Talk english !

TALK ENGLISH !

Presentator:Shershah Ahmadzai Roll no:15

Presentation

Ideas, concepts or issues talked about or spoken to a group or audience

Public speaking is one of the most feared things

Skills required to give a good presentation can be developed

Presentation Skills

What should I do before starting? How should I start? How should I end? How long should I take? How to arise interest of my

audience? Would it be done by me?

Confused

Preparation/ Planning is the first step on the ladder to success so:-

1. Planning Presentations2. Preparing Presentations 3. Visuals/equipment4. the presentation itself.

For a Successful Start

When you plan your presentation you need to answer the following questions:

1. Who is my audience (how much do they know about my topic?)

2. How am I going to organise my topic? (it needs to tell a story)

3. How long should my presentation be? (you will have time limits and you need to say everything within that limit)

4. What visual support shall I use? (PowerPoint, transparencies, models, objects...?)

In Addition

This is the basic structure of a talk:

How should I start?

Introduction is probably the most important part. The purpose of the introduction is “to tell the audience what you are going to tell them”. You should remember that there is no second chance for a first bad impression. If you start off badly you will spoil everything. During the introduction you need to achieve the following aims:

Gain Attention

attract Interest

create Desire

Introduction

• Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.• Welcome to my presentation.• It’s very nice to see you all here today.• Lets get started.• Let me say just a few words about my

background...

• Then you proceed to the introduction to your topic.

Some Useful expression for a good start

1. Start with welcoming courtesies/introduce yourself

2. State the purpose of your talk, using one of the techniques

3. give a route map (tell them how long your presentation will take)

4. give the rules (do you allow to be interrupted or should your audience keep questions until the end?)

Still confused about how to start, try

Still confuse?

Bullet the important part of information.Don’t congest your slides with too much and

irrelevant information.Remember many things should be said less things

written.You are allowed to add colour to your text, but

that shouldn’t make it boring or difficult to read.

Body

Conclude all the information of your presentation.Be sure that conclusion should cover all the

important parts of your presentation.Try to make a relation between your start and

conclusion of your presentation.Keep it precise and simple.

Conclusion

Follow this scheme:-• summarise facts• give recommendations• give proposals Thank the audience.

Invite questions.

How should I end my presentation?

Wrapping up

• This brings me to the end of my presentation.• Let me just run over the key points again…• To sum up briefly…• To conclude …• As we’ve seen…• So, my recommendation is ….• I would welcome any suggestions.

Thanking the audience and inviting questions• Thank you for your attention and if you have any questions

I’ll be pleased to answer them.• I’ll be happy to answer any questions.• Are there any questions you’d like to ask?

Some useful expressions to end your

presentation

Remember you have limited time so winding up your presentation within the required time is must.

You should bear the time in mind during initial preparation of phase of your presentation.

Be sure to have in your mind the time for question answer.

How much time should I take present?

The BeginningGet attention - shock, humor, question, story, facts & figures - well rehearsed yet naturalMotivate audience to listen - listen to their needsPrepare ClosingLast 2 to 2.5 minutes are as critical as the first

five minutes for a successful presentationSummarize- highlight important pointsSequence should be logical and understandable

Arise interest of your audience in your topic, but how?

Don’t bore your audience with your presentation:

Some Presentation Tips

During your presentation try to give signposts using verbs like However, as a result of, Moreover ,In addition to and etc.

Try to show yourself bold and energetic. Be sure to have a perfect body language and facial

expressions according to the topic and to what is going to be said or presented.

Look is always a positive and vital point. Don’t hesitate keep cool. Remember you know many of the

questions so be cool and try to answer them with a smile. Keep a good control of pitch, tone and pronunciation of

language.

Remember

Would I do it?

Of course you can. If you follow what you have studied, you’ll be a successful presenter .

Could I do it?

Consider this in preparing your presentation:

• Simplify the text.

• Focus your material. You can’t say everything.

• Use transitions (signsposting) to move smoothly.

• Use examples, anecdotes, statistics to support your message.

• Use a lot of visuals to reinforce the message.

• Consider timing.

• Apply the KISS (Keep it simple stupid) principle.

• Practise alone and with the whole group.

Conclusion

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