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Giving Presentations

Giving Presentations. Giving Presentations. Dr. Mark Matthews, Student Learning Development. “Presentation is the ‘Killer Skill’ we take into the real world. It’s almost an unfair advantage.” Ethan Rasiel & Paul N. Friga, ‘ The McKinsey Mind’. . Why Present?. Understanding Enthusiasm

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Giving Presentations

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  1. Giving Presentations Giving Presentations Dr. Mark Matthews, Student Learning Development

  2. “Presentation is the ‘Killer Skill’ we take into the real world. It’s almost an unfair advantage.” Ethan Rasiel & Paul N. Friga, ‘The McKinsey Mind’.

  3. Why Present? • Understanding • Enthusiasm • Overview • Entertain • Convince • Sell • Impress….

  4. Your experience • What is your experience of giving presentations? • What do you like about it? • What do you dislike about it? • Will you need to present in the future?

  5. Steps in Giving Presentation • Plan 2. Prepare 3. Practice 4. Present

  6. 1. Planning

  7. Questions? • Who is your audience? • Why are they there? • What is your goal? • How long will it be? • Where will it take place?

  8. Business Card Test

  9. 3 things If your audience could remember only three things about your presentation, what would you want it to be? (1)_____________ (2)_____________ (3)_____________

  10. Start your Outline • No Powerpoint • Film with no script • Pencil Paper • Order your thoughts • Key points

  11. Content • Your own experience • Books, Journal articles, Newspaper cuttings, internet, television programmes… • Group the information • Be ruthless

  12. Simplicity

  13. Structure Main theme Introduction Get Attention Content Summary/ Conclusions Key message

  14. Work on an Outline • Pick a topic • Business card message • 3 take-away points • Structure: Way in – Content - Summary

  15. 2. Preparation

  16. Speaker’s 3 friends 1. Personal notes 2. Illustrative slides 3. Handouts

  17. Some things to avoid….

  18. Powerpoint Karaoke

  19. Poor Powerpoint • The evils of Powerpoint are familiar to everyone, they include: • Too much text • Too small to read and is really only serving as a crutch for the presenter • Clip Art and Slide templates that have been seen a million times • Spinning, wooshing, dazzlings animations Part of the problem with having so much text onscreen is that it puts of people. If the idea of your presentation is to read from the slides then we are you there? Besides people can read quicker than you can talk so they’ll have finished reading your slide and be waiting for the next one, or even worse working on a masterpience doodle. Your presentation, Powerpoint or otherwise, should be a supporting aid – you want main the focus on you not your presentation. Ideally, you should be able to deliver an equally interesting presentation should the projector/computer/room/audience break. Avoid too many bullets as well – it makes the information dull for the audience.

  20. Text • Most important information up front on your slide, so that it Jumps Out. • Drip feed information • Never use sentences

  21. Fonts Serif font Times Roman: font Georgia: font Garamond: font Sans serif font Arial: font Helvetica: font Verdana: font

  22. Colour Usecolourwell

  23. High quality images Use images to support your point Use a consistent theme

  24. Slide Sorter Finally - Spend time sorting your slides

  25. PowerPoint Critique Critique slides you have been given: • What works? • What does not work? • How would you improve?

  26. 3. Practice

  27. Feeling Nervous? • Lack of experience • Lack of preparation • Lack of enthusiasm • Negative self-talk

  28. It’s not about you Focus on your goal • what you are going to say • control your body Audience • Make them comfortable • Interesting

  29. Fitness • Slow to develop • Quick to disappear The more practice: • better you feel • more you want to do

  30. Presenting Fitness Practice • Environment • Everything • Technology

  31. Becoming Confident • Be over-prepared • Rehearse and practice • Know your subject • Use relaxation techniques • Be positive +++ • Avoid stressors

  32. But most importantly……

  33. 4. Presenting

  34. Turn yourself on ask questions talk beforehand more extroverted

  35. Show your passion

  36. Make a strong start

  37. Eye contact

  38. Smile

  39. Just a Minute • speak about subject for 1 minute • no ‘umms’ or ‘ahhs’ • Pauses and repetition allowed

  40. Questions? • If my voice goes? • If I forget what I’m saying? • If I can’t answer a question? • If ……

  41. Steps in Giving Presentation • Plan 2. Prepare 3. Practice 4. Present

  42. Student Learning Development Visit our website at: http://student-learning.tcd.ie Email qs to student.learning@tcd.ie Phone us on 01-8961407

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