest of all faults is to be

conscious of none”
Thomas Carlyle

Content
• The basic construction of all
presentation is
– Opening
– Message
– Close
• First attract the audience’s attention
• Be very familiar with your first two
or three minutes

Content
• Explain your theme
• Only one main point at a time
• Use picture power
• Relate the content to the audience

Holding Attention
“Its not what you say but how you

say it”
Anon

Holding Attention
• Keep the audience’s attention by being enthusiastic
• Fake it till you make it
• Discard negative thoughts

Prepare Yourself
“The music that can deepest reach,

and cure all ill, is cordial speech”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Prepare Yourself
• The first impression is important

• Confidence comes from knowing you look smart
• Develop a positive attitude
• Arrive early and check out the venue

Delivery
“The greatest discovery of my generation is

that human beings can alter their lives by
altering their attitudes of mind”
William James

Delivery
• First gain the audience’s
acceptance
• A smile at the start removes the
barrier
• Public conversation rather than
public speaking
• Maintain eye contact
• Make your presentation
standing up

Delivery
• Face the audience

• Synchronize your hand movements with your words
• Use silence
• Develop natural enthusiasm
• Make sure that the audience know how long you are
speaking

Avoiding Bad Habits
“I hate fear so I eliminate needless

risks”
Jackie Stewart

Avoiding Bad Habits

• Don’t exaggerate your own importance
• Don’t begin with an apology
• Don’t smoke
• Don’t bombard the audience with
facts and figures
• Avoid irrelevant jargons

Avoiding Bad Habits
• Put yourself in the audience’s shoes

• If in doubt, leave it out
• Don’t offend your audience
• Keep the audience on your wavelength
• Use your third-party approach to criticism

Developing Good Habits
“The essence of skill is extracting

meaning from everyday experience”
Author unknown

Developing Good Habits

• Use ‘I’ only sparingly
• ‘We’ and ‘us’ are good-news words
• See things from the audience’s point of
view
• Never say that made-up stories are true
• Keep to your allotted time
• Don’t worry about about an accent or
stutter
• Keep all your speeches
•

Questions
“An expert is a person who will know

tomorrow why the things he had
predicted yesterday didn’t happen
today”
Author unknown

Questions
• Lead from the front

• Send difficult questions back
• Prime someone to ask a question if necessary
• Never attack the questioner
• Keep smiling
• Never lose control

Function Speaking
““You can’t build a reputation on

what you are going to do””
Henry Ford

Function Speaking
• Be thoroughly prepared
• Arrive early
• Check out the venue
• Avoid distraction
• Write your own introduction

Visual Aids
“You can make more friends in two months

by becoming interested in other people than
you can in two years by trying to get the
other person interested in you”
Dale Carnegie

Visual Aids
• Test all equipment

• If you have to turn your back
on your audience keep talking
• All visuals must look
professional
• Preparation and practice
prevent disasters

Yes you can be a great Speaker

If you think you are beaten you are;
If you think you dare not you don’t
If you like to win, but think you can’t
It is almost certain that you won’t
Life’s battles don’t always go to the

Stronger or faster person, but sooner
Or later the person who wins is
The person who thinks they can
GOOD LUCK AND GREAT SPEAKING!

Thank You!

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Communication and Presentation Skills

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

Sell your Speech

“If you want to cheer yourself up

Bits & Pieces

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

Sell your Speech

• A person speaking to an audience

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

Sell your Speech

• A salesperson is someone who helps people to make

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

Mastering Nervous Tension

“Fear defeats more people than any

Ralph Waldo Emerson

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

Mastering Nervous Tension

• We are born positive - life makes us negative

• To be a good speaker you must understand your

• Nervousness can come from terror or ‘stage fright’

• The only way to conquer fear is to keep doing the

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

Mastering Nervous Tension

• Adrenaline and nervous tension are essential parts

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

“Only the prepared speaker

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

“The greatest of all faults is to be

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

• Explain your theme

• Only one main point at a time

• Use picture power

• Relate the content to the audience

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

“Its not what you say but how you

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

• Keep the audience’s attention by being enthusiastic

• Fake it till you make it

• Discard negative thoughts

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

“The music that can deepest reach,

Ralph Waldo Emerson

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

• The first impression is important

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

“The greatest discovery of my generation is

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

• Face the audience

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

Avoiding Bad Habits

“I hate fear so I eliminate needless

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

Avoiding Bad Habits

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

Avoiding Bad Habits

• Put yourself in the audience’s shoes

MDI Prof. Ashok Kapoor

Developing Good Habits

“The essence of skill is extracting