MPSPS

IBM: Mastering Presentation Skills and Public Speaking

Determine purpose of presenting and
speaking
→ Determining the objectives/outcomes in
order to deliver a focused presentation
→ Subject of Presentation
→ Considering the Prospective Audience for
an effective Presentation
− Audience Analysis; Size, Age, Gender
and different types of audience
→ Knowing the place of Presentation
→ How to Determine the best time for
Presentation
→ Determining the length of Talk for a wellstructured
and interesting Presentation
→ Researching Techniques for data and info
→ Barriers of Delivering Successful
Presentations
− Language, age, background,
expectations

Brainstorming for generating large number
of ideas in a short time
→ Selecting the main points and creating a
structure/framework – Mind map
→ Visual Aids and when to use them
→ A proper introduction to gain listener’s
attention, Conclusion and Summary

Structuring the Presentation about the
magical number 3
→ What – To identify the Key message to
communicate
→ Why and How – To address the next
obvious question that arises in the
audience mind
→ How you edit your presentation
determines the effectives of it
− Exercise

Features of Storytelling
→ Why we tell stories in Presentations
− Engagement
Fostering deeper connection
− Team Spirit
− Deeper value
→ Steps of how to gradually develop a story
in presentations
→ Elements of effective storytelling
− Relatability
− Novelty
− Tension
− Ease of understanding
→ Strategies for plotting, structuring a story
→ PechaKucha Styles of Presenting and
Speaking