This document discusses principles and best practices for effective presentations. It identifies the six key questions ("helpers") to consider when planning a presentation: who the audience is, what the topic is, why you are presenting, where it will take place, when, and how the information will be delivered. It also outlines the seven "Cs" of gaining credibility with an audience: credibility, context, content, clarity, channels, consistency, and considering the audience's capabilities. Finally, it lists four common methods for delivering presentations: extemporaneous, impromptu, using a manuscript, or memorizing the content.
1. Principles of presentation
presentation are ideas concepts or issue that are talked about or shared with the group of
people and or an audience .
six helpers
helpers what does it mean
1) who : who is your audience
2) what : what do you want to present (context)
3) why : why do you want to present (purpose)
4) where : where do you want to present (place)
5) when : when do you want to present (time)
6) how : how do you want to present (wordS use or avoided ,slides used or avoided)
Adherence to the 7cs in the initial step in gaining credence in your
presentation
1) credibility
2) context
3) content
4) clarity
5) channels
6) consistency
7) capability of the audience
Credibility:
how credible are you as a presenter what is the level of trust you share with the audience ?
context:
The circumstances that form the setting for an event statement or idea and In terms of
which it can be fully understood
in which why are you making this presentation? what is the context .
content:
Are you through with the content that needs to be pesented
Clarity:
are you clear about what is it that you wish to presented or have been asked to present? Is
there clarity in your thinking process ?
2. channel:
which channel would you like to use for the transmission of your message to the audience ?
e.g audio channel.
consistency:
it is simple for the audience to follow the content of the message if you are consistency in
your approach consistency follows directly from clarity.
capability of the audience :
do not under-or-overestimate the capability of the audience you are addressing .
presentation skills / forms
In which many methods use to present effective presentation
1) extemporaneously method
2) impromptu method
3) manuscript method
4) memorized method