Multimedia Production Unit

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Making Your Presentation a Success

• Multimedia Production Unit
• Computer Applications II

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- A successful presentation is a work of art. It
takes not only the technical know-how, but also
time and determination to make sure your point
comes across with power and clarity to your
audience. - You are the living aspect of the
presentation, without you its just another
commercial.
Successful Presentation
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The Four Ps of Presenting
PRACTICE
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• Target your audiences
• Knowledge
• Experience
• Needs
• Goals

• Define the purpose of your presentation based on
  the outcome you seek.
• Inform
• Persuade
• Motivate
• Sell
• Teach
• Train

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• Establish a positive mindset
• Value your message
• Visualize yourself succeeding
• Visualize your audience responding
• Give yourself pep talks

• Prepare an attention-getting opening
• Use a question related to audience need
• Pay a sincere compliment
• Relate a relevant incident

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• Illustrate and support key points with evidences
  and visuals
• Statistics
• Pictures
• Demonstrations
• Charts Graphs

Develop transitions or bridges between key
points. (theme continuity) Storyboard your
presentation, before computerizing it. Prepare a
memorable close to the presentation.
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• Build your confidence through the three Es of
  preparation
• Earned--Why you earned the right to deliver this
  presentation?
• Excited--Why are you excited about the subject?
• Eager--Why are you eager to share with your
  audience?

• Preview presentation visuals for
• Clarity
• Relevancy
• Visual appeal
• Readability

• Quality
• Memorability

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• Before an audience, friend, or video camera,
  practice and review your presentation. Look for
  the following
• Strong opening
• Clear key points
• Logical flow and sequence
• Credible evidence
• Memorable close
• Distracting mannerisms
• Proper timing
• Intended results

PRACTICE
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• Assume the attitude of a PRO in delivering
  presentations
• Privilege
• Responsibility
• Opportunity

• Rely on the fundamentals
• Own your subject
• Feel positive about your presentation
• Project to your audience the value of your message

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• Key points to remember when presenting
• Project your voice (turn up the volume)
• Be well groomed
• Be relaxed (breath, youre not in a race)
• Display poised, confident body language
• Keep eye-contact with audience (scanning)

• Show passion for subject
• Do not read from screen or notes (small note
  cards, if any)
• Use vivid words

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• Once you complete your presentation, reflect on
  the process
• Measure the success
• Identify strengths and areas for improvement
• Decide on how to improve presentation

• The Plan, Prepare, Practice, and Present cycle
  repeats.

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Put it together and you get...
PRACTICE