Presentation Skills
1. Stop Death by PowerPoint
T+D, v60 n3 p20, 22 March 2006
Fundamentals. This article presents five presentation secrets about PowerPoint: PowerPoint makes us boring; reports and textbooks kill presentation effectiveness; forget almost all of what you know; script each slide, but don't read it; and start the presentation before they arrive and finish it after they leave.
2. Caught on Tape
T+D, v59 n12 p63-65 December 2005
Using audio or video taping to assess your presentation skills is often overlooked. This article outlines the advantages of using this approach to improve presentation skills. The author provides a ten-point checklist and sequential approach to using this medium to improve this valuable skill set.
3. Communication Basics
ASTD Press Book ISBN: 1-56286-362-2
This book is a toolkit for those who want to improve their communication and presentation skills. The book focuses on getting and holding the attention of the listeners, thinking on your feet, responding with authority and approachability, overcoming fears and jitters, developing effective nonverbal cues, and developing your own communication style. Practical exercises, tips, checklists, and other tools are contained in this book.
4. Presentation Basics
ASTD Press Book ISBN: 1-56286-347-9
This book presented in a step-by-step format guides professionals through the entire process from preparation, to creating the right environment, to recovery when things go wrong in a presentation. It covers facilitation techniques, selecting and using audio-visual tools, and where and how to sharpen skills.
5. Just Breathe
T+D, v56 n9 p17-18 September 2002
Training 101. This article addresses the proper technique for breathing which can trigger a relaxation response putting a person in the ideal physical and mental state to face an audience.
6. Something to Talk About: Tips for Communicating in an Electronic Environment
LEARNING CIRCUITS, v3 n2 February 2002
eLearning1.0. Provides tips for improving presentation skills for presentations made at a distance—through audio-, tele-, videoconferencing, or an interactive online environment. Explains how to prepare, present, and wrap-up.
7. Introverted Trainer
T+D, v55 n9 p22-24 September 2001
Training 101. Presents several suggestions to introverts for successful classroom instruction, including have a plan (and a plan B), know the participants and their needs, don't limit yourself, set expectations, get participants involved, and get feedback.
8. Presenting to the Big Dogs
T+D, v55 n10 p32-35 October 2001
This article provides several techniques for trainers when presenting to the company's executive team or board of directors. It recommends focusing on one or two messages, supporting them with a few good facts, and telling a story to illustrate main points.
9. Refuse to be Boring
T+D, v55 n6 p73-74 June 2001
cc:You. Six techniques to engage your audience are presented: it's not about the data; have a conversation with your audience; connect your information to them; get comfortable with silence, and use it often; stick to the landing; and don't be selfish. The author suggests watching other presenters to pick up additional pointers.
10. Ten Steps to Being Positively Engaging
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT, v55 n1 p18-19 January 2001
Training 101. Suggests 10 steps that help engage learners: what's in it for them, probe frequently, encourage application, test and give feedback, start with questions, run counter to expectations, start with what learners know, use visual modes, provide an advanced organizer, and use humor.
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