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FAKULTAS ILMU KEPERAWATAN

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TAHUN 2014
 How Good Presentation

It takes some courage to stand up in front of an audience and deliver a well-

structured and interesting talk, and most of us at one time or another have
experienced the panic, sweaty palms, blank minds, and wobbling voices that
sometimes accompany this.

Being able to cope with presentations is a very valuable skill, though, whatever
your job. Presentations are useful in many situations, such as pitching for
business, putting a case for funding, addressing staff meetings, and the
presentation used in each lecture. Few people like speaking formally to an
audience, but there are many real benefits and as you again experience in giving
presenttions, youll probably find that it becomes less of a worry, and even
enjoyable.

This chapter offers you help on the first step of your journey towards a great
presentations: preparation. It will give you some suggestions for preparing the
content of what youre going to say, looking at your objectives, gearing it to your
audience, and getting your points across well (Bloombury, 2010).

Step one: Work out your objectives

Clear objectives are the starting point for all great presentations. Start by working
out your objectives ask yourself why youre giving the talk and what you want
your audience to get out of it. Think about wheter using speech alone is the best
way of communicating your message, or if your message might benefit from
using visual aids and slides to further illustrate its main points.

When youre planning and giving the presentation, keep these objectives in mind
at all times theyll focus your thoughts. Having an objective for giving the
presentation will ensure that youre not wasting anyones time, either your
audience or your own.

Step two: find out what you need to know about your audience
Before you plan your presentation, try as best you can to find out who is going to
be in your audience, and their expectations. For example, the tone and content of a
presentation to the managing. Its important that you know the extent of the
audiences knowledge about the topic youll be discussing, as their familiarity
with the subject will determine the level at which you pitch the talk and the
language you see (see below).

Whetever the interests of your audience, try to appeal to what will

motivate and interest these people.

Step three: Make sure youve got your facts straight

Once you know why youre speaking and who youre talking to, you can firm up
your ideas about what youre going say. Get back to basics by checking that you
have all the main facts straight

Step four: Begin writing your speech

When it comes to presentations, theres no substitute for detailed preparation and

planning. While everyone prepares in different ways, all of which develop with
experience, here are a few keu point to bear in mind while youre preparing.

Keep your presentation short and simple if you possibly can, as it will be
easier for you to manage and remember. A shorter presentation is usually
more effective from the audiences point of view, too, as most people
dislike long presentations and will not necessarily remember any more
from them.
Avoid overloading your talk with facts and figures; a few well placed
number can help illustrate a point, but it can be hard to maintain an
audiences interest if they are being bombarded with figure, use some
graphs or charts to illustrate what youre saying. Aim to identify two or
three key points, and think about ways you can get these across creatively.
Elements of a "Good" & "Bad" presentation
(Reynolds, 2014)
GOOD
Start with interesting hook
Big Voice (good projection)
Smile, friendly, natural
Passion, excited by topic
Conversational tone
Points are clear
Use of humor, emotion
Use of great visuals
Use of video/movie segments
Simple design, delivery
Has a clear main point
Confident body language
Use of interesting examples
Uses personal stories
Clear pronunciation
Gets audience participation
Speaker asks questions
Q&A, discussion time
Feels like a journey
Lots of photos/visuals
Good time management
Clear conclusion
Has surprises, unexpected bits
Makes audience think
Is entertaining, fun
Has new or "rare" info
Variety of content
"BAD"
Rambling, boring, slow start
Small, weak voice
Reading a script
Reading text on slides
Lots of text on slide
No eye contact
Looks at paper all the time
No gestures
Seems not confident
Looks bored/disinterested
Too long/too short
Too complicated, confusing
No attempt to simplify
Material only memorized
Ugly, amateur design of visuals
No clear point
No examples
No stories
Faces away from audience
Repeats a point too often
No audience participation
Monotone, monopacing
Seems unprepared
Talks too fast
No body movement
Data overly complicated
Charts are irrelevant
 Statistics *with* context
Explains why not just what
Makes the abstract tangible
Changes pace periodically
Uses original content
Shows "the big picture"
Not just lists of info
Presenter is "authentic"
Presenter is having fun
Charts impossible to see
Using jargon
Speaks down to audience
"Showing off" by using jargon
Presenter not motivated
Talk contains nothing new
Speaking sounds memorized
No flow, just many "points"
Does not inspire or motivate
 DAFTAR PUSTAKA

Bloombury. (2010). Give Great presentation: How to Speak Confidently and make
your point. London: A & C Black Publisher.

Reynolds, G. (2014). How to Make a Good (or Bad) Presentation:

www.presentationzen.com.