How to be a good presenter?

Part 2 presentation skill

Theerachai Apivatthakakul

Department of Orthopaedics

Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Objectives - Presentation

• What is the problems?

• How to present?

• Common mistakes

Learning pyramid

Lecturer problems

• “ The students are so stupid to understand

what I told them”

• “ I finished my job, that is OK. They can’t

understand that is not my business”

• “ This is my style, I taught more than 30

year. Why I have to changed?”

Lecturer problems

• “ The time is over now, the rest of the

slides are not so important”

• “ Who knows how to run this VDO, it does

not work now”

How student learn?

• Duck or Rabbit?

How student learn?

• Can you see the beautiful lady?

How student learn?• How many faces, animals?

First time presenter

• Exciting, sweating, shaking, pulse

• Too many information

• Speak too fast, read the text

• No eye contact

• Forget important message

Ask yourself basic questions

• Who is inviting me?

• Why are they inviting me?

• What do they want me to say?

• Who do they want me to say it to?

• What equiptment will be available?

Presentation 4 steps

• Plan objective, target

• Prepare data, structure, timing

• Practice rehearse, review

• Present clear, attractive

Context - structure

• Size of the room

• Size of the group

• Type of presentation

• Audio-visual resources available

Content

• How much information to transmit?

• What sort of information/

- Numbers?

- Ideas and concepts?

- Pictures?

• What level of audience?

Style

• How much interaction with the

audiences do I require?

• What are they expecting?

• What is the nature and culture?

Do the simple thing

• Dress

• Eye contact

• Attitude

• Speech

• Articulation

• Speed

Lecture – impact on listener

• 7% : verbal (words)

• 38% : vocal (volume, pitch, rhythm, etc)

• 55% : body language

Body Language

• Face: expression, smile, head

• Figure: posture, clothes, hand

• Focus: eye contact, distraction material

• Territory: personal space

Before presentation

• Go before time 2-3 hr

• Test the light, sound, dark spot

• Test computer compatibility

• Test powerpoint presentation - VDO

• Be familiar with presentation aids

mouse presentation, laser pointer

How to present??

• Stand up

• Eye contact with audience

• Speak clearly and slowly

• Use silence

• Interactive

Using laser pointer

• Pointer points on target

• Steady, no fast movement

• Should not point to text like “karaoke”

• Shaking of pointer reduced by

practicing, stabilize to body or podium

Most important practice..Powerpoint rehearse timing

• Practice - wording

• Practice - articulation

• Practice - timing

Common mistakes in presentation

• Different ppt version 2003,2007

• Too small text

• Too many slides

• Too many colour

• This slide is not important

Common mistakes in presentation

• Too much information in one slide

• Read the script

• Excessive words, เออ, แบบว่�า, นะครั�บ

• Slide transition

Summary

• Keep It Short and SSimple (KISS)

• Clear message

• Body language, eye contact

• On time