Presentation SkillsWorkshop

2009

Let’s get Physical!

Betty Botter bought some butter,But, she said, the butter’s bitter;

If I put it in my batterIt will make my batter bitter,

But a bit of better butterThat would make my batter better.

So she bought a bit of butterBetter than her bitter butter,And she put it in her batter

And the batter was not bitter.So t’was better Betty BotterBought a bit of better butter.

Commanding

PRESENCE

Attire

Posture & Body Language

“Be a SMILEY”

Eye Contact

Handshake

Your Voice

Check your “frequencies”

Speaking out loud without shouting

Voice control - address small/medium/large crowd

Linking your voice to eye contact

Intonation

VOICE CONTROL

USING THE MICROPHONE

OOH! AH! ERR.....

KNOCK OFF YOUR HABITS!

PRACTICAL #1 INTRODUCING...

Take a break!

Public Speaking Tips

Conquer your fear!

build rapport

Be in control

maintain eye contact

know your script well

some NLP techniques

mirroringmirroring

some NLP techniques

anchoringanchoring

some NLP techniques

yes, yes, yes!yes, yes, yes!

Practical #2 Laughter’s the best

medicine!

Improving our 60s

10s - Brief Introduction:• State your name, company & what business are you in.

20s - Value Propositions or Success Story:• Be clear and concise.• Highlight how have you solve customer problems and win

customer satisfaction.• How you stands out among the competition.• Quote customer name/company if possible.• Share deal size if possible.

Improving our 60s

25s - The Referrals you’re looking for:• Be very specific, quote names if possible.• Quantify. Let us know how this referral may help you achieve

your personal or business goals.• Tell us what are the things you empower us to do when we

come across such referrals.

5s - Quote your memory hook

Practical #3

60s Presentation

Effective 10mins Preso

Preparing your 10+1min Preso• Don’t use Powerpoint if you don’t have to.• Prepare the flow of presentation in your head• What are the visuals that can enhance your

presentation• Rehearse your speech & presentation • Use the following format:

1.Introduc,on2.Products&Services3.UniqueValueProposi,ons(5W,1H)4.BusinessAlliances/ContactSpheres5.CaseStudies&Tes,monials/References6.Lookingfor?7.Ques,ons&Answers

Preparing your 10+1min Preso

a.Englishb.Presencec.EyeContactd.FlowofPresenta,one.Effec,venessofpresenta,onmaterialsf.TimeAlloca,on

Evaluation Criteria on presentation skills:

Using PowerPoint...• PowerPoint is “evil!” if used wrongly• PowerPoint is only a visual aid• Use it to illustrate keypoints that are otherwise hard to

express verbally• You lead the slides, not the other way round• Limit your slides to about 12 (max) which includes title &

ending page

Using PowerPoint...• Create/Use stunning & effective visuals• Check formatting, grammar and spelling• Use consistent font, fontsize & colours• Don’t make it too wordy• Backup, backup, backup!• Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse!

Practical #4

Showtime!

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