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Effective Presentation Strategies
Speech faculty will provide strategies for effective presentations. Participants will be given methods to provide effective delivery, appropriate content, and
effective speech organization.
By Carolyn DeLecour and Joseph Coppola
What appeals to you in a presentation?
Your thoughts?A good conversational style by the
speakerGood Content and organized
structureInteresting sensory aidsAudience Participation
Good Conversational Style
We should aim for a conversational style with regard to enthusiasm, vocal expressiveness, emphasis, spontaneity, and fluency in our voice.
Let’s try an activity
Ben Stein from Ferris Buehler’s Day Off
I Have a Dream Activity
• On the sheet of paper provided…take a minute to finish the sentence I have a dream that…
• Be as creative as possible• Provide it to the person next to you• One of you say aloud in a
conversational style what the other wrote
• Now switch
Good Conversational Style
• Maintain steady eye contact with your audience
• Use your hands when appropriate to complement your verbal message
• Stand in a confident and poised manner
• Use appropriate facial expressions
Creating Good Content
Have something meaningful to say…remember that time is precious and each of your audience members is sacrificing their time to listen to you
Basic Content Structure
• IntroductionAttention Getter-Captivate audience at
beginningState Topic directly-what is your pointProvide the audience an incentive to listenWhy are you qualified to speak on the topicPreview what is to follow to make it easier
for the audience to follow along
Basic Content Structure
• Body-The Main Ideas you want to presentSignpost-to help audience follow along use
words such as initially or first to tell the audience where you are in the presentation
State your idea via the use of main headings which are clear complete sentences that provide an organized division between main ideas
Support the idea based on research to include examples, definitions, comparisons, or testimony
Basic Content Structure
• ConclusionSummarize by telling the audience
what you want them to rememberProvide closure by telling the
audience what you want them to do with the information
Let’s see if we can organize our speech now
• Partner with up to five people• Open your envelope• Each envelope contains different
components to the introduction, body and conclusion
• Your job is to correctly correspond each cut out strip of paper to the structure discussed
• The winning groups will receive some sweet treats
Interesting Sensory Aids
Types of Sensory Aids• Power Point• Windows Movie Maker• Audio Clips• Objects themselves• Poster BoardsAlways Prepare your
Sensory Aid
Audience Participation
Involving your audience in your presentation helps them feel connected to it.
How do you do itAsk them questionsGive them an activity to do
