This document outlines how to give an effective presentation. It discusses using PowerPoint as a visual aid rather than the focus, having a clear purpose and understanding your audience. The key points are to have a logical three-part structure of introduction, body and conclusion. Presenters should remember to practice, use visuals, maintain consistency and focus on one key point per slide. Proper preparation, structure and delivery are essential to a successful presentation.

1. ` OUTLINES
OF
PRESENTATION
SKILLS
- By Rati Agarwal

2. Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Power Point Presentation- A tool
3. Three Key Points to make Presentation a Success
4. Few Points to remember
5. Conclusion

3. Introduction
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This presentation is about how to give an effective
presentation.
v/s

4. Power Point Presentation- A tool
Visual aids play supporting role.
• Who plays the major role?
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5. You!
You are the expert.
You are the one who was asked to speak.
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Three Key Points to make Presentation a
Success.

7. Why are you going to make the presentation?
1. So that THEY know how much you know.
2. So that THEY know how IMPORTANT you are.
3. So that THEY realize how little they know.
Question 1
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8. YOU must know what you want to accomplish.
•Inform?
•Teach?
•Solicit input?
•Persuade or sell?
•Stimulate thought ?
Answer
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Know your Audience

9. Does your presentation has a logical structure
which is easy to remember?
Question 2
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10. Structure
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 Three section structure:
1. Introduction
2. Main Body
3. Summary/ Conclusion
Tell them what you’re going to tell them,
Tell them,
Tell them what you told them.

11. Structure Layout
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Introduction
Main Body
Conclusion
Get Attention
Relevant and Precised
Content
Key message

12. Question 3
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13. "If you fail to prepare,
you are prepared to fail"
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14. Few Points to remember…
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15. 1. Present one key point per slide
 … because more than one idea in a slide
 Distracts the audience
 Lessens the focus and impact of the message
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16. Appropriate humor relaxes an audience and
makes it feel more comfortable with you as the
speaker.
2. Incorporate Humor in your Presentation
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17. • Background
• Font
• Structure
• Capitalization
• Spacing
• Illustrations
• Colors
3. Make your presentation Consistent.
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18. 4. Use visuals (pictures, graphs, tables) whenever you
can .
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19. • Upper left
• Upper right
• Lower left
• Lower right
6. Eye Movement The “Z” Rule
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20. 7. Don’t forget to smile….
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Steve Jobs
Tony Robbins
Susan Cain
Amy TanMalcolm Gladwell

21. Conclusion
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 Use an effective and strong closing
 Your audience is likely to remember your last
words
 Use a conclusion slide to:
 Summarize the main points of your
presentation
 Suggest future avenues of research

22. Summary
 Preparation is key!
 Practice!
 Present Well
 PowerPoint is a complement only, don’t let it take over!
 Prepare for the questions as well.
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“Presentation is the ‘Killer Skill’ we take into the real world. It’s
almost an unfair advantage.”
Ethan Rasiel & Paul N. Friga, ‘The McKinsey Mind’Like most things,
the best way to learn is to do..
Thank you !