The Effective PresenterThe Effective PresenterBy By VaishaliVaishali

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The Effective PresenterThe Effective Presenter

““Orators are Orators are born,born,

Presenters are Presenters are made.”made.”

Dealing With NervousnessDealing With Nervousness

Know your subjectKnow your subject RehearseRehearse Sleep wellSleep well Arrive earlyArrive early

Dealing With NervousnessDealing With Nervousness

Take deep breathsTake deep breaths Pause. Establish eye contactPause. Establish eye contact Speak s-l-o-w-l-ySpeak s-l-o-w-l-y Control first 90 secondsControl first 90 seconds Don’t memoriseDon’t memorise Don’t apologiseDon’t apologise

Physical SkillsPhysical Skills

Eye ContactEye Contact GesturesGestures StanceStance Body languageBody language AppearanceAppearance

Vocal SkillsVocal Skills

EnergyEnergy VolumeVolume PacePace Non-WordsNon-Words

Organising the Organising the PresentationPresentation

Define desired Define desired resultsresults

Analyse the Analyse the audienceaudience

Package the Package the messagemessage

Anticipate questionsAnticipate questions

Define the Desired ResultDefine the Desired Result

What do you want What do you want audience to : -audience to : -

Think?Think?

INFORM THEM.INFORM THEM. Feel?Feel?

CONVINCE THEM.CONVINCE THEM. Do?Do?

MOTIVATE THEM.MOTIVATE THEM.

Analyse Your AudienceAnalyse Your Audience

Who are they?Who are they? What do they What do they

expect?expect? Who makes the Who makes the

decisions?decisions? Who influences Who influences

them?them? Who’s my Who’s my

competition?competition?

Packaging the MessagePackaging the Message

Informative PresentationInformative Presentation ObjectiveObjective AgendaAgenda BodyBodyPoint 1Point 1Point 2Point 2Point 3Point 3

ConclusionConclusion

Persuasive PresentationPersuasive Presentation

ObjectiveObjective AgendaAgenda BodyBodyProblemProblemRecommendationRecommendationEvidenceEvidence

Dialogue towards Dialogue towards agreementagreement

Next stepsNext steps

Anticipate QuestionsAnticipate Questions

Prove your Prove your knowledgeknowledge

Clarify ambiguous Clarify ambiguous pointspoints

Address personal Address personal concernsconcerns

Handling QuestionsHandling Questions

ParaphraseParaphrase Break down double-Break down double-

barrelled questionsbarrelled questions Address the whole Address the whole

audienceaudience Offer to meet Offer to meet

individuallyindividually Bridge to your main Bridge to your main

pointspoints

Handling QuestionsHandling Questions

Don’t bluffDon’t bluff Don’t grade Don’t grade

questionsquestions Don’t argue with Don’t argue with

anyoneanyone Don’t allow one to Don’t allow one to

dominatedominate Don’t finger-pointDon’t finger-point

Answering QuestionsAnswering Questions

PPointoint

RReasoneason

EExamplexample

PPointoint

Use VisualsUse Visuals

Sensory impact: Sensory impact: - - Visuals 55% Visuals 55% - - Tone 38% Tone 38% - - Content 7% Content 7%

Focus attention Focus attention Serve as notesServe as notes Highlight key pointsHighlight key points

Writing VisualsWriting Visuals

Use headingsUse headings One thought per One thought per

visualvisual Five to seven bulletsFive to seven bullets PicturesPictures

Using VisualsUsing Visuals

Talk to the audienceTalk to the audience Don’t readDon’t read Touch-Turn-TalkTouch-Turn-Talk

RehearseRehearse

PracticePracticePracticePracticePracticePracticePracticePractice

PracticePracticePracticePractice

PracticePracticePracticPracticee

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