AKNU - Degree 2nd Year 3rd semester - CSS-2 - Presentation Skills

 

2. Presentation Skills

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Presentation skills are very important in conveying one's ideas to a group of students, employees, business men, etc.

 

Presentation skills are not difficult. Anyone can acquire them as a skill. Presentation skills include thinking skills, communication skills, and body language.

 

Presentation skills are useful when we present papers in seminars, in training workshops, in Viva voce, or during presentation of research project reports. We will also use them in Interviews, conferences, student meets, college functions, large meetings and even in small family gatherings. We need them in student loans fe as well as in a workplace.

 

Requirements for Presentation Skills:

 

1. Planning is important

2. Originality and smartness are needed.

3. Presentation should be short, sweet and be within time limit

4. Audience need to be kept in mind.

5. Presentation should be done in cool and relaxed manner

6. Interaction with the audience is needed.

7. Humour can be added but it should not be coarse comedy.

8. Body language if the presenter is very important

 

Tips for improving PowerPoint presentations:

 

1. Choose the topic

2. Decide the number of slides and suitable design.

3. Choose relevant contrast colours, which are not gaudy

4. Do not use more than three colours

5. Select the right font

6. Keep Computer in working condition with proper audio and video devices.

7. Make Projector and Screen ready

8. Keep the Speakers in working condition.

9. During presentation, Show the slides one after the other leaving space for ample discussion.

10. Use relevant animation style.

11. Clarify doubts

12. Thank the audience.