What is Presentation Skills? Different Steps To Improve Presentation Skills

PRESENTATION SKILLS:-

What is a presentation ?

- A presentation is a means of communication that can be adopted to various speaking situations.

- a presentation is a process of presenting a topic to a audience. it is typically a demonstration,introduction,lecture,or to present a new idea of product.

QUALITIES OF AN EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION

know the objective of the presentation
know the audience
organize the presentation
words/phrasing
keep it interactive
use visuals
choose the supporting information
developing an opening

1. Know the objective of presentation:- the presenter should first decide and keep in mind the objective he want to achieve. once the objectives are decided,it becomes easier to make strategic decisions about the design and tone of the presentation.

2. Know the audience:- collect the information about the audience. the audience may have the variety of different experiences,interest, and levels of knowledge. a presenter needs to acknowledge these and prepare for and respond to them accordingly.

3. Organize the presentation:- choose and appropriate presentation structure: topic,classification etc.

-divide the body of the presentation into three to five main points.

-the conclsion should include a summary of main points.

- includes questions in the presentation.

4. Words/phrasing:-

1.avoid use of vague words

2.use active rather then passive voice

3.adopt the 'you' approach. whenever possible , replace the third person with second person.

4.bring an personal examples and experiences whenever possible

5.keep the main points as near the beginning of the sentence as possible

5. Keep it interactive:-

while presenting try to make it interactive.

the presenter may ask questions.

while these questions need not to answered with specific incidents, people will still be hooked with the presenter.

6. Use visuals and props:-

think of some props to present the presentation. props and visuals helps people pay attention to message and have a longer recall then just a message being delivered.

7. Choose the supporting information:-

the supporting information helps the audience understand, believe in agree with the main points of the presentation.

8. Developing an opening:-

the introduction to the presentation is important. it it the first point of contact with the audience. this can either capture of loose the audience's interest from the very beginning.

1. self introduction

2. stating a title or subject area

3. stating the intended outcome of the presentation

4. stating what you expect your audience to do

always give your audience a moment to absorb this information before moving onto your first main point.

STAGES IN PRESENTATION