MAKING PRESENTATIONS

CEDARView and This Presentation

When the purpose of a thing is not known, the abuse is inevitable. Why CEDARView?

Why did YOU join CEDARView? What we’ll discuss today:

Who is presenting? What are you presenting? How should you present? Preparing for an effective presentation How do you know a good presentation?

Who is presenting?

The personality of the presenter drives the presentation – e.g. if Wole Soyinka makes a grammatical mistake, not even the queen will notice

Sharpening the person will automatically increase the probability of making a good presentation

Be sure you want to go ahead with the presentation and be sure you know what you’re talking about

What are you presenting?

Content is as important as the entire process of making a presentation

Apply the 80/20 Principle by spending 80% of your presentation time on 20% of the content which forms the core of your points

Never accept an undefined presentation, except you’re given a “free hand” to speak on your core competence

Make sure your content fits the context of the “environment”

How should you present?

There are no hard and fast rules – only unique styles - but a few tips apply across board:

Know your audienceBe conscious of “audience psychology”Know, and keep within your time allocationKnow what conditions you’ll be presenting

under – multimedia support, equipment, software tools, delivery medium, etc

How should you present?

Preparing for an effective presentation

Research is the key to unique presentations

Choose your words, tenses, materials, pictures and title (if you’re not given one) appropriately

Employ the powers of IT, as much as you can (layout, delivery mode, tools, etc)

Never rush into any presentationYou may like my rule, “’Gbenga Sesan,

prepare as if you’re speaking to the UN”

How to know a good presentation

You have the audience’s full attentionPresentation prompts responses or

questionsPresentation is smooth – timely and fully

deliveredWhen you say “thank you” and drop the

microphone, you feel like patting yourself on the back

The original purpose of the presentation is achieved on the long term