Presentation Skills

PRESENTATION SKILLS

Presentation

The way in which something is presented

Purpose

Aim

Objectives

Skills

Listening                       Perceptive Skill

Speaking                      Productive Skill

Reading                        Perceptive Skill

Writing             Productive Skill

Modes

1.                  Oral

2.                  Written

Types of Competence

1.                  Subject Competence

2.                  Technical Competence

3.                  Organizational Competence

4.                  Linguistic Competence

Role of Audience

1.                  Talk to your audience rather than at

2.                  Involve your audience

3.                  Audience – leaves – feeling – informed

Types of Presentation

1.                  Informative

2.                  Analytical

3.                  Persuasive

                                         ORAL PRESENTATION

Mode of Delivery

1.                  Manuscript

2.                  Extempore

3.                  Memorized Mode

Patterns of Presentations

1.                  Chronological

2.                  Directional

3.                  Logical

4.                  Problem Solving

5.                  Topical

6.                  Psychological

Introduction

1.                  Objectives

2.                  Purpose

3.                  Arrest the interest and attention

4.                  Reveal the topic

5.                  Establish credibility & good will

6.                  Give preview of presentation

7.                  Support the points with the help of anecdotes, jokes, references to event, occasion, quotations, questions etc.

Development of Main Points

1.                  Example

2.                  Analogy

3.                  Testimony

4.                  Statistics

5.                  Definitions

6.                  Comparison

7.                  Analysis

8.                  Describe

Conclusion

1.                  Signal the end

2.                  Reinforce main ideas

3.                  Summarize the overall presentation

4.                  Establish the relation with earlier

Joke

Anecdotes

Quotations

Dramatic Statements

Non Verbal Elements in Presentation

1.                  Posture

2.                  Facial Expressions

3.                  Gestures

4.                  Personal Appearance

5.                  Eye Contact

6.                  Space Distancing

           

Vocal Elements

1.                  Voice Quality

2.                  Rate

3.                  Pause

4.                  Intonations

5.                  Modulation

6.                  Volume

Pronunciation

1.                  Individual Sounds

2.                  Stress

3.                  Clear

4.                  Correct

Use of Audio Visual Aids

1.                  Judicious Choice

2.                  Relate aid to the topic

3.                  Integrate aid with presentation

4.                  Display properly

5.                  Draw Attention

6.                  Clear

7.                  Legible

8.                  Visible

Some do’s

1.                  Avoid Nasalization & Some Phrases

(Generally, Basically, You see etc.)

2.                  Clear and correct

3.                  Informal talk

4.                  Brief

5.                  Interesting

6.                  Research your topic thoroughly to make it interesting

7.                  Audience Awareness

8.                  Don’t include too many points

9.                  Rehearse your speech

Profile of a Good Speaker

1.                  Interested, Enthusiastic, Smile

2.                  A Sense of responsibility to his listeners

3.                  A sense of responsibility to his subject

4.                  A sense of leadership

5.                  No over confidence

6.                  Tries to be balanced

7.                  Keep sense of Humour

8.                  Don’t take much time]

                                       WRITTEN PRESENTATION

The Hallmarks of Good Writing

1.                  Accurate

2.                  Appropriate

3.                  Reader Oriented

4.                  Avoid Ambiguity

5.                  Brief

6.                  Correct

7.                  Clear

8.                  Consistent

The Elements of the Text

1.                  Words

2.                  Sentences – Length – Structure

3.                  Paragraphs – One topic at a time

Sub – verb agreement

Keep in mind the punctuation marks

Use quotations; give analogy to support the argument

Preparing the Text

1.                  Make Rough Draft

Include all the points related to topic

Organize in a sequence

Check the unity of Beginning, Middle, and End

2.                  Edit your own writing

Remove unnecessary detail

Check the grammatical and spelling errors

Be precise

3.                  Make a final draft

SPEECHES

1.                  You are the principal speaker at a reception to the new engineering graduates of the year. Draft the speech you would make on “The Role of Engineers in Modern India”

2.                  You have been invited to declare open a new commerce college in your city. Draft the speech you would make on the occasion.

3.                  You have been invited to declare an Industrial Exhibition open. Draft the speech you would make on the occasion.

4.                  You have been invited to inaugurate a consumer’s co-operative store. Draft the speech you would make on the occasion.

5.                  Imagine that you are elected as a GS of your college. Prepare a speech revealing your plans. Address your speech to the students of your college.