Presentation1 Class

What equipment do you need for your presentation?
Easily your most important piece of equipment is...YOU! Make sure you’re in full working order, and check your personal presentation
carefully - if you don't, your audience will!
1.Know your material

Master your content to feel confident. Understand the key points and be ready to elaborate or answer questions.
2.Practice
Rehearse multiple times . Familiarity with your material helps reduce anxiety.
3.Engage your audience
Start with a hook: an interesting fact, questions or story. Encourage participation through questions or polls
4.Body language
Maintain good posture, use appropriate gestures, and make eye contact to connect with your audience.
5.Speak Clearly and Confidently
Use a strong, clear voice. Vary your tone and pace to maintain interest. Avoid filler words like “um” or “like”.
6.Use visual aids wisely
Support your message with slides or visuals. Ensure they are clear, relevant, and not overloaded with text.
7.Manage time
Keep track or your timing to ensure you cover all key points without rushing or runing over.
8.Handle questions gracefully
Be open to questions during or after your presentations
9.Stay Calm and Positive
Take deep breaths if you feel nervous . A positive attitude can help create a relaxed atmosphere.
10. Seek Feedback
After presentation ask for feedback to improve next time. Reflect on what went well and what could be better.
1. Structuring the Presentation:
• a. Introduction (5-10% of total presentation time)
• Purpose: Set the context, outline the agenda, and engage the audience.
• Key Elements:
• Greeting: Start with a friendly and confident greeting.
• Introduce Yourself: Briefly state who you are and why you're qualified to speak
on the topic.
• Hook: Use an interesting statistic, question, quote, or story to capture the
audience's attention.
• Agenda/Overview: Clearly state the main points you’ll cover, giving the
audience a roadmap of your presentation.
• Objective: Share the purpose of the presentation. What do you want the
audience to learn, understand, or do by the end?
• b. Body (70-80% of total presentation time)
• Purpose: Present the core content in a clear, organized manner.
• Key Elements:
• Logical Structure: Break down your content into 3-5 main points. Make sure
each point connects clearly to your objective.
• Clarity: Use simple, straightforward language. Avoid jargon unless your
audience is familiar with it.
• Engagement: Use visuals (e.g., slides, charts, infographics) to complement your
message. Keep slides uncluttered with minimal text. Use real-life examples,
stories, and analogies to make complex concepts relatable.
• Transition: Smoothly transition between points to maintain flow and ensure
understanding.
• Timing: Allocate time for each section, ensuring you don't rush through
important content or run out of time for your conclusion.
c. Conclusion (10-15% of total
presentation time)
• Purpose: Summarize key points, reinforce the main message, and leave a lasting
impression.
• Key Elements:
• Summary of Key Points: Briefly summarize the main takeaways from the presentation.
This helps reinforce what you’ve covered.
• Call to Action (CTA): If applicable, end with a clear call to action. What should the
audience do next? This could be related to further research, taking a specific action, or
reflecting on a key idea.
• Closing Remark/Final Thought: End with a memorable final thought, quote, or question
that resonates with the audience. It should tie back to your opening hook or central
theme.
• Q&A (if applicable): Invite questions from the audience to clarify points and engage
further.
2. Guidelines for Making a Strong
Conclusion:
• Be Concise: Don’t repeat everything you’ve said. Highlight the most important
points.
• Reinforce the Purpose: Remind the audience of the presentation's main
objective or message. What should they take away?
• Call to Action: If applicable, motivate the audience to take a specific action.
Be clear about what you expect or suggest.
• Connect Back to the Introduction: Refer back to the opening story, statistic, or
theme. This creates a sense of closure and reinforces your key message.
• Express Gratitude: Thank the audience for their time and attention.
• End with Confidence: Deliver your final words with conviction, ensuring that
the audience leaves with a strong impression.
• 3. Best Practices for Presentation Delivery:
• Engage Your Audience: Make eye contact, vary your tone, and use gestures to connect
with your listeners.
• Control Your Pace: Speak clearly and at a moderate pace. Don’t rush through the
content.
• Use Visual Aids Wisely: Visuals should support your message, not distract from it. Keep
slides simple, with no more than 3-4 bullet points per slide, and use high-quality images
or graphics.
• Practice: Rehearse your presentation several times to ensure smooth delivery and
timing.
• 4. Handling the Q&A Session (if applicable):
• Be Prepared: Anticipate possible questions and prepare answers.
• Stay Calm and Confident: If you don’t know an answer, it’s okay to admit it. Offer to
follow up after the presentation or direct them to a resource.
• Encourage Participation: Make the Q&A feel interactive by inviting questions, rather
than waiting for them.
Tips for Delivery
• Engage the Audience Early: Start with enthusiasm, use eye contact, and move
confidently as you speak. Your tone and body language should signal that the topic is
both interesting and important.
• Vary Your Pace: Speed up when introducing exciting points and slow down when
discussing complex ideas or making key takeaways.
• Use Pauses Effectively: Pauses can create suspense, give your audience time to absorb
information, and make your points land with more impact.
• Be Conversational: Even if you're delivering a formal presentation, try to speak naturally.
A conversational tone can make the material feel more accessible and less stiff.
• End with Confidence: Your conclusion is your final opportunity to leave an impression.
Speak slowly and with conviction, and end on a high note.
Homework:
• Write a short reflection about the presentation of your classmate.

State how they would revise it based on the guidelines or the
structures explained earlier.

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What equipment do you need for your presentation?

1.Know your material

• Write a short reflection about the presentation of your classmate.

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