Lecture Essay writing & presentation skills - Lecture 31: Sample presentations (slide shows) - discussion

After completing this chapter, students will be able to overcome nervousness when doing powerpoint presentation. The main contents of the chapter consist of the following: winners of world’s best presentation contest, best presentation secrets, developing the attitude of a successful public speaker, main elements in ıntroduction,...

• How to Overcome Nervousness When Doing PowerPoint Presentation?

Lecture 31

Sample Presentations

• You will see, the use of:

– pictures and graphics

– big fonts, and

– minimal text is common

• These great designs will give you some inspiration for your power point presentations

Winners of World’s Best Presentation

Contest

Sample 1

Best Presentation Secrets

1) What is the one big idea you want to leave with your audience? It should be short, memorable, and in subject-verb-object sequence

Best Presentation Secrets

2) Identify why you're excited about this topic/company/product/feature, etc

Best Presentation Secrets

3) Write out the three messages you want

the audience to receive, and develop metaphors and analogies in support

Best Presentation Secrets

4) Include a demonstration if your product

topic lends itself to such

E.g pull the product out of your pocket if it is 'pocket-sized.'

Best Presentation Secrets

5) Invite partners and customers to participate

Best Presentation Secrets

6) Include video clips if helpful, but limit to

three minutes or less

Best Presentation Secrets

7) Answer the "Why should I care?" that's

in the audience's mind Have a passion for

creating a better future

Best Presentation Secrets

8) Having an enemy (e.g IBM, Microsoft)

helps visualize 'the problem' you're solving

Best Presentation Secrets

9) Simplify your presentation (and

products)

Best Presentation Secrets

10) Make numbers meaningful –

e.g "Stores 1,000 songs," not "5 GB memory."

Best Presentation Secrets

11) Don't use 'bullet-point' style visuals;

instead, use short phrases that accompany

your talk, or pictures

12) Practice, practice, practice - and ask for

feedback

Best Presentation Secrets

Sample 2

Sample 3

Developing The Attitude of a Successful Public Speaker I

• Remember that you know your subject

• Know your material well Be the expert.

Your primary duty is

• to understand what your audience needs

Developing The Attitude of a Successful Public Speaker II

• Remember that the stage fright is normal, and be open about it

• Practice your presentation, do pilot tests

• Get the audience to participate

• Establish a rapport by using names & eye contact

• Establish & check the equipment

Developing The Attitude of a Successful Public Speaker III

• Research your audience, get acquainted with at least one or two audience

• Relax, breathe deeply, visualize yourself successfuly

• Dress comfortably and appropriately

• Use your own style Do not imitate anyone

• Use audiovisual aids, for a visual impact

The most critical step in preparation is

understanding the purpose

• Why am I giving this presentation?

• What do I want the audience know or to

do at the end of the presentation?

• How do I want the audience to feel?

Know your audience

• Why should they listen to you?

• How does what you say affect them?

• What is in it for them to listen to you?

• Why is it important for the audience to

hear what you have to say?

Collect information about what the audience expect to hear

1 Introduction

• For taking the attention and convincing them to listen to you

• Never apologize for anything wrong

• Make your audience think that they are going to be informed, entertained or

enlightened

• Start your spech with power

Main elements in Introduction

• Increase your credibility by relating

something about your background and

expertise

Main elements in Introduction

II

• Present yor agenda: the outline

“Tell them what you are going to tell them,

Tell them, andTell them what you just told them”

• What do you expect of the audience

Inform them on question-answer session etc

2 Main Body I

• Deliver what you promised in the

shortest and most interesting way

• Keep in mind in structuring your

2 Main Body II

• Use stories and examples for

connection & association

• Use intensity by tone of your voice,

colors and bolds are for visual intensity

• Use visuals, hands, graphics,

statistics, group participation etc

• Repeat your main idea or begin with

“Let’s review the main points we’ve covered”

• Last opportunity to emphasize main points

• Must be strong and persuasive

• You call for and encourage appropriate

action

To Do in Visuals

• Check equipment

• Present one idea per slide

• Use dark background and light lettering

• Use maximum 6 lines per slide

• Use maximum 6 words per slide

• Keep slides simple

Avoid in Visuals

• Crowd information

• Turn your back to audience

• Just reading lines like notes

• Go back in slides for repeating

• Turn off the lights any longer than necessary

Watch this video

• http://www.free-power-point-templates.com/winners-of-worlds-best-presentation-contest/

• http://presentinenglish.com/returning-to-one-of-the-best-presentations-ever