Presentation Skills

Presenting is the act or process of showing/explaining/demonstrating the content of a topic to an audience.

Presentation is a planned and deliberate method of communication created with a specific goal in mind.
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Here are some presentation fears:

How can I get them to listen to me?
How can I keep their attention?
Why am I so nervous?

Here are three basic tips to effective communication :

A. Prepare
B. Deliver
C. Review

Preparation: This is the first and most important step. Proper presentation prevents presentation predicaments.

Tips to preparation:

Determine the purpose of your presentation.
Identify your audience
consider the setting(place).
outline your message.
Select a tool medium (powerpoint, board etc).
Create your presentation.

Presentation Outline:

Opening
Transition
Closing

Tips and guidelines:

Strong Opening statement to engage your audience; e.g: Shocking statistics, Powerful quote, Deep question.
For example:
"Do you know that 6 people die of malaria every 10 minute".
Transition: This is how you deliver your message to the audience.
Message: This is what you want people to know or be able to do after the presentation.

Highlight key words and definitions.
use relevant examples and visuals (diagrams, videos etc).

Strong closing statement: For a memorable finishing.
You can use:

powerful quote
clear action steps
Concise summary.
Brilliant recommendations

B. Deliver
Pay attention to core components
Opening->transition->closing
Presentation is not one way.

Non-verbal components

Make eye contacts.
Body posture is very important
Hand gestures

Verbal components

Use the right vocabularies, grammar, tenses.
Let your presentation be concise, clear, and simple.

Listening and objectives

Handling questions

C. Review Presentation
Did you achieve your desired objectives?
Audience feedback and questions help you evaluate whether your points were clearly communicated.
Action/inaction of audience might be an indication of presentation effectiveness.
Don't beat yourself up if you don't achieve your goal. If at first you don't succeed, try and try again.