How to give a presentation
What could be a problem for you?
- Not getting your points over?
- Feeling exposed?
How can this happen?
- Stage fright - perfectly normal but can cut affect your ability
to communicate.
- Reading word-for-word and making little eye contact with audience.
- Being too relaxed - you may seem bored and, if so, the audience
will switch off.
- Not knowing the material – try to know more (or appear
to know more) than your audience.
Tip - Don't forget that everyone in
your class feels the same as you do.
How to avoid it? Prepare, prepare, prepare
Consider your objectives:
- What is the purpose of the presentation – to inform,
to persuade, to educate, to entertain?
- Who are the audience?
- how well informed are they?
- are they receptive/interested?
- are you going to challenge them?
- What do you want them to learn/know?
Structure your talk so that you tell a story – beginning,
middle and end - and summarise the main points at the end.
Choose suitable media:
- Talk + Powerpoint
- Talk + overheads
- Talk + handout
- Talk + flipchart
But mostly plan to talk... talk... talk to the audience.
Rehearse at least once.
Next: During the presentation
Updated:
28 October, 2008
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