1. Presentation Skills

2. Topics Covered
 Planning a presentation
 Importance of body language
 Presentation Aids
 Delivery
 Questions

3. Planning your
presentation

4. Planning your Presentation
 Research topic thoroughly -
Copyrights/plagiarism
 Clear flow from one slide to next
 Make sure it grabs audience attention
 Illustrate information with examples
 Simple language
 Keep it simple and to the point!
 No waffle - It distracts audience

5. Important points
 Timing
 The Audience
 Topic Relevance
 Delivery
 Clear tone of voice
 Smile
 Aids
 PowerPoint
 Projector
Make sure to keep you're audience engaged!

6. Body Language

7. Body Language
 Body language
accounts for 80%
of the message.
 What we actually
say only accounts
for 20%.
 Be comfortable
and confident
 Smile!
 Use a posture
that is directed
towards you're
audience.

8. Body Language
 Eye contact – Engage your
audience
 Minimal use of hand gestures
 Focus on Pace and Tone

9. Body Language
 Every action communicates subconsciously to
others.
 The most important thing in communication is
hearing what isn't said.
 Relax – watch your breathing
 Short quick breaths indicate nervousness
 Deep long breaths indicate calmness

10. Presentation Aids

11. Presentation Aids
 Minimal use is more effective
 Use aids to support and illustrate
your point
 Make a lasting impact

12. Presentation Aids
 Colour and font type must be uniform
 Use colour carefully!
 Check grammar, spelling and vocabulary
 Always before the presentation starts to avoid
looking unprofessional.
 Print slides for distribution to the audience
 Prior to the presentation!

13. Presentation Aids
 If equipment breaks down, acknowledge it and
move forward, don’t stop!
 Each presentation should contain 3 to 4 slides.
 Be careful of embarrassing screensavers!

14. Presentation Delivery

15. Types Of Delivery
 Delivered from notes
 Most common, extremely difficult, use sparingly
 Off the cuff
 usually perfected by watching others rehearsing
 From memory
 Not as acceptable or as common as other methods

16. Delivering the Presentation
 Introduce yourself and maintain eye contact!
 Take your time – Go at an even pace
 Allow time for the audience to absorb what you're
saying
 Summarise and wrap up
 Thank your audience!

17. Reviewing the Delivery
 Practise your delivery
 Review it regularly
 Check your content
 Check visual aid flow
 Focus on what you want to achieve from the
presentation
 Did you deliver it in the time allocated?

18. Handling Questions

19. Question Handling
 Save questions to a formal Q & A session at
the end
 The first question will generally tell if you have
successfully communicated your points
 Take your time when answering questions.
Thank the person for their question and
acknowledge their view point
 Do not get into an argument over differing

20. Question Handling
 Do not wait until the actual presentation to hear
questions. Anticipate potential questions
during slide preparation
 Maintain eye contact with the person asking the
question and include the entire audience in
your answer
 If you cannot answer the question say so and
offer to get back later with the answer

21. Question Handling
 Where possible address potential questions during
the presentation
 The wrap up question and answer session presents
an opportunity to further explore the subject matter
and provides you - the presenter - with a chance to
reinforce your key points
 The question and answer session should focus on
delivering additional information and not
repeating topics already covered

22. Summary
That completes our delivery on the topic of
Presentation Skills. Thanks to Emma, Anna, Siobhan
and Maurice for doing such a good job and a special
thanks to you, the audience, for your attention