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Here are some the important websites that serve as an ultimate set of resources for Students, Businessmen, Teachers and Trainers in the field of Business Communication and Presentations.
www.PresentationSkills.info
Everything you need to know about effective communication in the workplace, presentations, books / articles on presentation Skills, Basics of presentations, powerpoint and more....
www.effectivepresentationskills.com
Presentation skills training, workshops & sales training programs will help you improve your presentation skills and sales tactics
www.impactfactory.com
Impact Factory provides tailor-made professional personal development programs from presentation skills, communication skills and team building
www.skillstudio.co.uk
Presentation Skills Training, Communication Skills, Public Speaking Seminars, Presentation Skills Coaching, Communication Skills Training, Interview Skills
www.slideshare.net
SlideShare is a cool place to host and share presentations. Upload all your slide decks, and find / download interesting presentations.
www.businessballs.com/presentation.htm
Presentations skills training guide, how to create and give successful presentations, plus more free online business training for management.
www.presentation-skills.org
Presentation skills training tipsBusiness presentation skills training tips. A summary of presentation skills training courses for company managers, the use of power point, public speaking
www.nsaspeaker.org
The National Speakers Association (NSA) is the leading organization for professional speakers. NSA's thousands of members include experts in a variety of industries and disciplines, who reach audiences as trainers, educators, humorists, motivators, consultants, authors and more
Creating A Presentation
Think about your audience, your aims, their expectations, the surroundings, the facilities available, and what type of presentation you are going to give (lecture style, informative, participative, etc).
What are your aims?
To inform, inspire and entertain, maybe to demonstrate and prove, and maybe to persuade.
How do you want the audience to react?
Thinking about these things will help you ensure that your presentation is going to achieve its purpose.
Clearly identify your subject & your purpose to yourself, then let the creative process take over for a while to gather all the possible ideas for subject matter and how you could present it.
When you have all your ideas on paper, organize them into subject matter categories, three is best. Does it flow? Is there a logical sequence that people will follow and you’ll be comfortable with?
Presentations almost always take longer to deliver than you think the material will last.
What are your aims?
To inform, inspire and entertain, maybe to demonstrate and prove, and maybe to persuade.
How do you want the audience to react?
Thinking about these things will help you ensure that your presentation is going to achieve its purpose.
Clearly identify your subject & your purpose to yourself, then let the creative process take over for a while to gather all the possible ideas for subject matter and how you could present it.
When you have all your ideas on paper, organize them into subject matter categories, three is best. Does it flow? Is there a logical sequence that people will follow and you’ll be comfortable with?
Presentations almost always take longer to deliver than you think the material will last.
- You must create a strong introduction and a strong close.
- You must tell people what you're going to speak about and what your purpose is.
- Make sure everyone can see the visuals displays.
- You should plan a suitable layout / design considering your topic, occasion, meeting and the audience. Check out the videos for more help on preparing an amazing presentation.
- You can browse the internet and checkout sample presentations.
- See how other companies present themselves in their brochures etc. Notice their colors, their visuals, their text and the content. Learn from them.
And while you might end on a stirring quotation or a stunning statistic, you must before this have summarised what you have spoken about and if appropriate, demanded an action from your audience, even if it is to go away and think about what you have said.
Take nothing for granted. Check and double-check, and plan contingencies for anything that might go wrong.
Take nothing for granted. Check and double-check, and plan contingencies for anything that might go wrong.
Preparing The Presentation
Great presentations require some pre-planning. First, read Meetings for an outline of preparing and conducting a meeting, such as acquiring a room, informing participants, etc. A presentation follows the same basic guidelines as preparing for a meeting.
The second step is to prepare the presentation. A good presentation starts out with introductions and an icebreaker such as a story, interesting statement or fact, joke, quotation, or an activity to get the group warmed up. The introduction also needs an objective, that is, the purpose or goal of the presentation. This not only tells you what you will talk about, but it also informs the audience of the purpose of the presentation.
Next, comes the body of the presentation. Do NOT write it out word for word. All you want is an outline. By jotting down the main points on a set of index cards, you not only have your outline, but also a memory jogger for the actual presentation. To prepare the presentation, ask yourself the following:
The second step is to prepare the presentation. A good presentation starts out with introductions and an icebreaker such as a story, interesting statement or fact, joke, quotation, or an activity to get the group warmed up. The introduction also needs an objective, that is, the purpose or goal of the presentation. This not only tells you what you will talk about, but it also informs the audience of the purpose of the presentation.
Next, comes the body of the presentation. Do NOT write it out word for word. All you want is an outline. By jotting down the main points on a set of index cards, you not only have your outline, but also a memory jogger for the actual presentation. To prepare the presentation, ask yourself the following:
- What is the purpose of the presentation?
- Who will be attending?
- What does the audience already know about the subject?
- What is the audience's attitude towards me (e.g. hostile, friendly)?
A 45 minutes talk should have no more than about seven main points. This may not seem like very many, but if you are to leave the audience with a clear picture of what you have said, you cannot expect them to remember much more than that. There are several options for structuring the presentation:
- Timeline: Arranged in sequential order.
- Climax: The main points are delivered in order of increasing importance.
- Problem/Solution: A problem is presented, a solution is suggested, and benefits are then given.
- Classification: The important items are the major points.
- Simple to complex: Ideas are listed from the simplest to the most complex. Can also be done in reverse order.
Tips & Ideas
- If you have handouts, do not read straight from them. The audience does not know if they should read along with you or listen to you read.
- Do not put both hands in your pockets for long periods of time. This tends to make you look unprofessional. It is OK to put one hand in a pocket but ensure there is no loose change or keys to jingle around. This will distract the listeners.
- Do not lean on the podium for long periods. The audience will begin to wonder when you are going to fall over.
- Speak to the audience...NOT to the visual aids, such as flip charts or overheads. Also, do not stand between the visual aid and the audience.
- Speak clearly and loudly enough for all to hear. Do not speak in a monotone voice.
- Use inflection to emphasize your main points.
- The disadvantages of presentations is that people cannot see the punctuation and this can lead to misunderstandings. An effective way of overcoming this problem is to pause at the time when there would normally be punctuation marks.
- Use colored backgrounds on overhead transparencies and slides (such as yellow) as the bright white light can be harsh on the eyes. This will quickly cause your audience to tire. If all of your transparencies or slides have clear backgrounds, then tape one blank yellow one on the overhead face. For slides, use a rubber band to hold a piece of colored cellophane over the projector lens.
- Learn the name of each participant as quickly as possible. Based upon the atmosphere you want to create, call them by their first names or by using Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.
- Tell them what name and title you prefer to be called.
- Listen intently to comments and opinions. By using a lateral thinking technique (adding to ideas rather than dismissing them), the audience will feel that their ideas, comments, and opinions are worthwhile.
- Circulate around the room as you speak. This movement creates a physical closeness to the audience.
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Welcome to our special blog on Presentation Skills
We are proud to share detailed information on Corporate Presentation Skills, the basics of presentations, how to deliver a presentation, power point presentation ideas and tips, listing of various Books written on Presentation
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- Preparing for a Presentation
- Delivering Your Presentation
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