Study Skills Oral Presentation Hospira March 1st

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Study SkillsOral PresentationHospira March
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Oral Presentations

• During this session we will cover the following
  with regard to making oral presentations
• Preparation
• Making the presentation
• Delivery
• Visual aids
• The material which you will cover in your
  presentations should be well researched, to the
  point, also tell an interesting story!
• Before we go into more detail with regards to
  content or using visual aids, remember that your
  peers will also be keeping an eye on the
  following

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• Your voice changes in your tone should indicate
  the importance of specific material, your
  classmates should be listening carefully for
  this.
• Body language Your body movements are a key
  indicator of what your thoughts attitudes
  really are.
• Appearance Dress appropriately for your
  presentation, as were all know first impressions
  can influence peoples opinions of you.

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• As is the case with any type of presentation
  practice is essential!! By practising you will
  improve your general presentation skills your
  confidence in delivering your material

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• Preparation
• Similar to way that you would structure an essay
  or report, preparing for an oral presentation is
  no different. Your talk must be prepared
  carefully logically.
• Therefore, you must be able to answer the basic
  questions of
• what is the purpose of the presentation?
• what are the objectives of the presentation?
• what are the main points you want to make?

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• You should use these questions as a starting
  point for your talk.
• It might be of help if you write out roughly what
  you are going to say. Just like a written
  report, you will now be in a position to review
  re-write if necessary.
• Make sure that your story runs smoothly in a
  consistent manner. Dont jump from your first
  point to your fourth, missing out 2 3.

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• If you are finding it difficult to express a
  point easily, because you mightnt understand it
  fully, then its probably best to leave it out of
  your talk. This way the changes of getting
  confusing or caught out are less lightly!
• Avoid reading from a script or directly from the
  overhead projector (if your using one). If you
  read from a script then you may find yourself
  constantly trying to locate the thing you what to
  say.
• You should already have a good idea what you are
  going to say, through all the practising you have
  been doing!!!

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• However, its quite acceptable to prepare cue
  cards which should have key words or phrases on
  them. Cue cards are roughly the size of
  postcards. From a practical point of view always
  remember to number them in case they fall!!
• Most importantly you should rehearse your
  presentation both to yourself in front of
  friends or family. This will make a big
  difference to you!!

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• Making the presentation
• Always start of by greeting the audience (Good
  morning, ladies gentlemen), and tell them who
  you are.
• Try and grade the audiences attention straight
  away
• With regard to the audience the following check
  list might be helpful
• Who will the audience be
• How many people will be present
• Have they any background knowledge of the
  material
• What type of presentation do they expect

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• All good presentation follow a similar formula
• Tell the audience what you will be covering
• Cover the material
• Conclude by summarizing what you have told them
• Example..
• Keep to the time allowed, its not that damaging
  if you are a minute over or under. If you have
  overheads or power-point slides then the rule of
  thumb is usually a couple of minutes for each

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• Remember that the chances of the audience getting
  bored with a slide increase the longer you have
  it up! So try and stick to no more than 5 mins
• It important to always stick to your original
  presentation plan, try and not wander off in a
  tangent, the time will go quicker than you think
• At the end of the presentation always thank the
  audience try to end on a high note. Ask if
  anyone has any questions or if people are
  reluctant to ask then why not ask the audience a
  question.

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• Dealing with questions
• Check you have understood the question, dont be
  afraid to ask for it to be repeated
• If you dont know then just say so!
• Make sure the person has understood your answer
• Try to anticipate any awkward questions in
  advance
• Delivery
• Speak clearly. Dont shout or whisper. Try not
  to rush or go deliberately slowly.

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• Consciously pause at the key point, this should
  let the audience know you are trying to emphasise
  a key point. Avoid making jokes unless your
  naturally funny
• As ready noted, your ability to change the speed
  pitch of voice can be the difference between an
  interesting average presentation.
• You can use your hand to emphasise key points but
  be aware to indulging in too much hand waving!

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• Its important that you make eye contact with the
  audience, make sure and look at them as much as
  possible. Dont just fix your gaze on one
  person! You could end up intimidating them.
• Dont face the display screen the whole time
  just talk to it
• Remember not to stand in front of the screen and
  obscure someones view!
• Avoid moving around too much, pacing up down
  might unnerve the group

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• Visual Aids
• Visual aids can significantly improve the
  interest of a presentation. However, it must be
  relevant to what you want to say, a poor design
  or use of a slide can simply get in the way of
  your talk.
• Here are some visual aids
• Overhead projection transparencies
• 35mm slides
• Computer projection (power-point, excess)
• Video, and film
• Real objects flip charts/blackboard

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• Try to keep it as simple as possible, complex
  design or equipment may lead to confusion for
  both the speaker audience. Make sure that you
  know how to use the equipment are comfortable
  with it.
• If necessary arrange for a trial run though to
  check all the equipment is in working order.
  Always remember to check your slides for
  typographical errors, consistency of fronts
  layouts!!
• Try keep wording on slides to a minimum. Too
  much wording can mean the audience will spend too
  much time reading not actively listening to the
  speaker.

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• Avoid using yellow orange colours on your
  slides, these do not show up well when projected.
  Finding literature on the design of slides
  shouldnt be a problem. Use your local library
  or just check it out on the internet.
• Take into account the lighting of the room when
  doing your presentation. Too much light will
  make the screen difficult to see, again, try and
  avoid having to keep switching on an off lights.
• Lastly try and enjoy yourself, it can be a
  confidence building experience!