PRESENTATION SKILLS

I. Presentation. Introduction or opening should:

1. State the purpose of the presentation;

2. Delineate the project objectives;

3. Gain the audience’s attention;

4. Lead logically into the body of the presentation or activity.

II. Activities or body of presentation.

1. Develop the main idea and support it with facts.

2. Anticipate and include answers to the questions that the audience may have about the topic.

3. Organize appropriately, with good flow and appropriate transitions.

4. Use appropriate visuals effectively.

5. Maintain attention of the audience.

III. Conclusion

1. Sums up the main idea.

2. Focus on the desired result.

3. Allow for questions, processing, generalizations and closure.

IV. Audience and materials

1. Know your audience.

2. Match materials to environment and circumstance.

3. Match materials to subject and audience.

4. Rehearse.

V. Control of

resources:

Go to the room ahead of time and check for:

· set up where the presentation will be made;

· materials, overhead projector;

· participant materials and handouts.

presentation:

· Will you answer questions?

· Did you include QA in your time plan?

· How will you gain audience participation? (if you want to do this)

evaluation:

· How will you be evaluated?

· How will this affect your planning for the presentation?

APPENDIX II

USEFUL PHRASES AND EXPRESSIONS

FOR DISCUSSION

Introducing questions, requests:

Agreement

You are quite right.

It’s absolutely correct.

I quite /fully agree with you.

That’s true.

That’s right.

That is so.

Absolutely.

Correct.

Indeed.

It certainly is so.

Yes, I think so.

That’s what I think.

Certainly.

By all means.

No doubt (about that).

Disagreement

I’m afraid you’re wrong.

I can’t agree with you.

I wouldn’t say so.

I’m of a different opinion.

Sorry, I don’t think you are right.

I don’t think so.

You are not quite right.

I think you are mistaken.

Making the statement less categorical

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