Presentations

GSPP WorkshopJanuary 26 2007

Presentation Styles Formal

To the client Academic conference

Semi-Formal In class Within a policy unit

Participatory Education Innovation

Success Communication Skills Mastery of Subject Organizational Skills Interaction with Audience Critical Thinking Skills Planning and Design

Formal Presentation

Research QuestionHypothesisMethodologyFindingsConclusion

Participatory PresentationContext

History Definitions

Importance Why it matters How it matters to the audience

Dialogue Invite questions Invite interruptions

Communication SkillsClarity

Can the audience hear you? Are complex ideas explained? Are you using technological jargon?

Awareness of Audience Are you speaking to, with, or at the

audience? Are you keeping the audience

interested?

Mastery of SubjectDo you know the subject?

How comfortable are you with the topic?

Response to questions Answer the question as concisely as

possible If you can’t answer a question be

honest

Organizational SkillsDoes it flow?

List goals Provide details

Time Are you within the limits?

Are you prepared? If you are confused your audience is

confused

The Audience Respect the audience - don’t waste

their time by arriving unprepared Don’t expect the audience to know

your subject Know who your audience is The audience wants you to succeed

Body LanguageEye ContactGood Posture Gestures Watch for

The two step

The fidget The nervous tick

The Open and CloseOpening

Tell the audience what you are going to say

Tell the audience why you think it is important

Conclusion Tell the audience what you have said Thank the audience for listening Invite feedback

Tips to improve presentation skills

Practice in front of a mirror Tape recorder yourself and listen to

your delivery Join an organization dedicated to

improving your public speaking skills Practice you speech in front of

friends or family Use cue cards

Using Power Point PowerPoint is an aid not a

substitute Never hide behind technology Power point consistency The but it looked so good at

home problem

TextFont

Titles no less then 28 points Bullets no less then 22 points Same font throughout

Words Maximum 30 words per slide Avoid jargon Spell Check Twice

Colour Application

Visual Attention LabelingMeasurement Mood

Colour Psychology

Red ≈ desire /aggression use for emphasis to capture visual attention

Blue ≈logic / emotionlessuse for a formal audience that may be hostile

Yellow ≈creativity / irrationality use to change emotion rapidly and drastically

Colour PsychologyGreen ≈

balance/boredomuse for a participatory audience

Violet ≈introspection/introversionavoid as it may distract audience

Orange ≈comfort/ frustration use sparingly

Colour PsychologyPink ≈

femininity/emasculation use for sensitive audience (crisis centre)

Grey ≈neutrality/low confidence no direct psychological properties

Brown ≈reliability/seriousness use for semi-formal audience

Colour PsychologyBlack ≈

authority /

use for all audiences

White ≈

clarity/unfriendliness

good in a large room

No Fail Solution

Black font and White background