Effective Communication Skills

TECHNOLOGY OF PUBLIC SPEAKING & EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION SKILLS( ONE NEEDS ONLY SUFFICIENT SELF-CONFIDENCE, HONESTY & PRACTICE TO EXCEL IN AN AREA OR FIELD OF ACTIVITY)

1.     Objectives of the presentation should be made very clear at the very introductory phase(why to speak and on what , about what, real  contents, purpose, significance, applications) ; presentation might have some of the following purposes:

·       Informational

·       Promotional

·       Inspirational

·       Motivational

·       Generating awareness

·       Conflict resolution

·       Counseling for improvement

·       Delivering expert knowledge

·       Special , situational

·       Marketing some products/ideas/concepts

·       Popularizing some ideas/concepts/products/services

·       Training sessions for skill-development on special domain

·       Thanks-giving

·       Inaugural speech ETC.

TECHNOLOGY FOR AN EFFECTIVE AND POWERFUL PRESENTATION

2.     Know your subject well, deliver with energy and enthusiasm, unique but natural style

3.     Build rapport with the audience, know your audience well

4.     Body language, etiquettes, manners, eye-contacts, loudness, sincerity of purpose, clarity, modulation, articulation, soft and sweet style, focus on the central ideas, managing time, summarization, and salutation, thanks-giving, pleasant and cheerful mood with energy and enthusiasm

5.     Diagrams, illustrations, videos related to the topic  should be presented nicely to generate interest  on the subject

Slides should consists of the following(about20- 30 slides for an hour,DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF PRESENTATION) :

·       Opening slide/introduction of the topic/title/speaker

·       Contents

·       Introduction to the topics

·       Objectives

·       Main body(slide1 to slide n)(Let it be highly technical in content for audience with Technology background)

·       summarization

·       conclusions

·       question & answer sessions

·       references/bibliography

·       thanks-giving