There are a 6 broad areas that effective presentation skills can be broken down that help to understand and apply them:
1. Objective Setting
2. Design & Outline
3. Preparation
4. Give Presentation
5. Review
6. Other
The order I have presented the points, other than point 6 to use the effective presentation skills develop and give a good presentation - i.e starting with objectives, then planning, followed by designing, next comes preparing speech and slides plus practice. After these actions have been completed you are reeady to give your presentation. The review step is how to learn lesson and develop more effective presentation skills.
The other effective presentation skills cover skills that cover some general ideas for presenting which will enhance the presentation for yourself and the audience.
Monday, 30 November 2009
Saturday, 28 November 2009
The Goal Of Effective Presentation Skills
The goal of effective presentation skills, in general terms, is to give an effective presentation. Effective presentation skills need to be assessed against this objective. It is important I give my definition of what is an effective presentation so there is understandable context for tips I give on developing effective presentation skills.
In deciding whether a presentation is effective it needs to considered from two parties perspective - the audience and the presenter. From an audience point of view an effective presentation is where they have benefited from listening from it - e.g. they have been updated and understand a situation, they now understand something better, or they have been entertained etc.
The presenter will have their own objectives and determines the effectiveness of the presentation by how well they achieved them - e.g. they have successfully informed or explained something to the audience, convinced the audience to take a certain course of action etc.
Effective presentation skills are the skills that result in a presentation that meets the objectives of the audience and the presenter.
In deciding whether a presentation is effective it needs to considered from two parties perspective - the audience and the presenter. From an audience point of view an effective presentation is where they have benefited from listening from it - e.g. they have been updated and understand a situation, they now understand something better, or they have been entertained etc.
The presenter will have their own objectives and determines the effectiveness of the presentation by how well they achieved them - e.g. they have successfully informed or explained something to the audience, convinced the audience to take a certain course of action etc.
Effective presentation skills are the skills that result in a presentation that meets the objectives of the audience and the presenter.
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Are Effective Presentation Skills Needed Today?
As an introduction to effective presentation skills I am going to talk about some the reasons why developing effective presentation skills is still essential in these high tech times.
Today there are many communication means - text messaging, tele-conferences, emails etc. There high tech means are highly efficient forms of convey messages, but they are not as effective as face to face meetings or presentations. People are social animals and continue to like the high touch approach. It is much easier to build trust and credibility.
Effective presentation skills are needed to progress a career after a certain point - technical skills will only take you so far. They are need to communicate ideas, persuade and sell to small groups and large audiences.
Developing effective presentation skills will help you achieve your business, career goals and your community support objectives (asking for funding or support etc).
Today there are many communication means - text messaging, tele-conferences, emails etc. There high tech means are highly efficient forms of convey messages, but they are not as effective as face to face meetings or presentations. People are social animals and continue to like the high touch approach. It is much easier to build trust and credibility.
Effective presentation skills are needed to progress a career after a certain point - technical skills will only take you so far. They are need to communicate ideas, persuade and sell to small groups and large audiences.
Developing effective presentation skills will help you achieve your business, career goals and your community support objectives (asking for funding or support etc).
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