kinds of presentation

Kinds of PresentationWhat is Presentation?Speech or talk in which a

new product, idea or piece of work is shown

and explained to an audience…

Kinds Of Presentation• Informative Presentation• Persuasive Presentation• Entertaining Presentation• Technical Presentation

Informative Presentation

In an informative presentation you

• Explain something to people• Help people to understand

something• Show them how to do

something

Points to remember• You have to remember that the whole purpose

of your presentation is to teach the audience something that they don't already know.

• The audience need time to take in what you've said.

• If you speak too quickly your audience will be trying to understand one sentence while you're speaking the next sentence!

Examples

• The presentation given by the head of an organization

• A computer programmer speaking about new software

• A travelogue about the tour• A teacher telling students about something

Persuasive Presentation

The persuasive presentation is

• To sell an audience on an idea

• To promote a specific product

• To convince someone to take action

• You want them To think, act and believe in what you want them to

Points to remember• Make use of graphs and supporting

documentation• Present some facts and figures but make sure

that they're accurate and that they support your point of view.

• If there have been similar problems you can tell your audience how they were solved.

• Try to make it personal to your listeners, if it's going to effect their family, home or job they will start to take notice.

Examples

• Improve your health through better eating• Television violence is negatively influencing

our children• Become a volunteer and change the world

Entertaining Presentation

Entertaining presentation are• Usually short• Giving the audience an

enjoyable experience• Leave the audience with a

favorable impression not only of himself or herself, but also of the organization

• To amuse through humors, stories or illustrations

Purpose of entertaining Presentation

• Crowd pleaser• Get promotion• Hold attention

Points to remember• The presentation still must make a valid point

or argument, but it can be done using humor • A Presentation to entertain may be either

informative or persuasive in nature, but the supporting materials are selected primarily based on their entertainment value.

Examples• After dinner speech• Comic monologues

Technical presentationThe technical presentation

involves

• Visuals and printed handouts

• Even videotape• This is informative

Points to remember• This is informative but goes beyond simple

information.• It may be a presentation to peers at a

professional meeting• May be an official presentation to a group

such as regulatory body

Brief remarks

It is actually the category of the presentation, which are given on special occasions as

expression of thanks, welcome or acceptance.

Breif remarks

They are not scripted. Speaker give the remarks in his or her own words. But if it is a highly official function, it is better to use a script.

Planning for presentation

A proper planning is required before a presentation

• Choose the topic• Do some research• Remember the information you are going to

provide to your audience should be new and valuable

• The information should be accurate

4P’s for presentation

. plan

. prepare

. practice

. present

Guidelines for planning• Purpose of the speech• Decide what you wish to speak abouta) Instruct and informb) Convince, persuade, influence or motivatec) Amuse and entertain• What are the objectives of your speech• Know your audience

Memorizing• Delivering a word-for-word

memorized speech is very difficult, and I don't advise novice speakers to do it. Memorizing puts too much pressure on you, and unless you're an exceptionally fine deliverer, it will sound memorized.

Reading• Reading a written speech has

similar pitfalls. Unless your writing is superb and you are a true prose stylist, it's usually a mistake to read verbatim.

Impromptu• If you've become known as a

speaker, people will sometimes ask you to stand up and give a talk on the spur of the moment. (And this can happen no matter what your status as a speaker is.)…