Communicating Effectively
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Communicating Effectively. Ways to Communicate . Verbal Oral Written Non-Verbal Gestures Body Language. How do we communicate?. Smell. Touch. Visual. Audio. Taste. Our Senses help us in communicating. Eye (Visual) Ear (Audio) Nose (Smell) Tongue (Taste) Skin (Touch ).
Communicating Effectively
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Ways to Communicate • Verbal • Oral • Written • Non-Verbal • Gestures • Body Language
Smell Touch Visual Audio Taste
Our Senses help us in communicating • Eye (Visual) • Ear (Audio) • Nose (Smell) • Tongue (Taste) • Skin (Touch )
When does the communication become effective? • Depends on the RECEIVERS’ : • Interest • Need • Ability • Perceptions • Idea • Situation • Mood
Key To Effective Presentation –proven four-step process • Plan • Prepare • Practice • Present
Plan • Describe your audience • Define purpose • Inform? • Persuade? • Motivate? • Entertain? • Plan the content • Content selection • Content sequencing
Prepare • Establish a positive mindset • Structure your presentation • Balance your presentation • Opening • Key points • Closing • Prepare audio-visuals? • How our senses work • Types of visuals • Qualities of visuals
USE OF VISUAL AIDS • Maintain eye contact with audience while displaying • Write boldly • Colors communicate • Keep visual simple • Subordinate visual to speaker’s idea • Expose visual only when needed • Do not obstruct the visual
RULE OF SEVEN • NOT MORE THAN SEVEN WORDS IN A LINE • NOT MORE THAN SEVEN LINES IN A TRANSPARENCY • SIZE OF LETTERS 7mm
SIZE OF LETTERS • THIS IS THIRTY TWO SIZE FONT • THIS IS TWENTY EIGHT SIZE FONT • THIS IS TWENTY FOUR SIZE FONT • THIS IS TWENTY SIZE FONT • THIS IS EIGHTEEN SIZE FONT
Practice • Practice • Rehearse timings • Feedback – Content & Style • Things to consider • Is your message clear • Does your evidence support key points • Are your graphics and illustrations clear, appealing and relevant to the topic? • Are you talking in terms of your audience’s interest? • Is your close memorable?
Present • Attitude of professional • A privilege • A responsibility • An opportunity • Your nerves • Be natural • Speak in a conversational tone • Establish eye contact • Beware of body language
Question and Answer Sessions • Plan for questions and answers • Questions • Amidst presentation? • End of presentation? • Indicate time allocation • Repeat • Rephrase • Be honest • Summarise and close
Magic P’s Prior Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance “Fail to prepare and you prepare to fail” Public Speaking