Effective Presentation Skills: Uale1023/Mpu32023 English For Business
Effective Presentation Skills: Uale1023/Mpu32023 English For Business
Effective Presentation Skills: Uale1023/Mpu32023 English For Business
PRESENTATION
SKILLS
Structure
How have you arranged your talk
Delivery
How you present it before your
audience
PREPARATION OF
CONTENT
WHY ARE YOU MAKING A
PRESENTATION?
(1)__________
(2)__________
(3)__________
THE POWER OF THREE
https://youtu.be/Byl8uRkxxGo
STRUCTURING YOUR
PRESENTATION
WINNING FORMULA
Body
• then tell them
(75%)
Relevanc Preview
Attention Reveal
e of main
grabber topic
statement points
OPENING: TELL A STORY
question
What’s the cost if we don’t do this?
How many of you…?
What have the Americans ever done for
us?
Have you ever wondered why…?
Have you ever thought about…?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w82a1FT5o88&t=53s
BODY
advantages disadvantages
DEVELOPING MAIN POINTS
Advantages Disadvantages
You don’t have to carry cash Makes you spend more than if you
were using cash
Examples
Main Point 1. Credit cards are convenient to use
Sub Point 1. You don’t have to carry a lot of cash on
you.
Supporting details/ examples: Suppose you are
travelling to another country, you don’t have to go to
the currency exchange and get a lot of money in the
other country’s currency. You can do you shopping
using credit cards.
DEVELOPING SUB-POINTS
Examples
Main Point 1. Credit cards are convenient to use
Sub Point 1. You don’t have to carry a lot of cash on
you.
Supporting details/ examples: It is also more
convenient if you are going to buy something
expensive. Instead of carrying a lot of cash, which is
not safe, you can just pay using a credit card and
then transfer the money online from your bank to the
credit card company.
INDICATING TRANSITIONS
Summary Memorable
of main closing
points statement
CONCLUSION - SUMMARY
• A request
• A call for action
• A piece of advice
• An attention grabber (quotation, statistics, image)
DELIVERY
CONNECT: ACKNOWLEDGE THE
AUDIENCE
• Be enthusiastic
• Keep it short.
• Get closer to the audience.
• Make eye contact. Smile.
• Do not turn your back on the audience.
SLIDESHOWS
Consistent style
• Keep the font style, text size, background colour,
etc. consistent throughout the presentation.
Font style
• Sans-serif fonts (Tahoma, Arial, Century Gothic,
etc. ) work better when projected.
Font Size
• Titles 36 -40 point
• Text 24-32 point
DEALING WITH NERVOUSNESS
Be well-prepared
• Rehearse with friends
• Rehearse alone. Record. Watch.
• Make sure your friends can follow the flow
• Arrive and set up early
• Memorize your opening and closing
• Deflect your nervousness by showing a video or a
picture
NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION
Eye contact
Gestures
Facial expression
Posture
Personal appearance
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFLjudWTuGQ
SUMMARY
Rehearse
Grab and hold the audience’s attention
OVERCOMING STAGE FRIGHT
Ms. Indira
Indira