Name :Chulakorn Fakthonghom
Subject
: English Conversation for Business Communication
Section
: IBA -A
Class
Schedule : 09.00 - 12.00 Thursday
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- 1. How to Make a Good Presentation
- 2.
Introduction It is vitally important to be able to communicate your
thoughts and ideas effectively, using a variety of tools and media. You
will need to develop and use this skill throughout your years in
university; when you attend job interviews and especially when you start
working in the big wide world.
- 3. Pros and cons of an outline
There are various opinions on whether a presentation should have an
outline or not: Some believe that an outline is not necessary, as the
presentation is a rather short event to be outlined. On the other hand,
the outline is beneficial for both the presenter and the audience
because of the following reasons.
- 4. Pros and cons of an outlne
Presenter: Helps logically arrange ideas both while preparing the
presentation and making it Audience: Makes the structure of the
presentation more transparent and logical Facilitates the perception of
the presentation
- 5. Outline Where to start? Preparations Parts of a presentation Attention Practical tips Conclusion References
- 6.
Where to start? The material of your presentation should be concise, to
the point and tell an interesting story. Choose an interesting and
initiating topic: If you are not thrilled about the topic why should
others be? Who? – the presentation target group What? – the essence of
the presentation Why? – the aim of the presentation How? – the method
of research used So what? – the outcomes of the research
- 7.
Preparing Background research Information selection – it is crucial to
keep in mind the fact that the presentation is perceived auditory and
thus, not all the data from your research can be included there
Information organisation – the main requirement is that the presentation
is logically structured, to a certain extent creates a suspence and
tells a fascinating story Deciding on the equipement
- 8. Parts
of a presentation Title Outline Introduction Main body: background,
methods, results, analysis, etc. Conclusions References
- 9.
Attention Who are you addressing? – it is essential to keep in mind the
target audience for the presentation, their background knowledge,
interests, etc. Audience attention curve – it has been scinetifically
proven that the attention of the audience is at its tops only at the
very beginning and the very end of the presentation and is dramatically
low in between (see the next slide for illustration) Techniques to wake
up the audience: - questions - variation of activities - logical
transparent structure - visuals
- 10. ATTENTION CURVE
- 11.
Practical information: Number of slides: equals the number of minutes
(excluding the title, outline, reference, “thank you” slides, as well as
the pictures and graphs you are not planning to substentially comment
on) It is important to calculate the length of the video and audion
files you intend to include into the presentation. The most common
length of a presentation is approximately 20 min – thus, the number of
slides should rarely exceed 25.
- 12. Practical information:
Font size: 32 (44 - headlines) Font style: Arial, Times New Roman
Background: contrastive Not too much text on the slide Handouts – you
may include important references, complicated graphs and tables, as well
as long quotations into a handout Small cards for the presenter - it
is advisable to write only key phrases on the card but not the whole
text of a presentation.
- 13. Things to remember - Preparation spelling and grammar equipment alternative modes of saving
- 14.
Things to remember - Presentation Light – there should be enough light
in the room to prevent people from “falling asleep” Posture – standing
throughout the presentation gives the presenter more power over the
audience and enhances hir or her self-confidence Eye-contact –
addressing the audience and maintaining the eye-contact improves the
general impression of the presentation
- 15. Things to remember -
Presentation Body language: - folded hands – defensive posture,
negative signals - open hands and smile – friendliness, positive signals
Tone of voice – the audience should not make an effort to hear the
presenter NO READING! – reading the text of the presentation makes it
really difficult to follow as the pauses are not long enough, the tone
of voice is monotonous, the eye-contact – minimal, and, therefore, the
presentation is boring
