Delivery of presentation

Six different types of speaker

 The experienced speaker

 Experienced speakers are usually people who are knowledgeable and have done speech
presentations multiple times before.
 Knows the correct presentation skills
 The humorous speaker
 Humorous speakers are people who rely on jokes and stories during their presentation.
 Remember, having too many jokes in a speech might be distracting, especially if the jokes are
not relevant.
 The key is to know how and when to use humour. The important is to get the message across.
 The good researcher
 Tend to pack their presentations with information, in order to support their points.
 Remember, providing too much information will cause information overload for the listeners.
 The tech-savvy speaker
 Technology is a very useful when it comes to presentation.
 Some speakers who focus more on the medium of the presentation rather than the content
 This tech-savvy speakers likes to use elaborate animation in their presentations, but at times
the content might not seem relevant.
 The overconfident speaker
 There are some speakers who speaks with a condescending tone.
 They become overconfident due to their wealth of experience.
 Your message may come across as too forceful to the audience.
 The timid speaker
 are those who do not really interact well with their audience.
 They may appear shy is that they are new to public speaking
According to Rose and Nicholl (1997), people
remember:

 20% - of what they read

 30% - of what they hear

 40%- of what they see

 50% - of what they say

 60% - of what they do

 90% - of what they see, hear and do

Some useful visual aids can be used during
presentation:

 Objects
 If your speech is about the process of making something, it will be more effective to take
the equipment along and demonstrate the steps while giving speech. The audience can
then watch the demonstration step-by-step.

 Pictures
 Pictures are another example of a useful visual aid. They can help to make a presentation
clearer and make the points more realistic. However, the pictures must be big enough so
that the audience can see them well. One of the easiest ways to ensure this is to include
the pictures in the presentation slides.
 Charts
 If you need to present information that includes a lot of figures and statistics, it will be helpful
to use charts to present the information. Some examples of charts that you could consider using
in your speech:
a) Pie chart: used to show the percentage that is represented by each category or division of
items.
b) Line graph: used to show changes between two or more items over a certain period of time.
c) Bar graph: used to show comparisons between two or more items. The bar may be shown
either horizontally or vertically in the graph.
d) Tables: used to present data or numerical values. A speaker can summarise the information in
a table and give a clear and informative title. The data can be divided into different categories
for clarity.
 Videos
 Videos can help a speaker to make the speech more memorable
and impactful. Choosing appropriate videos for a presentation will
also help a speaker to establish credibility with the audience. The
speaker needs to ensure that the selected video is clear, audible
and relevant to the topic.
 Presentation delivery using multimedia.

 Multimedia is use a combination of text, audio, still images, video,

animation and interactivity to present information. Using a
combination of these visual aids during a presentation would make
it more appealing to the audience. Appropriate use of multimedia
will aid understanding and help the audience to focus on what is
being presented.
 Presentation slides:

 Are commonly used to enhance a presentation. Presentation software, such as

Microsoft Power Point can be used to generate effective and interesting slides to
support the information in a speech. The software uses the following to create a
presentation:

1. Text
2. Audio
3. Graphics
4. Video
Audience

 The second most important thing to consider when preparing for a speech
is to whom you are speaking to.
 You cannot deliver a speech/presentation without the presence of an
audience.
 The audience is the cornerstone of a speech, apart from the speakers
themselves.
 Thus, it is vital to know your audience before getting started with your
speech.
 Having a quiet
audience in a very
silent hall

Which type of
Versus audience would you
prefer?

Having a cheerful,
responsive audience in
the same hall
Characteristic of an audience
Demographic Attitude Level of thinking State of emotions
traits
This includes the It will be useful to If the audience Choose an
age, gender, know the already has some appropriate topic
religion, cultural audience’s stand prior knowledge and avoid using
background and about certain about the topic, biased language.
etc… issues or beliefs. the speaker may Talking about
Ex: Distributing a expand the topic sensitive issues
questionnaire to at great length. might offend the
each member of audience.
the audience If the members of
before speech your audience
will help you to are new to the
understand their topic. You may
attitude towards need to give
a particular topic. some
background
information.
Handling audience questions.

 Five ways to help you handle the Q&A session in a professional manner:
1. Listen to each question attentively. Do not interrupt the questioner. Ensure that
you listen to and understand the question before giving an answer. Many
presenters make the mistake of answering questions without really
understanding them. You can avoid this mistake by repeating the question to
the questioner which allows you time to think about the appropriate response
to the question.
2. Keep a neutral stance. Do not nod to indicate that you have listened to the
question as this action can be perceived as if you agree with the questioner.
3. Maintain eye contact with the questioner. Move your eyes around the room
when you answer the question to include others in the audience.
3. Ask for clarification or repetition of the question if you are in doubt.
4. Allow yourself a minute or two to think about the question. Repeat or
reformulate the question, so that you are certain you have understood it
accurately. This will then help you to formulate the answer easily.