- •Skills. Making effective presentations
- •Capturing and keeping the audience's interest
- •Main body of a presentation
- •Problem definition
- •Ways of introducing a problem
- •I think that the main problem is ...
- •Ways of presenting possibilities
- •Imagine that we merged with the company. If this were the case, then management would have to ...
- •Ways of criticising alternatives
- •In option в the prospects for ... Are remote.
- •In either case the result would be the same.
- •I don't want to be negative about this option but ...
- •Proposals Stating a proposal
- •Ways of stating a proposal
- •Conclusion
- •Introduce yourself
- •If you get your facts wrong.
- •If you have forgotten to make a point.
- •If you are short of time.
- •Explaining numbers, charts, pie charts, graphs, tables. - Some useful phrases.
- •Some more ways to describe a decrease:
- •Presentation skills Practise 10 systematic steps
- •Evaluating a presentation
- •Texts for discussion and translation
- •India: From rural subsistence to knowledge economy
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Skills. Making effective presentations
The key to effective presentations lies in careful preparation. You need to know about your audience and their expectations; you need to identify your own objectives (do you intend to inform or persuade your audience?); you need to sequence your information in a logical way and you need to know the best ways to create and keep the audience's interest. You should also have your audio-visual aids ready and in the right sequence and should check that the equipment is in working order.
uidelines on making effective Presentations
Presenting your company
Some rules for making a successful presentation
To make a good presentation you need to
plan it to the last detail
make all the necessary preparations beforehand
rehearse the whole of the presentation, not just bits of it
let the audience see your better qualities from the start (first impressions count)
be able to create a positive emotional atmosphere
structure the session correctly
focus audience attention on the main points
leave details for handouts
strengthen the presentation with visual aids and use them well
make your speech loud enough, never drop your voice at the end of a sentence or paragraph (mumbling always irritates the audience)
head up and maintain eye contact with the audience throughout the session
use body language to emphasize your talk
avoid using ambiguous words (e.g. some, general, average, moderate etc.) which may mean different things to different people
keep to the point when answering questions from the audience, make your answers as brief as possible
pay special attention to the opening and closing courtesies as the most memorable bits
be friendly and flexible, try and react to the situation
make your talk reasonably short
keep the time limit.
Most presentations are divided into 3 main parts (+ handouts and questions):
The introduction is a very important, perhaps the most important part of your presentation. This is the first impression that your audience have of you. You should concentrate on getting your introduction right. You should use the introduction to
welcome your audience
introduce your subject
outline the structure of your presentation
give instructions about questions.
The table below shows examples of language for each of these functions. You may need to modify the language as appropriate.
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