PRESENTATION TECHNIQUE

The Seven Deadly Sins

1. Show an organization chart, tell the history
of your department, and apologize in
advance.
2. Do not explain any reason why the subject
has any value to the audience.
3. Use a presentation designed for one
audience-for a different audience.
4. Tell the audience more than they want to
know.
 The Seven Deadly Sins
5. Turn the lights out and show slides or
transparencies while reading a script.
6. Read verbatim every word on every visual.
7. Do not rehearse-Play it by ear.
 Types of Presentations

• Written
• Oral
• Panel or Roundtable
• Poster
 Making a Presentation Effective

• Using Graphics with Presentations

• Using Microsoft  PowerPoint

 Oral Presentations: Order
“Tell ‘em what you’re going to tell ‘em—
Preview: Introduction
Tell ‘em—
Do: Body
Tell ‘em what you told ‘em”
Review

Oral Presentations
Presentation tips from Dale Carnegie
Training
 Plan, Prepare, Practice
and Present
• Plan Describe your audience and define the purpose
of your talk.
• Prepare Establish a positive mindset and prepare the
structure and timing of your presentation.
• Practice Review your content, rehearse and get
feedback on your presentation, and build enthusiasm
and confidence to present.
• Present Own your subject and build rapport with the
audience to hold their attention and project the value
of your message.
 Presentation Technique
Holding the Audience’s attention
Percentage of audience paying

beginning
100
end
attention

50

Time (min)

Figure 1. The attention Curve

 Non-verbal communication
in Speaking (1of 3)
Positive/neutral Potentially/actually
connotation negative connotation
Eyes • Contact with audience • Minimal contact with
• Normal/slightly aroused audience
blink rate, pupil dilation, • Rapid blink rate, extreme
raised eyebrows pupil dilation, raised
eyebrows

Mouth • Open – clear projection • Mumbling, wetting lips with

tongue, yawning
 Non-verbal communication
in Speaking (2 of 3)
Positive/neutral Potentially/actually
connotation negative connotation
Head • Minimal movement • Frequent movement,
• Tilted to show nodding
concentration when • Tilted to show aggresion
listening

Shoulders • Lowered • Raised

Arms/hands • Open arms • Folded arms, figleaf

• Hands beside body, on position, hands in pockets,
podium, around object distracting gestures,
• Appropriate gestures nervous and self touching
 Non-verbal communication
in Speaking (3 of 3)
Positive/neutral Potentially/actually
connotation negative connotation
Legs/feet • Minimal movement • Jiggling legs, tapping toes,
bouncing on balls of feet,
pacing
Body • Erect posture • Slumped posture
• Relaxed posture • Stiff posture
Orientation • Mainly towards audience • Mainly away from audience

Clothing • Appropriate for occasion • Inappropriate

• Neat • Sloppy
 SPEAKING DISEASES
• LALIOPHOBIA
 Fear of speaking
• DEMOPHOBIA
 Fear of crowds
• KATAGELOPHOBIA
 Fear of ridicule
 Controlling Nervousness (1 of 3)
• Exercise (isometric exercise)
• Yawn, stretch, roll head from side to side
• Breathe deeply
• Relax
• Meditate
• Use music, laughter
• Go to the toilet beforehand
• Avoid stimulants (coffee, tea, cola)
 Controlling Nervousness (2 of 3)
• Avoid tranquillizing agents (alcohol &
medicine)
• Avoid problematic foods
• Drink water
• Build in time cushion
• Make the strange familiar (presentation room)
• Make the strange familiar (audience)
 Controlling Nervousness (3 of 3)
• Rehearse
• Revisualise
• Be over-prepared
• Don’t just inanimate objects
• Redirect gaze of audience
• Use props to prop
• Don’t do it (fly don’t fight)
 Bahasa Tubuh  SOFTEN

• Smile (senyum)
• Open Stance (bersikap terbuka)
• Forward Lean (bersandar ke depan)
• Tone (nada)
• Eye Contact (kontak mata)
• Nod (anggukan)
 Answer
Qthe
andQuestion
A
• Listen to the question (do not interrupt)
• Repeat the question (giving more thinking
time)
• Eye contact (different when listen and
answer)
• Answering mistakes (too much, too soon,
dialogue with one person)
• The loaded question (trick questions)
• Don’t bluff
 Three Important Things

• Rehearse
•Rehearse
•Rehearse