Its good to be prepared with that including back-up information that might help an audience
understand the topic better. Presentations and interviews are similar because in order to
deliver a successful outcome you have to do your research by getting to know your audience
and resume readers. One way you can apply your presentation skills in an interview setting
is by reading their body language and facial expression cues. These expression cues help to
determine whether the representative of the employer is interested in hiring you. When
researching your audience you can first start by learning the information you will be
presenting. You would not present a pitch for a the layout of a magazine to the janitorial
staff. Your audience needs to be who the information is relevant to. You want to cover your
bases when presenting information. To find out the questions that may be asked you can
start by talking with your peers and colleagues, the people that will be receiving your
presentation. Listening to their concerns, and input, regardless of the position they hold.
Educate yourself on past presentations and identify where there is room for improvement,
and ask your audience questions. When you are giving a presentation you will notice when
people are not following or getting bored, or even flat out do not understand what you are
talking about. These people will fidget, look away, get up, or even make conversation during
your presentation. Keeping your audience with you is important. Making your presentation
simple and clear, and not using vocabulary that some may not understand. Getting your
audience involved gives you and them a better communication about the information being
shared. In an interview you are presenting yourself. In a presentation you are presenting
information about a subject but trying to remain personable. When you present or interview
it is important to smile, talk clearly, make eye contact, ask questions, and be prepared to
answer questions. You can research your audience by the location, the topic of the
discussion, the type of job you're interviewing for. You can find statistical information for
the demographics of people in the area/school etc. It is best to research other employees at
the company. Finding out how many people will be in attendance. Paying attention to your
audience in a discussion is important. Watching for head nods, facial expressions showing
agreement, applause. Some may be taking notes as well could be a sign of their reception.If
you notice negative feedback, you could go further into providing more support for your
statements. You can ask questions or open the floor for discussion/debate from your
audience.Both interviews and presentations, you're "selling" something. In an interview
you're presenting yourself and for a presentation, you're presenting an idea. Most situations,
a presentation features a bigger audience than in an interview setting.Confidence is
important during a presentation and interview. However, being perfect shouldn't be the goal.
n both settings, you want your audience to believe in what you're saying. You want them to
feel as though you're knowledgeable in the position you're applying for or the topic of
discussion in your presentation. Some ways you can research your audience in order to
determine the questions they might have regarding the topic of your presentation is to
predict the audiences probable reaction and, to gauge the audience's experience level. Some
ways you can read your audience to determine their feedback during your presentation is to
see if the audience is engaging i.e. are they looking at you and your presentation and,
engaging you with questions, or head nods in approval. If you receive negative feedback
during a presentation some ways that you may adapt your speaking or delivery is to speak
confidently, clearly, concisely, and to provide an opportunity and, channel for your audience
to voice their concerns. Once your audience has voiced their negative feedback respond
accordingly to resolve the matter and, to provide clarification if need be. Presentations and
and interview skills are similar because they both require planning and detail. Some ways
you can apply your presentation skills in an interview situation is to analyze your purpose
and your audience. When interviewing you need to understand your purpose which is too
potentially be hired by the person who is interviewing you, and to accomplish this you must
demonstrate you are a good fit for that company. To analyze your audience just like in a
presentation you need to do some research. To accomplish this you need to find out the
goals and mission of the company along with what the responsibilities the positioned you are
being interviewed for are the right fit for you and if you are the right fit for them. Some
ways that I could research my audience in order to determine questions they might have is to
find out what my audience knows about the topic that I will speak on. I could also give a
brief review on the topic and list important terms and important concepts this will help by
keeping everyone on the same page and refresh the audience memory. I think you will be
able to determine your audience feedback while your presenting is by seeing if your
audience is being attentive or how their body posture is positioned. If i were to receive
frowns or looks of confusion while presenting I would try to get my audience to engage with
the person that is next to them or break for a Q&A. Presentations and interviews are similar
because you have to always engage an and persuade. I can apply my presentations skills in a
interview situation by proving to them that i'm the best candidate for the job showing them
that I have great communication skills and that I'm diligent. Some ways to research the
audience is finding out who is going to be there. For example will it be heads of departments
or the associates of that department. Also the age group, like, are they the older generation
or the younger generations. Knowing the age and the status of the company depends on how
to set up your presentation. Looking at the audience as you speak will help in determining
the presentation. It will answer the questions like; Are they bored? Are they intrigued? When
I get feedback on a presentation I will use it to better the presentation. I know if I am told it
was boring, I would add more interaction. If I am told there was a lot of confusion I will
change what I had planned and make it more understandable. In an interview you are
keeping the attention of the interviewer on you. I have had my share of interviews and going
into depth on certain questions has the interviewer ask more questions. So the interviewer is
now intrigued and interacting like a presentation group would interact during a presentation.
Some of the ways I can research my audience in order to determine questions they might
have regarding the topic of my presentation. By understanding how to perform audience
analysis for my presentation and the different type of audience I may have. The type of
audience I may encounter affects the choice of language, humour, opening sentences, and
length of my presentation. By preparing questions at the beginning of my presentation gives
me the advantage of the mood and experience of my audience. For me it helps for me to read
up about the conference that I am attending, get a feel of who may audience is.
In-person verbal and non-verbal feedback from your audience is very important, by asking a
simple question your audience may respond verbally or they may nod or raise their hands.
However, much of the non-verbal feedback may be physical body language. If you maintain
eye contact with your audience while speaking you can observe the cues and adapt your
message. How can I reply my presentation skills in an interview situation, avoid speaking
too fast, learn to collect my thoughts first, and always be prepared. Good presentation skills
will be achieved when you are confident that you understand what your talking about. I feel
that some of the ways I can research my audience in order to determine questions they might
have regarding the topic of my presentation would be getting to know my audience
personally, do your research in advance, and conduct surveys. I t is important to get to know
your audience. A way to read your audience to determine their feedback during a
presentation would be that audience members may respond verbally, or the may nod or raise
their hand. If I receive negative feedback during a presentation, I will adapt my speaking or
delivery by making the audience laugh or talk. I feel that presentations and interviews are
alike because you need to inform, persuade, motivate, and entertain in both presentations
and interviews. I feel that I can apply my presentation skills in an interview situation by
using the information that I learned in the presentation. I also feel that good presentations are
memorable. They contain graphics, images, and facts in such a way that they're easy to
remember. So therefore, a week later your audience can remember much of what you said in
a good presentation. This why I feel it is very important to get to know you audience i any
way possible and to make sure you have a good presentation because it helps in many ways.
