Presentation Skills

1. Presentation Skills
By: Syed Yasir Hassan

2. Agenda
• Introduction
• Types of people.
• Fear and causes of fear.
• Effective presentation.
• Presentation planning.
• Presentation Sequence.
• Effective presentation Techniques.
• Visual Aids.

4. Introvert VS Extrovert

5. Introvert VS Extrovert
• Like to be alone with their
thoughts.
• Think before they speak
• Get energized by being
alone.
• Don’t deal well with
interruptions.
• Like advance notice of
changes.
• Like to get feedback
privately.
• Like to talk things out
with others.
• Like to dive in
immediately
• Get energized by being
with others.
• Deal with interruptions
• Like Surprises
• Like public
acknowledgement and
compliments

6. What Type of Personality You are

7. Fear

8. Sign of fear

9. Causes of fear
• Fear of Loss of Control.
• Lack of self confidence.
• Lack of knowledge
• No Backup Plan
• No Interest For Subject
• Focus of Attention

10. Presentation
• The giving of something to someone,
especially as part of a formal ceremony.
• Something set forth to an audience for the
attention of the mind
Effective
• Achievement of desire results

11. Effective Presentations
• Control Anxiety – Don’t Fight It
• Audience Centered
• Accomplishes Objective
• Fun For Audience
• Fun For You
• Conducted Within Time Frame

12. Purpose of Presentation

13. Presentation Planning

14. Plan Your Presentation
1. Determine Purpose
2. Assess Your Audience
 “Success depends on your ability to reach your
audience.”
 Size
 Demographics
 Knowledge Level
 Motivation

15. Plan Your Presentation
3. Plan Space
 Number of Seats
 Seating Arrangement
 Audio/Visual Equipment
 Distracters

16. Plan Your Presentation
4. Organization
 Determine Main Points (2-5)
 Evidence
 Transitions
 Prepare Outline

17. The Presentation Sequence

18. Rapport building
• Relation marked by agreement.
• Audience members who trust you and feel that you
care
• Show interest in audience.
• Smile
• Start Before You Begin
• Learn Names
• Opportunity to reinforce or correct audience
assessment.
• Good First Impression
• Be like them
• People Listen To People They Like

19. Opening Your Presentation
• Introduce Yourself – Why Should They Listen
• Get Attention, Build More Rapport, Introduce
Topic
 Humor
 Short Story
 Starling Statistic
 Make Audience Think
 Invite Participation
• Get Audience Response

20. Completing the Opening
• Clearly Defining Topic
• If Informative…
• Clear parameters for content within time
• If Persuasive…
• What’s the problem
• Who cares
• What’s the solution
• Overview

21. Presenting Main
Points
• Main points.
• Examples
• Feedback & Questions From Audience
• Attention to, and Focus on, Audience
(Listening)

22. Concluding Your Presentation
• Inform audience that you’re about to close
• Summarize main points
• Something to remember or call-to-action
• Answer questions

23. Effective
Presentation Techniques

24. Presentation style
3 Elements
1. Vocal Techniques
 Loudness
 Pitch
 Pause
• Deviations From the Norm for Emphasis.

25. Presentation style
3 Elements
2. Body Language
 Eye Contact, Gestures, Posture
3. Use of Space
 Can Everyone See You?
 Movement

26. Common Problems
• Verbal fillers
– “Um”, “uh”, “like”
– Any unrelated word or phrase
• Swaying, rocking, and pacing
• Hands in pockets
• Lip smacking
• Failure to be audience-centered

27. 5 Presentation Tips
1. Smile
2. Breathe
3. Water
4. Notes
5. Finish On Or Under Time

28. Creating Effective Visual
Aids

29. Visual Aids
• Enhance Understanding
• Add Variety
• Support Claims
• Lasting Impact
Used Poorly…A Distraction…Ineffective
Presentation

30. Visual Aids - Examples
 PowerPoint Slides
 Graphs/Charts
 Pictures
 Films/Video
 Flip Charts
 Sketches

31. Visual Aids Should…
• Supplement presentation
• Outline of main points
• Serve audience’s needs, not speaker’s
• Simple and clear

32. The Purpose of Using Visual Aids
• Visual aids support your ideas and improve
audience comprehension of your presentation
• Visual aids add variety to your presentation by
giving the audience a break from listening and
letting the see something
• Visual aids help illustrate complex ideas or
concepts and are helpful in reinforcing your
ideas

34. Visual Aids
 Improve comprehension
 Add variety
 Illustrate complex ideas