DELIVERING A PRESENTATIONDELIVERING A PRESENTATION

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How not to do it!! How not to do it!! How not to do it!!

WHAT IS A PRESENTATION?

• For a presntation to reach its objective, three things must happen:– The speaker must have a clear aim– The material must be organnised in

such a way that the aim is supported– The pressentation should be engaging

for both speaker and audience.

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IN DELIVERY, THIS TRANSLATES AS:

• Tell the audience what you are going to tell them• The Introduction

• Tell them • The Main Body of the Presentation

• Tell them what you have just told them • The Conclusion

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PRESENTATIONS DO’S• Smile!• Move about the stage• Test your setup before

the presentation• Present to the crowd• Dont try to impress

with jargon• Use a computer and

multimedia projector

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• Be yourself! • Plae your company logo in

the bottom/top right-hand corner of your slides

• Use lite colours on a dark bacground and vice-versa.

• Proof read your presentation for spelling and grammar errors

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PRESENTATION Don’ts • Forgetting to turn off your

screen saver• Beeping laptop• Speaking too quickly• Using too many bullets

and fonts• Unexpected animation• Speaking word for word

from you slides – speak around your slides.

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• Overusing animation• Forgetting to delete all

guidelines• Using a font thats to

small• Placing to many words

on a slide• Using red lettering on

your slides

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CONCLUSION

• Prepare• Don’t overdo it on the animation

and the graphics• Pracice! Practice! Practice!• But most of all - Be yourself!

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