Wajeeha Sanam

THE ARTOF

MAKING AN EFFECTIVE

PRESENTATION?

“I am always ready to learnbut I do not always like being

taught.”

Winston Churchill

“He who is afraid to ask will learn

nothing.”

J.P. Vaswani

Q.1 What is presentation?

Ans: Presentation is the way in which something is offered, shown or explained to others.

Q.2 How can you make your presentation effective?

Ans: Presentation is an art and it should be made with

proper words and in a proper way.

PRESENTATION

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Preparatory Stage

•Learn / know your audience (Whom you are going to talk?)

•Set aim

•Lay parameter / boundaries of presentation

Pre-Presentation Preparation

•You should have sufficient knowledge about the topic (Well informed)

•Decide your Point of view (Either in favour or against)

•Collect ideas, facts and figures, quotations etc. on the topic

•Never read from a script instead have cue cards 

Rough Draft

Fair Draft

RehearsalRehearse your presentation –

to yourself at first and then

in front of some colleagues.

MAKING THE PRESENTATION

• Greet the audience

(for example, 'Good morning, ladies and gentlemen'), and introduce yourself to them.

• Tell the audience what you are going to speak about.

HOW CAN YOU ATTRACT AUDIENCE?

SOME DO’S

• Dress appropriately for the occasion • Use positive body language• Balance your body on both legs• Keep hands out of the pocket • Keep eye contact with the audience • Keep a smiling face• Change pace / delivery, but not too

• Keep the presentation short by focusing on the information

• Try to Make the start and end touchy

• Look cool, calm and feel easyBe clear and audible

(Neither shout nor whisper)• Deliberately pause at key points

– emphasizing the importance of a particular point

• Use sense of humour

Some DON’T’S• Don’t lean against the wall• Don’t stick to dais • Don’t bend a lot• Don’t cross your arms behind your

back• Don’t repeat the things • Don’t rush or talk deliberately slowly

(Be natural)• Don’t joke – always disastrous unless

you are a natural expert• Try to end it with quotation

SET UP• Go to the class/meeting room early • Check out seating arrangement /

sound / visual system• Sit on the chair of audience to

check out so that the audience may not have any problem

Murphy’s LawIf anything can go wrong, it can be any time/ any stage, especially at the last moment (So be ready).

If it happens, relax and collect your thoughts again.

ALWAYS REMEMBER!

The more prepared you are, the less worried and

more effective you will be.

At the end have QUESTION & ANSWERS SESSION

• Listen to the questions attentively and patiently

• Don’t let the question seeker down

• Don’t be offensive• Provide facts and logics rather

than your opinion

REMEMBER!

“You are better than no one and

no one is better than you.”

Questions

Thanks