Presentation Skill

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Presentation Skills
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Practice Delivery Skills

• Control nervousness
• Polish nonverbals
• Use vocal variety

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Nervous?
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Symptoms Visible and Invisible
butterflies racing heart sweaty palms dry mouth
blushing memory loss filler words fidgeting
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Vocal
Vocal
38
Visual
55
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Verbal
Source Mehrabian, UCLA
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Nonverbals are 55 of Message
Vocal
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Visual
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Polish delivery skills -- visual
Vocal
Stance Movement Gestures Facial Expression Eye
Contact Space Timing Dress Visual Aids
Visual
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Stance and Movement

• Place feet shoulder width apart
• Distribute weight evenly
• Avoid rocking and bouncing
• Move for a reason

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Gestures

• Find natural opening position
• Stay within the frame
• Augment the message
• Avoid nervous gestures

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Eye Contact

• Determined by culture
• Expected in US
• Helps you read audience
• Look into, not at, the eyes
• Differs in various rooms

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Facial Expression

• Determined by culture
• Can help build rapport
• Should match message

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Space
Formal? Informal?
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Timing

• Finish early rather than late
• Practice out loud and time practice
• Build in time for questions/visuals

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Dress

• ?Consider audience/purpose
• Be aware of environment
• Avoid distractors
• Dont wear something new

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Visual Aids A Way to Increase Retention
50
40
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Retention
20
10
0
Hear See
Hear
See
Source 3M Meeting Managment
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Vocal traits are 38 of message
Vocal
?
Vocal
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Vary Vocal Traits
Vocal
Volume Rate Pitch Enunciation Filler words
Vocal
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Determine Your Objective

• Should be specific
• Should be be measurable

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Analyze the Audience

• Who are they?
• What do they know?
• How will they respond?
• How can you appeal to them?
• What might they object to?

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Typical Attention Curve
100
100
Attention
Time