Presentation Skills

Presenting is the act or process of showing/explaining/demonstrating the content of a topic to an audience.

Presentation is a planned and deliberate method of communication created with a specific goal in mind.

Here are some presentation fears:

1. How can I get them to listen to me?
2. How can I keep their attention?
3. Why am I so nervous?

Here are three basic tips to effective communication :

A. Prepare
B. Deliver
C. Review

1. Preparation: This is the first and most important step. Proper presentation prevents presentation predicaments.

Tips to preparation:

• Determine the purpose of your presentation.
• Identify your audience
• consider the setting(place).
• outline your message.
• Select a tool medium (powerpoint, board etc).
• Create your presentation.

Presentation Outline:

1. Opening
2. Transition
3. Closing

Tips and guidelines:

1. Strong Opening statement to engage your audience; e.g: Shocking statistics, Powerful quote, Deep question.
   For example:
   "Do you know that 6 people die of malaria every 10 minute".

2. Transition: This is how you deliver your message to the audience.
   Message: This is what you want people to know or be able to do after the presentation.

• Highlight key words and definitions.
• use relevant examples and visuals (diagrams, videos etc).

1. Strong closing statement: For a memorable finishing.
   You can use:

• powerful quote
• clear action steps
• Concise summary.
• Brilliant recommendations
  
  B. Deliver
• Pay attention to core components
• Opening->transition->closing
• Presentation is not one way.

Non-verbal components

• Make eye contacts.
• Body posture is very important
• Hand gestures

Verbal components

• Use the right vocabularies, grammar, tenses.
• Let your presentation be concise, clear, and simple.

Listening and objectives

• Handling questions
  
  C. Review Presentation
  Did you achieve your desired objectives?
• Audience feedback and questions help you evaluate whether your points were clearly communicated.
• Action/inaction of audience might be an indication of presentation effectiveness.
• Don't beat yourself up if you don't achieve your goal. If at first you don't succeed, try and try again.

Thank you.