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2008-2009 Leeds Met - PPE-PACE Presentation Tips
2008-2009 Leeds Met - PPE-PACE Presentation Tips
Robert Minton-Taylor
Associate Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Business & Law
Leeds Metropolitan University
03 November 2008
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Presentations
And A Few Supposed Gems Of Wisdom
Aim
An understanding and appreciation of the
requirements for a successful presentation
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session students will be
equipped to present in a professional and
competent way to ‘real’ clients
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Presentation Hints And Tips
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How Long?
Overall 30 mins from start to finish
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Overall
One idea per slide
Keep it simple
Leave plenty of white space – don’t cram
with visuals and text
Create a path for the eye
Consider using “builds”
Choose easy-to-read typeface
Make words big enough for audience to see
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Slide Text: The Maxim - Keep It Simple
Use simple, easy to grasp English
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Visualising The Presentation
Arrange the seating as you want it
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Establish Your Presence And Credentials
Aim to establish rapport with your tutor and
the audience
Introduce the team
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Positive Body Language
Smile!
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Positive Body Language
If you talk better walking - walk around
naturally
Use your hands as you would in
conversation for emphasis
Don’t be wooden – use facial expressions
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How You Speak
Speak clearly and more slowly than usual
Speak plainly
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How You Speak
Vary timing of your delivery and the pitch
of your voices
Use inflections even if they sound
exaggerated to you
Occasionally pause or stop completely in a
long presentation – your client will need to
time to absorb the content
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Questions and Answer Session
Actively encourage questions
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Maintain Rapport with Your Tutor
However good your presentation appeared
on screen, its success will be judged by
how your tutor receives it
Maintain eye contact – talk to the tutor and
individuals in the room, not to the wall
Play to the tutor and the tutorial group
Avoid using ‘I’ or ‘me’ too often – this is a
team effort. Use we – it’s much better
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Maintain Rapport with Your Tutor
If you are confident, use humour to lighten
or vary the mood
If you make a mistake or are faced with an
interruption, don’t be put off your stride
Adjust your mood and atmosphere to
match that of the tutor, even it this means
a different approach from you original
intention
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A Successful Conclusion
Summarise briefly the key points you have
made at the end of your presentation
End on a ‘high’ so that the tutor and the
tutorial group have this final impression to
take away with them
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