Global PowerPoint Template (Title Master
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Business Presentation Skills
2002, Edinburgh University
Presented by Brian Hood
Representing
Aims of the training
Build on existing experience
of presenting
Introduce key concepts of
presenting
Build confidence
Training content
Advantages of presenting
Six steps to presenting effectively
Common failings of presenters
WIIFM factor
Structuring the presentation
Five key techniques & first few minutes
Visual aids
Presentations: Putting it all into practice!
Advantages of presenting
Address the multiple senses
Increase your credibility
Effective use of time
High profile
Persuasive
Six steps of presenting effectively
Decide what your purpose is
Think about the audience
Gather data
Apply suitable structure
How open?
How close?
Common failings of presenters
Not bold enough
Rejecting the audience
Showing nerves
Poor use of visual aids
Speaking for too long
Poor preparation
Being clever!
The
WIIFM Factor
Structuring the presentation
1.
Tell them what you are going to tell them
2.
Tell them
3.
Tell them what you just told them
Five key techniques
The interesting fact
The challenging rhetorical
question
The relevant quotation
The shared history
The personal story / your
expert opinion!
First few minutes
Be aware of:
Negative body language
The unfunny joke
The overbearing expert!
Handling questions...
Know your audience as best you can
Recoginse influential/expert members of your audience at the
outset
Paraphrase back to ensure understanding
Answer honestly, get back later if necessary
Respond in a focused way
Check you have answered the query
Visual aids
Information taken in through the senses:
Taste
3%
Smell
3%
Touch
3%
Hearing
20%
Sight
71%
Visual aids
Make use of facilities at hand i.e. PowerPoint
Don’t over use the technology
Make your slides clear and not too detailed
Utilise other visual aids such as flipcharts, whiteboards etc
Conclusion
Refining your ability to present will
become increasingly important every
day of your working life and is an
assessable part of your project.
Summary
Advantages of presenting
Six steps to presenting effectively
Common failings of presenters
WIIFM factor
Structuring the presentation
Five key techniques & first few minutes
Visual aids
Presentations: Putting it all into practice!
Split into 3 groups
Choose a topic you all agree on i.e. the collapse of the
SPL, The benefits of studying CS at Edinburgh University
Take ½ hour to prepare a short 5 minute presentation
using acetates
Identify 1 person to present your topic
We will then have the three presentations followed by
feedback from the group and myself
Remember: this is a no risk environment and is aimed to
give you some practice with the key techniques