How to make a good presentation tips
communication skills
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Preparing a good and interesting presentation can be tricky.
Let's learn some tips on how to communicate properly in the spoken English language.
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"Designing a presentation without an audience in mind is like writing a love letter and addressing it 'to whom it may concern." /Ken Haemer/
Now you are going to watch a video where there is a comparison of 2 presentations:A bad one a good one
take a look if you can see the differences
Video II
did you know?
75% of adults are estimated to be affected by a fear of public speaking. 90% of anxiety we feel before giving a presentation comes from lack of preparation. 47% of presenters take more than 8 hours to design their presentations.
did you know?
Effective presentations are: - 38% your voice - 55% non verbal communication - and only 7% your content
Let's check how much you remember
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If the presentation is interesting, the audience won't be bothered with how long it lasts so you don't need to let them know.
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You should allow the audience to interrupt you so they can ask questions during the presentation.
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Sharing personal stories during presentations is not appropriate.
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How would you start your presentation? What useful phrases can you remember?
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What is an overview and when would you present it? Which phrases do you remember?
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What else would be useful for the audience to know before you delve into giving your presentation?
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What phrases could you use to introduce your first point of the presentation?
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What's the role of signposting phrases?
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How can the word "so" help you during presentation?
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How can you swiftly move from one part of the presentation to another?
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What useful phrases can help you talk about graphs and charts? Fill in the gaps. As ___ ___ ___ __ this chart, …
Take _ ____ at this chart.
This graph _______ shows... This graph __________ the importance of …
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What can the two phrases below help you with during presentation?- Let me expand on this point.
- I’d like to elaborate on this point for a few minutes.
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What is a presenter letting you know about when they use one of these phrases: As I said at the beginning, ...
This relates to what I was saying earlier …
This ties in with what I said at the start of my talk/presentation.
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What does it mean if something ties in with something else?
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What do overview and summary have in common? And what's the difference?
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Which part of the presentation would the phrases below be helpful with? Can you fill in the gaps? So that ______ __ to the end of my presentation.We ______ __ 3 main points.
First, I ______ you/spoke _____ …
Then, we looked __ …
And _______, I explained/told you about …
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Can you remember what else you could add after summarizing your presentation?
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Why did Ranjit's audience feel as if he wasn't speaking to them? What could he have done differently?
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How did Ranjit apply the feedback in his second presentation?
VOCABULARY
Your idioms for today
Talk a blue streak
Look who's talking!
"They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel." /Carl W. Buechner/
thank you
Presentation could be wrapped up nicely with a conclusion, with thanking the audience and inviting them to ask questions
Phrases you could use are: Concluding... To conclude, I’d like to say … Before I finish, I’d like to leave you with one final thought … Thank you very much for your attention/time. Thank you for listening. If you have any questions, I’d be happy to answer them now.
Signposting phrases guide the audience through our presentation, and are very useful when we are delivering the main body of the presentation. Signposting phrases let the audience know when we want to introduce a new topic, when we're finished with a topic and when we want to continue with the next one.
An overview is the structure of your presentation. It's a good idea to give an overview after welcoming the audience and introducing yourself. Some useful phrases to give an overview: I’m going to focus on/look at/deal with 3 main points. I’ve divided my presentation into 3 main parts.
First of all, I’ll talk about ….
Second, we’ll look at …
And finally, I’ll explain/show you/tell you about
TRUE AND FALSE It is your choice. If you are happy for the audience to interrupt you, and ask questions at any time, you could say this: - If you have any questions during the presentation, feel free to interrupt at any time.
If you decide that you don't want to be interrupted, that is ok, too but you need to let your audience know before you start delivering the main body of the presentation.
Rannjit looked his audience in the eyes, he spoke clearly and smiled at his audience. He also shared a personal experience to connect with the audience more.
to talk quickly and without stopping:He talked a blue streak all through breakfast.
FALSE - if the audience doesn't know this already, we need to let them know how long the presentation will last. A good moment to do so might be after giving an overview of your presentation.
Ranjit kept reading from his notes, and didn't pay attention to his audience at all. He could have looked at the audience every sentence or two, and made eye contact with someone. Also, it would have helped if he spoke up and smiled. Smiling would have helped him look more relaxed.
FALSE - sharing a personal story, experience or anegdote can help greatly to connect with the audience.
Similiarities between an overview and a summary are that they both talk about what the presentations covers. The difference is that an overview is introduced before the main body of the presentation to let the audience know what we are going to talk about, and the summary is after the main body of the presentation to remind them what was presented.
We need to start a presentation with welcoming our audience and introducing ourselves. Useful phrases: Good morning/afternoon/evening everybody and welcome to my presentation.
My name is (name) and I’m a (job title) at (company name)
If you are a studend, say the field of your study and name of university.
The topic of my presentation is …
Today, I’d like to talk to you about …
something you say when someone criticizes you for something that that person does himself or herself:I'm lazy? Look who's talking!
These two phrases can be useful if you need to go into detail during your presentation.
The word "so" is short and simple yet very effective in getting your audience's attention.
When a presenter is using one of the phrases on the slide, they are reminding you, and the rest of the audience, why the topic is relevant and important.
Summarizing a presentation: So that brings me to the end of my presentation.
We looked at 3 main points.
First, I showed you, spoke about …
Then, we looked at …
And finally, I explained/told you about …
There are some useful phrases which will help you with ending one part of the presentation, and moving on to another: Finishing one topic
So that covers everything I want to say about …
That concludes my first/second point.
And continuing with another
Now, let’s move on to my next topic, which is …
Let’s turn now to …
Moving on to …
As you can see on this chart, …
Take a look at this chart.
This graph clearly shows …
This graph highlights the importance of …
It means that the two things are connected.
1) Timing It's good to let the audience know how long the presentation will last. You could simply say: My presentation will take about... 2) Questions
It'll be helpful for the audience to know if and when they can ask questions so you don't get interrupted, Also, not having interruptions will enable you to stick to your timing. Useful phrases: There'll be plenty of time for questions at the end of my presentation.
I’d appreciate it if you could leave any questions you may have until the end of my presentation. If you have any questions during the presentation, feel free to interrupt at any time.
Introducing your first point
I’d like to begin by …. telling you, showing you, etc.
Let’s start with ...
So, let’s get started.