4. Writing the Presentation
• Introduction:
Establish your relationship with the audience and
let them know what to expect. For example, one
approach is to:
Introduce yourself and establish credibility.
Capture the essence of your message in a single
topic sentence.
Make your personal stance clear.
Get your audience’s attention through relevant
humor, provocative statements, startling facts, or
rhetorical questions.
5. Discussion:
This section illustrates or proves your viewpoint.
Present your main points using statistics, details,
and analogies.
To stir emotion in the audience, let your
enthusiasm and sincerity show.
Use vivid language.
Personalize your message through anecdotes or
examples.
6. Conclusion:
The end of a presentation should be as
carefully orchestrated as the other sections.
For example:
Tell the audience you are about to bring your
remarks to a close.
Briefly summarize your main points.
Make a memorable parting statement.
7. Activity 1
work in small groups to list good and bad
presentation delivery techniques that you
have witnessed, and then transfer those ideas
on to paper. You will be prompted to think of
lessons you have witnessed.
8. Follow Up of Activity 1
Put the papers on the wall and each group is
requested to prompt in turn to explain the two
best and two worst techniques that they have
come up with.
9. Presentations: Putting it all into
practice!
Split into 5 groups
Choose a topic you all agree on i.e., The benefits of
studying Communication Skills in this Training session.
Take ½ hour to prepare a short 5 minute presentation
using acetates
Identify 1 person to present your topic
We will then have the five presentations followed by
feedback from the audience and the group.
Remember: this is a no risk environment and is aimed
to give you some practice with the key techniques
