Introduction/importance of presentation skills

Get in touch with the way the other person feels. Feelings are 

55% Body language, 38% tone and 7% word

Presentation skills

OBJECTIVES

Learn the importance of presentation skills Learn how to lay down a presentation plan How to handle difficult questions Know how to use audio/visual aids to enhance your presentations Learn how to make your presentations attractive effective Learn about body language and ways to improve it. Learn about voice modulation

Introduction/importance of presentation skills

Whether you work in a business organization or an educational institution, or you are a student, it is essential that you possess god public speaking skills. Throughout your career, you are bound to encounter innumerable situations, which demand effective presentations, to mention a few as a team leader you may have to present before the corporate body, a product which your team has brought out; as one of the top administrators of your institution to an important visitor as project manager you may have to present before a committee the results of a project recently undertaken by your company, and so on. In addition, as a student you may have to attend seminars or you may have to present you’re a project reports to your fellow students and faculty members. These situations call for effective, memorable presentations. Though these circumstances differ in purpose, the strategies you need to make good presentations do not differ much.

The ability to make effective and memorable oral presentations is one of the most important qualities you need to develop for a successful career. Content practice is the key to acquiring this skill.

The more successful your career, the more often you will be called upon to make presentations for a variety of situation and audiences. Let us look at certain fundamentals of professional presentations, which can best be described under a broader heading called presentation plan which in will help you to become an effective presenter.