L05 : Leadership Presentation

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Leadership Communication Chapter 05 : Leadership Presentation

This chapter you will learn the skills of a leader are clearest whether informally. “Through their speeches and presentations, managers establish definitions and meaning for their own actions and give others a sense of what the organization is about, where it is at, and what it is up to.”

And this chapter applies the tools and techniques of previous chapters to the art of public speaking. Three “P’s” process: planning, preparing, and presenting.

Planning a presentation by determining strategy to clarify purpose to write and need to define the purpose of presentation and develop a communication strategy by using framework , context, purpose, audience, timing, feedback, the select the medium and the delivery method , should form options .

Preparing a presentation to achieve the greatest impact, the preparation consists of developing the introduction, body, and conclusion; crating the graphic; testing the flow and logic; editing and proofreading; and practicing.

Presenting effectively and with greater confidence, when it comes time to present, the leader will need to concentrate on delivery style, focusing particularly on eye contact, stance, speech, and overall effect. Since much of the success of the leader presentation will be determined by how audiences perceives us right at the beginning, the leader should be prepared to establish expertise and value to the audience immediately and maintain that positive ethos throughout.

Question 1: How to prepare for impromptu presentation?

Answer: Making frequent mental or written notes of the project status, noting the major message of greatest interest to our audiences.

Question 2: How to prepare for presentation?

Answer:
In the planning phase of developing your presentation, you need to:
(1) determine your strategy;
(2) analyze your audience;
(3) select the medium and delivery method;
(4) organize and establish your logical structure and;
(5) Round-Table Presentations. You should select the round-table approach any time you want to achieve one of the following: -Encourage an informal, interactive discussion.
-Receive input from audience members.

Question 3: What are four major advantages of Extemporaneous presentations over any other method?

Answer:

1. More easily control the flow of the presentation.                                                                                                                           2. Maintain eye contact and rapport with your audience.
3. Make adjustments based on the audience's response.
4. Appear confident and knowledgeable.