Four Types of Presentations

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Four Types of Presentations

• impromptu
• extemporaneous
• scripted
• memorized

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Steps in Preparing an Oral Presentation

• assess the speaking situation
• prepare an outline or note cards
• prepare presentation graphics
• choose effective language
• rehearse the presentation

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Analyzing Your Audienceand Purpose

• AudienceHow much does the audience know about
  your subject?
• PurposeAre you attempting to inform or to
  inform and persuade?

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Five Characteristics of Effective Graphics

• visibility
• legibility
• simplicity
• clarity
• correctness

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Four Aspects to Consider in Planning Your Graphics

• length of the presentation
• audience aptitude and experience
• size and layout of the room
• equipment

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Basic Media for Oral Presentations

• computer presentations (MS PowerPoint)
• slide projector
• overhead projector
• whiteboard or chalkboard
• posters
• objects
• handouts

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Use Language (and Slides) to AlertYour Listeners
to

• advance organizers
• summaries
• transitions

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Three Techniques to Help Make a Lasting
Impression on Your Audience

• involve the audience
• refer to people, not to abstractions
• use interesting facts, figures, and quotations

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When Giving the Oral Presentation

• calm your nerves
• use your voice effectively
• use your body effectively

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Inexperienced Speakers Often Have Problems With
FiveAspects of Vocalizing

• volume
• speed
• pitch
• articulation
• non-fluencies

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Four Guidelines about Physical Movement

• maintain eye contact 95 of the time
• use natural gestures
• do not block the audience's view of the screen
• control the audience's attention

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The Five C of Fielding Questions

• be Courteous
• be Concise
• be Correct
• be Careful
• be Comprehensive

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How to KILL a presentation

• If you want to give a really ineffective
  presentation, make sure to write down the entire
  text of the presentation on your slides. Always
  use a small, serif font, dont use any bullets or
  the like, and avoid white space like the plague!
  Turn toward the screen as much as you can so that
  you dont have to face your audience. Talk to
  your screenit will not talk back, and that
  should be comforting. When you dont look at the
  screen, look at your notes and forget about eye
  contact with your audience. But most important is
  to have everything written out so that you can
  read and read. That will assure that you sound
  unnatural and use a tempo thats to fast or to
  small. Oh, and dont forget to include typos!