Transcript How to make a good presentation

How to make a good
presentation
Presenting your presentation
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Introduce yourself
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always introduce yourself and your topic
briefly explain the process that you are going to
follow with your presentation.
Be professional
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your appearance (dress and grooming), the
quality of your handouts and your visual
presentation, etc., are very important.
The Big Rule:
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Tell them what you're
going to tell them.
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Tell them.
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Tell them what you told
them.
Try to have a good time - presenting can be hell or heaven, it's all up to you.
Less is more. Keep it simple.
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Introducing
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Good morning/good afternoon ladies and
gentlemen, my name is…
The subject/topic of my presentation is…
In my presentation today I shall be dealing with…
What I'm going to talk about today is…
I'd like to give you a brief overview of…
The reason why I'm here today is to talk about…
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Why you are giving this presentation
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The purpose of this presentation is ...
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This is important because ...
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My objective is to ...
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Structuring
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I've divided my talk into (four) main sections…
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My presentation will be in (three) parts…
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Let's start/begin with ...
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First of all/Firstly, secondly, thirdly, then, after that,
lastly/finally
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Referring to visuals
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As you can see from the table (pie chart, graph,
diagram, flow chart, pictogram…)
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If you take a look at the graph here…
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I'd like to illustrate this by showing you...
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Moving on to a new point
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Turning now to…
What I'd like to talk about now/next is…
Now I would like to describe…
Now let's move on to the next point which is…
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Giving more details
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I'd like to expand on this aspect/problem/point
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Let me elaborate on that
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Would you like me to expand on/elaborate on
that?
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Changing to a different topic or referring
to something which is off the topic
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I'd like to turn to something completely different
I'd like to digress here for a moment and just
mention that ...
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Summarising and concluding
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I'd like to recap the main points of my presentation
- first I covered…
- then we talked about…
- finally we looked at…
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I'd now like to sum up the main points which were:
To recapitulate what I've been saying…
So, to go over the main points again…
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Conclusion
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I'm going to conclude by... saying that/inviting
you to/ quoting ...
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In conclusion, let me... leave you with this
thought/invite you to
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I'd like to conclude by saying….
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Thanking the audience and questions
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Thank you for listening to me.
Thank you for your attention
I hope you have found my presentation useful
Finally, I'll be happy to answer your questions.
Now I'd like to invite any questions you may
have.
Do you have any questions?
Dealing with questions
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Some phrases which can be useful when you
want to avoid questions:
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That’s not really my field, but I can put you in touch with
someone who is an expert in the field.
Well, I think that goes beyong the scope of today’s
presentation.
I’m afraid we’ve run out of time.
I haven't got the precise information with me today.
That's not really for me to say.
This is not really the place to discuss that matter.
Perhaps that's a question for another meeting.
How to avoid a boring presentation?
How to avoid a boring presentation?
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Work on vocal variety! Speak to the audience as if in
a one-to-one conversation so as to sound more
natural.
Lighten up! Add a bit of humor. There are lots of true
and humorous anecdotes that would elicit laughter
and get audience members on your side. Laughter will
also ease a presenter’s tension.
Don’t tell us everything you know! We must not feel
that we have to pack everything we know into one
presentation. Usually covering three main
points/topics is sufficient for a dynamic presentation.
How to avoid a boring presentation?
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Use visual aid with care! Don’t read what audience
members can see already - you lose their attention
quickly. Also, boring visuals with lots of words and no
graphics are a complete turnoff.
Involve the audience! Ask the audience questions
and encourage them to ask us questions or make
comments on your statements.
Prepare, prepare, prepare and practice, practice,
practice! The more prepared you are, the more
comfortable and enthusiastic you will be when
presenting.
Work on all of these you’ll never, never, never be
boring!
You can gain the audience’s attention by:
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telling an anecdote, a joke
mentioning a really surprising
fact or statistic
stating a problem
asking a question
The question "How many
people here have a home
computer?" is a lot more
interesting than "Today I'm
going to tell you about the
Internet.“