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Presentation Skills

Learn how to become a confident and effective public speaker with the right planning, opening and closing techniques, platform skills, and practicing methods. Overcome the fear of public speaking and deliver impactful presentations.

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Presentation Skills

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  1. Presentation Skills Sandra Cirone, OD Specialist

  2. “Speaking well is not about genes.  Unlike basketball or the violin, no inborn talent is required.  Speaking well is a skill, comprised of physical behaviors, learnable by anyone who cares enough to succeed.” – J. Douglas Jefferys

  3. Statistics show that 75% of people fear public speaking and that it is the number one most common fear, even ranked higher than death! Three root fears of all public speakers are: • Fear of making a mistake. • Fear of forgetting. • Fear of looking foolish.

  4. What is the NUMBER ONE reason for poor presentations? Poor Planning!! Proper preparation and practice prevent poor performance!

  5. Topics • Planning The Presentation. • Opening And Closing. • Platform Skills. • Practice, Practice, Practice!

  6. Planning the Presentation “Fail to prepare; prepare to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin

  7. Six Steps • Determine the purpose of the presentation. • Determine the presentations’ audience. • Gather your information. • Sketch out the slides on paper. • Determine the order of your slides. • Create the presentation.

  8. Topics • Text [Arial 28pt] • Text [Arial 22pt] • Text [Arial 22pt] (found on the nursing homepage under templates)

  9. Opening and Closing

  10. Opening • Preview the presentation. • Paint a picture. • Tell a story. • Ask a question. • Use a quotation. • Use a starting statement.

  11. Can you think of some memorable openings? “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought fourth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” Abraham Lincoln– Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863

  12. Closing • Provide a summary. • Challenge the audience. • Call to action.

  13. Can you think of some memorable closings? “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.” John f. Kennedy – Inaugural Address January 20, 1961 “Free at last! Free at last! Thank God almighty, we are free at last!” Dr. Martin Luther King – I Have A Dream Speech August 28, 1963

  14. Platform Skills

  15. Platform Skills Communication Body Language 55% Tone of Voice 38% Words 7% - Albert Mehrabian, Professor of Psychology , UCLA • Appearance. • Eye Contact. • Body Language. • Facial Expressions. • Gestures. • Body position and movement. • Vary your voice and tone. • Humor.

  16. Appearance Counts • Dress like your audience or one level above it. • No distracting clothes, jewelry, make-up, or ties. “No matter what you say, your clothes say more.” – Anonymous

  17. Eye Contact • Two to three seconds. • Acknowledge each person. • Don’t stare. • Allows you to connect with your audience.

  18. Body Language • Facial Expressions. • show emotion, smile! • Gestures. • use your hands appropriately or put them at your sides. • Body Movement. • move with purpose.

  19. Body Language No-No’s • Lean on or grip the podium. • Rock or sway in place. • Stand poker straight or immobile. • Use a single gesture repeatedly. • Cross your arms in front of your chest. • Use obviously practiced or unnatural gestures. • Chew gum or eat candy. • Click or tap your pen. • Shuffle your notes unnecessarily. • Crack your knuckles. • Examine or bite your fingernails. • Jangle change or keys in your pockets.

  20. Tone of Voice How to put variety in your voice: • Volume. • Speed. • Pitch or Inflection. “Don’t look at me in that tone of voice!” – David Farber

  21. Humor Humor is great, if you are sure you can pull off a joke, and it is appropriate and clean. • Make sure your humorous material relates directly to the point of your presentation. • Consider using a funny anecdote or quotation from a famous person. Be sure to credit your source. • Don’t make others the butt of your jokes. If you must make fun, aim the barbs at yourself. • Steer clear of any so-called humor that is based on prejudice.

  22. Practice

  23. Practice, Practice, Practice! • Practice out loud. • Practice with variety. • Practice in front of a real audience, similar to your target audience. • Incorporate spontaneous Q&A into your practice. • Be aware of timing. • Practice your timing. • Practice by recording yourself.

  24. Wrap-Up • Planning the presentation. • Opening and Closing. • Platform Skills. • Practice, Practice, Practice!

  25. “There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.” – Dale Carnegie

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