Group Presentation Skills

1. Group Presentation
Skills
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2. Effective Presentation
An effective presentation
is the one which
achieves a specific
purpose with a
particular audience.
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3. Group Presentation
Fears:
• Fear of Failure
• Fear of Looking
Foolish
• Fear of
Forgetting
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4. Three Major Qualities/ Tools of
effective presentation:
Group Presentation
• “ I know of what I
speak”.Grounding
• I know where I
am going.Clarity
• “ I AM Genuine”
Integrity
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5. 1. Lack of experience.
2. We are used to making one-on-one
presentations.
3. Audience flow slowly into the presentation.
4. We get nervous.
Why do we have difficulty in
giving group presentation.
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6. • Be prepared for the unexpected.
• Develop the ability to think while on your feet
• Looking for the opportunities to get more then
one persons involved in a presentation.
• Have a few standard phrases to use to get a
new comer to join a discussion.
• Reduce the relationship tension to make an
audience more comfortable.
• Demonstrate “Versatility.”
Allows you to
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7. Mighty things from small
beginning to grow….
But
Only if the beginning are
well chosen.
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8. •The Opening
•The Body
•The Closing
Parts of effective
presentation
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9. Top Ten Human worst Fears
• Speaking in the front of group.
• Height.
• Insects and Bugs.
• Financial Problem.
• Deep Water.
• Sickness
• Death.
• Flying.
• Loneliness.
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10. • Your nervousness will decrease
dramatically.
• Your group presentation skills will become
a second nature.
With experience in giving group presentation, you will find that
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11. There is no such things as a :
“BORN SPEAKER”
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12. Common ways to support key
points
• Examples
• Illustrations.
• Facts.
• Statistics.
• Personal experience.
• Questions.
• Visual Aids. www.seas9.com

13. Key elements when organizing
the body of presentation
• State intentions.
• Identify key points.
• Prioritize key points
• Present in logical order.
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14. Effective closing
• Summary key points.
– Be Brief.
• Open the door.
– End with an attention getter.
– Tell an anecdote.
– Use a gimmick
– Use humor.
– End with a quote.
– Ask a stimulating question.
– Request the audience to “Take Action.”
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15. Presentation Skills
Do’s
• Write in Black
• Slide horizontally.
• Slide 6 lines or 6
words each.
• Keep eye contact
with audience.
• Smile.
• Ask questions.
Don’ts
• Color in match.
• Vertically
• Stand in front of
overhead.
• Talk to the screen.
• Talk while writing
on flip chart
• Remove furniture.
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16. Presentation Planning and
Preparation steps.
P Purpose
A Audience
G Goals
O Organize
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17. Closing techniques
• End with an attention getter.
• Tell an anecdote
• Use a gimmick.
• Use humor.
• End with a quote.
• Ask a stimulating question.
• Request the audience to “Take
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18. Key Points
• Suggestions for overcoming fear of
speaking before group.
• Know the material well (be an expert)
• Practice your presentation.
• Use involvement.
• Learn participant’s names and use
them.
• Establish your credibility early.
• Use eye contact to establish rapport.
• Exhibit your advance preparation.
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19. Key Points
• Anticipate your potential problems and
prepare probable response.
• Check in advance the facilities and AV
equipment.
• Obtain information about group in advance.
• Convince yourself to relax.
• Prepare an outline and follow it.
• Manage your appearance.
• Rest up so that you are physically and
psychologically alert.
• Use your own style.
• Put yourself in your trainee shoes.
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20. Key Points
• Provide an overview of the presentation.
• Accept some fears are being good.
• Introduce yourself to the group in advance.
• Identify your fears, categorize them as
controllable and uncontrollable, and confront
them.
• Give special emphasize to the first five
minutes.
• Image yourself as a good speaker.
• Practice response to tough questions are
situations.
• Create an informal setting.
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21. Additional suggestions for
effective speaking.
• Practice deeper./controlled breathing.
• Practice reading aloud.
• Practice use and formation of words.
• Practice speaking forward/projection.
• Practice correct punctuation.
• Avoid slang and technical words.
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