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You are supposed to give a presentation in work. What makes a presentation successful and exciting? What are qualities that the speaker must have?

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Date Posted: 2014/03/18
Khatim Abbas Seed
by Khatim Abbas Seed , BUSINESS CONSULTANT , Google

  1. Good preparation & practice (about topic, setting, visual aids & audience)
  2. No fear of addressing big (or small) crowds
  3. Passion about (belief in or knowledge about) topic or objective of the presentation
  4. Social intelligence (well-timed interaction with audience)
  5. Confidence in own ability to deliver such a speech (authority/respect/knowledge/qualification)
  6. Proper articulation & intonation
  7. Compelling language skills (whether formal or informal topic)
  8. Good body language & eye-contact
  9. Attention grabbing phrases (humor or direct questions, climax's etc.)
  10. Well-timed pauses/breaks
  11. Not too long (use breaks if too long)
  12. Questions & answers break (in the end or in-between main topics)

Mohammed M Siddiqui
by Mohammed M Siddiqui , Operations Manager , Confidential

Keep the audience alive

Objective and focus on the subject

Let people interact if anyone has question

No lengthy personal experiences

Not just one person hijack the presentation, involve everyone

 

Rajesh Pandey
by Rajesh Pandey , Finance Head , Travel Point LLC & Travel City LLC (Group)

1) Make eye contact.

2) Speak clearly.

3) Adjust your speech for your audience

4) Don't use one tone the entire speech

5) Don't patronize

6) Be interesting.

7) Speak up.

8) Be honest

9) Organize what you're saying

10)Be polite, follow social conventions and be rational

11)Use your hands

12) Be Specific with content relevent to audiance

SMARAGDI FILIPPAKOPOULOU
by SMARAGDI FILIPPAKOPOULOU , Secretary , Public sector (temporary job)

To give a memorable presentation demands an advantage that few people have. I mean, you must be prepared for the subject, you must have all the elements and data, etc. but in order to stand out and really make a difference for the audience, you have to be a good orator. I think that this skill is owned by few people. You may be a good manager but few are good public speakers. It's an art form that needs to be practiced but also to be natural. The greatest orator of ancient Greece, Demosthenes, was born with a problem in his speech but through practice (he used to shout with very strong voice at a stormy seaside, or talk with small round marbles in his mouth) he finally managed to obtain a very natural speech. To be an orator was also a very prestigious profession at that time and many of them wrote speaches that until today we studied them. So, it's not an easy task,it takes great talent and hard work.

Jameel Khatri
by Jameel Khatri , Assistant Manager (Marketing & Business Development) , SGS Pakistan

Interesting Question

 

Generally a good presentation requires:

  • confidence to stay and deliver in from of audience
  • penetration to absorb and assure level of understanding
  • relevancy to the topic to be delivered

Mohammed Mamoola
by Mohammed Mamoola , Director , Switz group

You already have very speific answers for this questions. To add, the time I hear someone snoring in the presentation, I would think I have failed to get it right. Time to get back to the basics

Presentation should be easy to read and navigate. It should be typed up in a clear font with good spacing. Each page should be numbered and the whole document bound. Make sure you produce multiple copies to distribute to Attendees as necessary. You have to ensure the presenter is familiar with all aspects of the presentation and have good face-to-face presentation skills.

Mohammad Nayeem uddin Siddiqui
by Mohammad Nayeem uddin Siddiqui , Hosting - Part Time , Impact Hub - Dubai

Presentation is what you present, so don't make that same old powerpoint slides. 

Make sure you have some thing new or different way that you present. In this way you will be remembered easily. Ever heard of Prezi, Google it.

 

The ability to grab the attention of all your audience. 

 

Zabih Ullah
by Zabih Ullah , Executive Assistant , National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)

Many thing can be googled about your question, but the following are essential:

  • Your should have full knowledge of what your presenting, means you should have throrough subject knowledge.
  • You must be proficient in the language you are presenting.
  • While presenting focus on audience understanding, whether that are getting what you are delievering or not. To make them understand you can use other means like body language, audience response etc.
  • And last but not the least, your discussion / speech must in the limits of the topic, that means don't go irrelevant.

Hope that will helph. 

 

suleman anjum
by suleman anjum , Accounts and Finance Executive , Paksolarcells Pvt. ltd

Learning about the essential qualities of other great presenters is an easy way to become one you. The following four essential qualities of all speakers, in particular, will ensure you are delivering presentations that will influence, inspire, and make a meaningful impact on your audience.

 

1. Introspection & Self-Awareness

2. The Ability to Tell a Story

3. Generosity

 

4. Confidence

Being including all the proved methods for a perfect presentation, the docuement should be prepared with:

  1. Perfect leadership skill
  2. Polite & Exciting Welcome Note
  3. Clearly mention the purpose of presentation 
  4. Highlighting the positive or profitable aspects (THIS WILL ATTRACT LISTENERS TOWARDS THE SPEAKER)
  5. Proper presentation which includes the perfect serial number of points to be presented
  6. Resources used to prepare the document should be reliable
  7. Keep all informations to ground uniformaity
  8. Ending with asking the views of persons 
  9. Enegertic Ending Note 

 

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