Bangladesh University of Professionals

Case study
Topic: Effective Presentation Skill Training - Putting Your Message Across

Course Name & Code

Presentation Skill Development (PA-1103)

Submitted To:
Lecturer Niamul Kabir
Department of English
Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)

Submitted By:
Helali Iqbal
ID: 16161013
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1 Batch, 1 Semester, B.S.S (Hons)
Session: 2015-2016
Department of Public Administration
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
Bangladesh University of Professionals(BUP)

Date of Submission: March 10, 2016

Effective Presentation Skill Training - Putting Your Message Across

Abstract: This paper is all about presentation skill, obstacles of presentation, tips for effective

presentation skill, training to develop presentation skill and its advantages. It also includes some

opinions and advices for effective presentation. Most of the information has been collected from

different articles through internet and has been added to this piece of writing. The links have

been given as references at the end of this writing.

Keywords: presentation, skills, effective, training, presenter, tips,

Introduction:

Presentation is the way in which something is presented showing and describing clearly by a

person before a group of people to convey his/her message. Presentation Skill is important to

many kinds of people. It is useful to individuals, businessmen, leaders, managers and

administrators. Concerning the demand of presentation skill, many organizations have been set-

up throughout the world to provide corporate training about presentation.

Tips for Effective Presentation :

From an article of Geoffrey James, 21 tips to make effective presentation :

1.Building a story: A presenter should tell a story to make the audiences more attentive to the

presentation.

2.Keeping it relevant: The stories shared with the audiences must be relevant to the ideas and

topic of the presentation.

3.Cutting introduction: A presenter should make the introduction part brief so that the audiences

do not get bored.

4.Beginning with an eye-opener: A good presenter begins his presentation with an attracting

sentence.

5.Keeping it short and sweet: A good presentation is always short and sweet. The messages

should be reached to the audiences clearly.

6.Using facts, not generalities: Presenting using some facts that are quantifiable, verifiable,

memorable and dramatic is really an effective quality.

7.Customizing for every audience: One should customize the presentation for all kinds of

audience. Every audience is different. So customizing presentation for all of them is necessary.

8.Simplify graphics: Using weird graphics in the presentation leads a presentation to an

unpleasant and irritating one.

9.Keeping backgrounds in the background: The background should be simple and of neutral

color.

10.Using readable fonts: The fonts should be like that every audience can see the slides.

11.Not getting too fancy: Simple presentation is better than a fancy one.

12.Checking equipmentin advance: Before giving a presentation, all the equipments like

sound- systems, projectors should be checked well.

13.Speaking to the audience: A presenter should speak to the audiences directly.

14.Not reading from slides: One should not read from the slides. He should tell something about

the relevant topic from his own point of view.

15.Not skipping around: Skipping around slides is bad while presenting. That makes the

audience lose their attention from the presentation.

16.Leaving humor to the professionals: Humor makes the presentation more interesting. The

audience become more interested and attentive.

17.Avoiding obvious wormholes: The acts should be avoided that irritate the audiences. The

gesture and posture of a presenter should not be bothering to the audiences.

18.Skipping the jargon: Business buzzwords should be cut off the presentation. That makes the

audience feel nonsense about the presenter.

19.Making it timely: The awkward timing should be avoided to give a presentation. The

awkward timing means before or immediately after meal.

20.Preparing some questions: Some questions should be prepared before presentation.

21.Having a separate handout: If anyone wants to provide some data to the audience, he should

provide a separate document to them after presentation.

Effective Presentation Training:

MDIS CORPORATE TRAINING, an organization of Singapore provides a two days training on

effective presentation skill. Its curriculum and objectives are highly designed to make people

more dynamic and confident speaker and presenter. The workshop is designed highlighting the

points: Introduction to public speaking, The mechanics of speech, Knowing your audience,
effective use of body language, Individual Presentation and written evaluations, Projecting

credibility, How to put your point across effectively, Audio-visual aids, Speaking off the cuff,

Individual presentation and trainer evaluation and Review of presentations. After completing the

workshop, participants will be able to: highlight the important points of an effective presentation,

develop an effective presentation format for the individual and highlight individual effective and

non-effective presentation skills. The methodologies of this training workshop are videotaping,

peer and trainer evaluations, lectures, group and individual exercises to make the purpose

successful.

Message:

Though presentation skill is needed to build up a better career, most of the people face some

problems while presenting. From my experiences regarding presentation skill, I can give some

tips to sort out some problems. One problem is to structure a successful presentation. This

problem can be solved by learning power point presentation. The other problem is the fear of

public speaking. This problem can be solved by some exercises. It helps a presenter to be free

from anxiety and fear. One can join some workshops regarding presentation skills according to

the need and opportunity.

Conclusion:

Observing all the information stated above, the importance of effective presentation skill training

can be understood clearly. Organizations of developing presentation skill play an important role

in todays world. In many developed countries, this skill is a must for all fields of working like

corporate jobs, business etc. So, both the professionals and businessmen should practice the skill

effectively.
References:

1. James G.(Feb 29,2012) Fix Your Presentations: 21 Quick Tips. Geoffrey James:

Inc.com(html). http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/how-to-fix-your-presentations-

21-tips.html

2. MIDS CORPORATE TRAINING (March 9,2016) Effective Presentation Skills.

MIDS. http://www.mdis.edu.sg/corporate-training/programmes/professional-

development-workshops/communication--spoken/effective-presentation-skills-2015