How to give a presentation

How to give a presentation

1. How to intoduce yourself and your topic

   • Formal introducctions
     • Introduce your topic
       • Simpler
         • Ej. Today, I'm going to be talking about....
         • Ej. I'd like to talk to you today about....
       • Complex (Break you idea into stages)
         • I'll begin by.... and then I'll go on to... finally....
   • Informal introducctions

2. Getting peolple's atenttion starts from the beginning

   • Problem->solutions
     • Connecting it whit their experiences and feelings
   • Interesting facts or statistisc
   • Short stories
   • Using signposting languaje
     • Structure and organize
     • Using words and phrases to show thw audience where your points begin and end
     • Move from one point to the next
       • Next, I'd like to talk about... // Let's move on and discuss...// At this point, I'd like to turn to...
     • Add detail to an idea
       • Let me go into some more detail about...// Let's examine ... in more depth// I'd like to elabore on...
     • Show that you've finished your main points
       • To wrap up, let's remind ourselves of why this should matter to everyone here // Let's review the key points from this session

3. "Tell the audience what you're going to say; say it, and then tell them what you've said" -Dale Carnegie

4. Dealing with problems

   • Cue cards
     • Vocabulary
     • Important points
   • Phrases
     • Filler phrases
     • For mistakes and clarifications
   • Delay answering
   • Difkect the question
   • Dismiss the question

5. Problems

   • Forget
     • Important words
     • Where you were
     • Say something wrong, not clear explanations
     • Something important
     • Awkward questions

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