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Oral Presentation Skills
LEM
Stages of oral presentation
Knowing Your Audience
Who am I speaking to ?Age GenderEducational backgroundProfessionSocial status
?
Planning and PreparationYour speech should be divided into
three distinct parts:
a) Introduction
b) Body
c) Conclusion
Oral Presentation Skills:Introduction
Introduction
Brief
Simple
10% to 15% of the whole presentation time
4 aspects of a good and effective introduction
Outline : Introduction Title :- _______________
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__________________________________________ __________________________________________ (a)(b)(c )
I. Attention Grabber
II. Reveal Topic
III. Thesis Statement
Iv. Preview of main points
Oral Presentation:Body
Body is the most important part of the
presentationtakes 75% to 80% of the whole
presentation time consists of main ideas and supporting
details ( evidence, reasoning, examples, illustrations, explanation, elaborations, etc. )
Outline : Body
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A. __________________________________________ ___________________________________________
i. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
B. _________________________________________ ___________________________________________
i. __________________________________________
Main Point 1
Sub- Point 1
Supporting details or examples
Supporting details or examples
Sub –point 2
Supporting details or examples
Oral Presentation Skills:Conclusion
Conclusion
10% of the whole presentation time
Oral Presentation Skills:Body Language
What is Body Language ?
Eye ContactFacial ExpressionsPostureMovementsGestures
WHY IS IT USEFUL?
A natural part of communication
To maintain interest during
presentation
To emphasize ideas
EYE CONTACT Maintain eye contact when talking
to audience Make eye contact with everyone in
the audience to keep their interest Eye contact makes the speaker looks more believable
Be conscious of your posture
Show your confidence by
standing up straight
Do not slouch or lean
against a table or rostrum
POSTURE
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
Help to convey your message
Should be natural and friendly
Try to show and maintain
your enthusiasm
-Don’t forget to smile
BODY MOVEMENT Move about the room a little
as you speak instead of standing stiffly
Makes the presentation more interesting
to listen to
Keep the audience’s attention
Helps to lessen your nervousness
GESTURESMovement that you make with hand,
head, face to show a particular meaning
Gestures should occur naturally as the speaker speaks
E.g-Up and down head motion to indicate importance
E.g-Using hand gestures to emphasize a point
Pronunciation and VoiceCorrect pronunciation is
important if one is to be understood correctly
Mispronounced words may cause communication breakdown
The difficulty in understanding will cause audience to lose interest in your presentation
Voice
Voice quality is important to avoid sounding monotonous and putting the audience to sleep!!
Quality of voice include :
Tips to remember :Rehearse your presentationBe organized and well-preparedDo not stare into people’s eyesDo not sway back and forthDo not have your back turned to
the audienceDo not have your hands in the
pockets
Tips to remember :Avoid using too many “umms”
and “ahs”Use transitions/signal words in
between main pointsNever read from a script – you
should know most of what you want to say
Oral Presentation Skills:Visual Aids
Visual Aids
“A picture is worth thousand words”
HOWEVER
“ Visual aids are intended to support you , not to replace you. Whatever you use to support your presentation, the focus should remain on you and your ideas.”
Effective PowerPoint Slides
√ Consistent background
X Inconsistent background design
Effective PowerPoint Slides
Gestures natural spontaneous purposeful appropriate
Gestures natural spontaneous purposeful appropriate
Font Style
√ Clear font style X Unclear font Style
Speaker’s Voice● Volume●Pitch● Rate ●Pauses
Speaker’s Voice
Volume Pitch Rate Pauses ’s Voice
Effective PowerPoint Slides
√ Large font
size X Small font Size
Font Size
Speaker’s Voice● Volume●Pitch● Rate ●Pauses
Speaker’s Voice Volume Pitch Rate Pauses ’s Voice
Effective PowerPoint Slides
√ Good X Poor
Colour Contrast
Establishes relationship
Get attention Assures
participation
It establishes positive relationship between the speaker and the audience during the speech
It gets or attracts the audience’s undivided attention during the speech
It assures active and constant participation from the audience during the speech
Effective PowerPoint Slides
X Long text
√ Short and brief
text Amount of text
PowerPoint Slides One idea at a time Less than 4 to 6
words per line Less than 6 lines
per screen
PowerPoint Slides 1 idea at 1 time < 4 to 6 words /
line < 6 lines /
screen
Effective PowerPoint Slides
X Short forms √ Full spelling Spelling
Copyright Photocopying books
infringes copyright
Get original books
COPYRIGHT PHOTOCOPY ING
BOOKS INFRINGES COPYRIGHT
GET ORIGINAL BOOKS
Effective PowerPoint Slides
Punctuation √ Normal
Punctuation X All typed in capital letters
Effective PowerPoint SlidesAppropriate Visuals
√ Photograph √Pie Chart
SWIMMING
Focus more on your visuals than text
Neat layout with good
use of space Handling Objectives Exams
1. Read the instructions carefully2. Underline or highlight important
keywords.3. Pay attention to words like
“NOT”, “EXCEPT” & “BUT”.4. Answer the easy questions first.5. Read all the options first.6. Evaluate all the options first.
Effective PowerPoint Slides
√ X Cluttered and dull slide
Handling Objective Exams
1.Read the instructions carefully2.Highlight important keywords
Effective PowerPoint Slides
Language
Meetings
In conclusion, a meeting should be:
a)productive
a)constructive
Meetings
In a conclution, a meetings should be:
a)produtive
a)construtive
√ Accurate Language
X Inaccurate
Language