“ “A Good Presentation”A Good Presentation” “ “A Good Presentation”A Good Presentation”

By MaazBy Maaz

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Why A Good Presentation?

• You want people to: Understand your work Be INTERESTED in your work Think you’re great!

What happens if you give a bad one? Few pay attention They may fall asleep Might think your work is not important

Mark Twain said…

“It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good presentation”.

According Psychologists:“A good lecture is 25% content and 75% theater”.

Take-Home Messages

Don’t wait until the last minute. Plan ahead Practice Keep it simple Have fun!

Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse-enough times that you are completely comfortable with the material

Practice the set up of equipment Go to the presentation room (before presentation)

and familiarize your self with the surroundings.

On being Confident

The Day of Presentation Arrive early. Check the room and the set-up Be rested Dress professionally but comfortably Be understandable

Avoid:• Over stimulation• Booooring

Know Your Self

Are you INTERESTED in your topic?If no, get a different one!If yes, ACT LIKE IT

If YOU aren’t excited…Can’t expect OTHER people to be!

Know Your Audience

What detail should you get? Do they have a background like yours? How much motivation for your work?

Things that can affect this:•Topic, topic depth•Attitude•Manner.

Keep your eyes on the audience, NOT the equipment

Have command on yours Voice tone Don’t hide behind the podium Gestures – Don’t be nervous/ keep nervousness to

a minimum Posture –Keep control on your behavior

You are the Message

Gain the audience's attentionKeep your audience interestedBring them closureConvey the necessary informationDon’t just talk fasterDon’t be offensive while argumenting.

The Power of persuasion

Maintaining Attention

Refocus the audience:» Key points» Summaries

Interact with the audience:» Pose a question» Voting

Insert active exercise:» Written exercise» Brainstorming

• Color can create excitement, add emphasis, contribute to reliability

• Stay with the same color scheme• keep them flowing with your template• DO NOT use too many colors or fonts.

Using Text & Graphics

Bad-Background

• Avoid backgrounds that are difficult to read from.• Always be consistent with the background that you

use.

Good Presentation

Interesting

I understood this one!

I wonder if this technique would

work for my problem

Let’s talk to them at the

break

I never thought of

that!

Interesting topic explained at audience’s levelSlides are understandable and easy to seeGood presentations reflect well on speaker!

Bad Presentation

• Audience won’t see your work is great• But will make fun of you from back row.

zzz

What does that slide

say? It’s booooring

Those are some unpleasant

colors…Hey – it

matches my tie.

Please let it be

OVER…