ORAL ORAL PRESENTATIOPRESENTATIO

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Oral presentation is the art of delivering a speech or a

presentation on a one to one basis or before a group of people.

A good presentation can have great impact on the audience as it will help the audience understand

and remember the subject.

A good presentation should be systematic, effective and

organized.

Stages in Oral Stages in Oral PresentationPresentation

1. The IntroductionYour introduction could contain the

following information:• Your name • Background of the topic• Purpose of the presentation• Method of gathering information of

topic

2. The Body• This is an important stage of the

presentation.

• Explain all the main points of the topic and give necessary examples and illustrations for the audience to understand.

• Highlight some interesting or significant findings of the topic.

3. The ConclusionThe presentation should conclude with a

well-planned ending.

You can end your presentation by giving :-

• A summary• Emotional Responses• Recommendations

A BAD PRESENTATIONReading directly from the slide of a PowerPoint presentation without adding any additional information.

Speaking in monotone and not engaging the audience.

Talking too fast or too slow.

A BAD PRESENTATIONWaiting until the end of the

presentation to take questions from the audience.

Staring at notes, handouts, or the floor.

Overburdening audience with too much information.

Not having a backup plan when there are technical difficulties (e.g. power failures, equipment malfunctions)

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Not knowing the topic of your presentation well enough.

Memorising the content and not prepared to take questions from the audience.

Choosing inappropriate design template or theme for your PowerPoint slides.

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Using unusual colour combinations on the slides which make reading difficult.

Using small and script type fonts which are hard to read on the screen.

Adding too many photos and complicated looking graphs.

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Presenting too many slides.

Using too much of animations and sounds that can distract the audience.

Not practicing your presentation/speech

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Elaborate on the main ideas with additional information.

Face the audience when you present to make eye contact and project your voice better.

Talk to your audience in a conversational style and maintain an enthusiastic tone of voice.

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Practice your presentation out loud a few times before your time to present.

Maintain a consistent rhythm in your speech.

Make sure the audience understands the topic of your presentation by providing sufficient background information.

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Give the audience enough time to ask for clarification, provide input or add points which may be useful to you and other audience members.

Prepare backup that you could use in the event of technical glitches (e.g. visuals, support materials, printed copies of your slides, whiteboard)

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Know your topic well that you will be prepared to do the presentation without PowerPoint or be prepared for questions from the audience at any time.

Use the PowerPoint slide show as an accompaniment to your speech not as your presentation.

Design your presentation in a simple way to help audience retain the information better.

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Choose an appropriate design template or theme with neat and straightforward layout.

Keep the colour scheme consistent on all slides.

Use the easy-to-read fonts such as Arial or Times New Roman.

Use no more than 2 different fonts and should be no less that 30pt

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Use photos, charts or diagrams only to enhance or emphasize the main points of your presentation.

Keep the number of slides to a minimum.

Minimal use of animations and sounds in your presentation to avoid distractions.

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Check out the room and all equipment beforehand to ensure the smooth running of your presentation.

Close the presentation by thanking the audience.

REFERENCESREFERENCES1. http://sfl.ieu.edu.tr/docs/tdu/publications/A%20Nonverbal

%20Communication%20Lesson%20 %5BLesson%20Plan%20Version%5D%20(Dilek%20Eryilmaz,%20Steve%20Darn).pdf

2. http://www.osha.gov/doc/outreachtraining/htmlfiles/traintec.html

3. http://k6educators.about.com/cs/helpforteachers/a/impromptuspeech.htm