UNAIR NEWS聽– For students, presentation is not a new thing as they often do in their studies.聽Moreover, students are not only required to have聽hard skills, but also聽soft skills.聽One of the聽soft skills聽students need to have is the skill for presentation.
According to Stephany Ruth Anchilla, one of the speakers at BEAUTYVERSITY event in Kahuripan Hall Campus C , presentation is persuasive communication aimed to convey an idea, work, situation, or case, through verbal and non-verbal methods to form self-confidence.
“The purpose of the presentation is to convey a message or idea and show the work.聽Persuasive聽means to influence in a positive way, ” she said.
There are seven ways to deliver a good presentation according to the Miss Friendship, speak and use body language, avoid talking using聽slides聽continuously, always maintain enthusiasm, explain the material presented, make the numbers meaningful or present data, master the material, and practice a lot.
“We must know who the聽audience聽is because, it will affect the language we will use.聽If聽our聽audience聽is young, the language is the language commonly used by young people, but still must be polite.聽The volume of voice and intonation must also be clear.聽In addition, the tempo, articulation, and pauses must be considered, “said the woman who was also Ning Surabaya 2017.
There are also some things that must be considered, appearance,聽eye contact, distance, facial expression, tone of voice, movement, and posture.
“Avoid reading聽slides聽continuously.聽Because, it is a bad habit when presenting,鈥 she said.
“If we keep reading聽slides, it looks like we do not master the material.聽The solution is聽reviewing slides or knowing important points in the material, ” she added.
According to Stephany, it is best to do the exercises before the presentation.聽Because, pre-presentation training can be one of the important things needed to measure how mature a person is.聽(*)
Author: Pradita Desyanti
Editor: Feri Fenoria Rifa’i
