How to Give a Great Presentation

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How to Give a Great Presentation
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If you deny yourself commitment what can you do
with your life?-Harvey Fierstein
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Why are people afraid of public speaking?
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What are some things that people fear?
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• You Are Not Alone

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My Objectives

• Organize a Presentation
• Deliver a Presentation
• Effectively Use Visual Aids

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Preview

• Speech Standards
• Types of Speeches
• Methods of Delivery
• Organization

• Voice
• Non-verbals
• Visual Aids
• Nervousness

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Basic Speech Standards

• Make Direct Eye Contact
• Appear Confident and Natural
• Be Well Rehearsed
• Move Naturally

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Types of Speeches

• Entertain
• Persuade
• Inform

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Methods of Delivery

• Impromptu
• Reading
• Memorization
• Extemporaneous

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Speech OrganizationI. Introduction

• Gain attention
• State objective
• Relate importance

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II. The Body

• Logical
• Complete
• Concise
• Progressive
• Accurate
• Examples/Illustrations

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II. The Conclusion

• Review of Main Points
• Remind Audience of Objective
• Ask for Questions or Comments
• Wrap Up/Call for Action/Story

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• Using Your Voice

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Voice

• Quality
• Pitch
• Volume
• Inflection
• Rate

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Enunciation

• Whadjudo last night?
• I toljuh Id go with yuh.
• I heardjuh come in.
• Couldya come at noon?
• I wrotecha last week.
• Jever hear from Fred?

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Control Speech Ticks

• First, Know You Have Them
• Second, Pretend Theyre Burps
• Third, Close Mouth
• Fourth, Repeat!

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How important is non-verbal communication?
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Things to Remember

• Make Eye Contact to Catch Non-Verbal Signals
• Watch Your Non-Verbals
• People Will Believe Non-Verbals Over Verbal!

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Building Better Visuals

• Why Use Visual Aids
• What Are Appropriate Visual Aids

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Building Better Visuals

• Minimal Text
• Use Sans Serif Font
• Large Fonts
• Background/Font Contrast

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Better Visuals, cont

• Animate Text Bullets
• Import Relevant Graphics
• Use Sound Selectively

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Nervousness

• Some is natural, normal, and helpful
• Overcoming nervousness

• Form Proper Mental Attitude
• Prepare Well For Open Close
• Be THOROUGHLY Prepared
• Tell a Story
• S-L-O-W Down!

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How to Give a Great Presentation

• Speech Standards
• Types of Speeches
• Methods of Delivery
• Organization

• Voice
• Non-verbals
• Visual Aids
• Nervousness

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Questions?