Effective Presentation Skills

1. Effective Presentation Skills Dr. Francis Lilley

3. Common Mistakes • Tips On Presenting Well • Beyond the Mundane

4. TIMING • Don’t Use Too Many Slides! • 30-20-10 Rule • Rehearse Against The Clock

5. Composition Of Your Presentation Information intake in a presentation

6. Composition Of Your Presentation So….. • Use Visuals (pictures, graphs, tables, props) whenever you can • If you are using speech alone you are only using 38% of the communication medium • Minimise use of bullet points (7% Text)

7. Some Problems With Text • Don’t Make Your Text Too Small! Its Very Difficult To Read! • Don’t Make Your Text Too Small! Its Very Difficult To Read! • Don’t Make Your Text Too Small! Its Very Difficult To Read! • Don’t Make Your Text Too Small! Its Very Difficult To Read! • Don’t Make Your Text Too Small! Its Very Difficult To Read! • Don’t Make Your Text Too Small! Its Very Difficult To Read! • Don’t Make Your Text Too Small! Its Very Difficult To Read! • Don’t Make Your Text Too Small! Its Very Difficult To Read! • Don’t Make Your Text Too Small! Its Very Difficult To Read! • Don’t Make Your Text Too Small! Its Very Difficult To Read! • Don’t Make Your Text Too Small! Its Very Difficult To Read! >30pt

8. Content • Don’t Make Your Slides Too ‘Busy’

9. Information Overload. Too Complex A Very, Very ‘Busy’ Slide Indeed! This slide is very, very full. Blah Blah Blah! This slide is very, very full. Blah Blah Blah! This slide is very, very full. Blah Blah Blah! This slide is very, very full. Blah Blah Blah! This slide is very, very full. Blah Blah Blah! This slide is very, very full. Blah Blah Blah! This slide is very, very full. Blah Blah Blah! This slide is very, very full. Blah Blah Blah! This slide is very, very full. Blah Blah Blah! This slide is very, very full. Blah Blah Blah! This slide is very, very full. Blah Blah Blah! This slide is very, very full. Blah Blah Blah!

10. Animation AND Information Overload. Too Complex A Very, Very ‘Busy’ And A VERY Annoying Slide! Aaaargh! This slide is very, very full. Blah BlahBlah! This slide is very, very full. Blah BlahBlah! This slide is very, very full. Blah BlahBlah! This slide is very, very full. Blah BlahBlah! This slide is very, very full. Blah BlahBlah! This slide is very, very full. Blah BlahBlah!

11. Content Some People Actually Do This!!!!

12. Content And They Think It Looks good???!!!

13. Content Don’t Over-do the Animations!!!!

14. Content • Don’t Make Your Slides Too ‘Busy’ • Keep It Simple! (Rule Of 3) • Avoid Unnecessary Maths

16. Content • Don’t Make Your Slides Too ‘Busy’ • Keep It Simple! (Rule Of 3) • Avoid Unnecessary Maths • Don’t ‘Give It Away’ All At Once

17. Your Audience Will Instantly Read Forwards Through Any Text You Show • This Is Just A Distraction! • You Want Them To Concentrate On What YOU Are Saying!

18. Your Audience Will Instantly Read Forwards Through Any Text You Show • This Is Just A Distraction! • You Want Them To Concentrate On What YOU Are Saying! • So Animate Your Text!!

19. Vocal Problems • Speak Loudly And Confidently! • If Your Voice Won’t Carry Amplify It • Don’t Just Read Out The Slides • Speak ‘Around’ Them!

20. When Using A Microphone • Don’t Be Afraid Of It! • Use It With Confidence! • Speak Into It – Don’t Turn Away!

21. Everybody Gets Nervous…..

22. It’s How You Cope With It That Matters…

24. Interaction With The Audience • Look At Your Audience! • Don’t Just Stare At Your Laptop / Notes • Or The Screen! • This Gets Easier With Experience!!! • Try ‘Presenter View’ – Notes / Multi-Monitors

25. Summary • Try And Relax • Keep To Time, (30-20-10 Rule) • Keep It Simple, (Rule Of 3) • Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse

26. Top 10 Presentation Tips Going Beyond Merely Being Competent…. Lots of good tips on http://www.slideshare.net

27. Keep it Simple http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/flickrCC

28. Limit bullet points and text

29. Use video or audio http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/flickrCC/index.php?terms=ohoto&page=1#

30. Use high-quality graphics http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/flickrCC

31. Use a visual theme, but avoid using Powerpoint’s Own… http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/flickrCC

32. Use appropriate charts http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/flickrCC/index.php?terms=pie+&page=1#

33. Use colour & fonts well

34. Q. How Do I Know I’m Presenting Well ? All The Professors Will Stay Awake! Unless… They’re Fooling Everyone By Wearing Prof.Lalor’sSpecial Holographic Glasses!

35. Happy Presenting! kaylavirts2014 Alberto de Vega Eduardo S. de la Fuente Forthe use of someimagesand material fromslideshare Acknowledgements to…