There are 8 main styles of presentation and each has its uses depending on both the individual and also the reason and purpose of the presentation.
These styles are as follows
Visual Style - this is the use of slides to back up your talking points in the presentation. A very good example of this is the Apple keynote presentations
Freeform Style - This is 'story' based presenting. Not so heavily reliant on slides, more using strong examples to carry the presentation.
Instructor Style - This style is heavily based on the way teachers and professors work. It is a good strong style to explain complex issues. A good case in point here is the work of Al Gore.
Coach Style - A style of presentation that actually involves the audience and brings them in as part of the presentation.
Storytelling Style - Another form of presentation based around the use of stories and anecdotes. These examples serve well to illustrate the points of your presentation and bring the examples to life in the mind of the audience.
Connector Style - In this style of presentation the idea is to connect with your audience and show how you are similar to them and why the presentation is ideal for the audience to relate to.
Lessig Style - Created by Lawrence Lessig from the Harvard Law School this presentation is based on the idea of having strong slides that back the points you make which you move through at a rate of approx 15-20 seconds to ensure your point is made.
Takahashi Style - A minimalist style of presentation. This relies heavily on bold minimal slides that work well to draw in the audience and provide a strong but to the point visual basis for your presentation.
There are various skills that are good to develop for presenting. Namely an open and honest manner, good body language and coming across as personable and of course the ability to keep things simple and keep an audience and entertained.
These are the key to a good presentation.
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