Giving an Oral Presentation

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Giving an Oral Presentation

• Patricia Salcido

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Keys to an Outstanding Oral Presentation

• Giving an oral presentation is often cause for
  needless worry and anxiety among students.
• This presentation provides a clear, step-by-step
  formula on the art of developing and delivering
  an oral presentation.
• This lesson will provide students with the skills
  necessary for self-confident public speaking.

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The First Steps to a Good Presentation

• selecting a subject,
• determining its purpose,
• researching the topic.

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WRITING THE PRESENTATION

• Every speech, or presentation, must contain
• an introduction
• a body
• a conclusion

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• Tell them what you are going to tell them
• Tell them
• Tell them what you told them

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Length of the Presentation

• The I Am oral presentation is to be 3 to 7
  minutes in length.
• Assess time of speech
• Keep presentation within the time limit

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Getting Started

• Some persons can dictate or write a speech
  without effort, but most of us are not so
  fortunate we have to work at it.
• The easiest way to start is by blocking out
  roughly what your thoughts are on your topic.
• Make notes of ideas as you come across them.
• Dont wait till the subject is ripe before you
  pluck it pluck it and then ripen it.

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• Start writing.
• Use a free manner get your thoughts down on
  paper.
• Leave the spit and polish until later.
• Write as you would talk, for after all your
  written speech is merely an advance report of the
  real talk.

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Get something down in black and white at once..

• Make an outline, if you wish, around the main
  headings.
• The introduction should make up 10 to 15 percent
  of the total speech.
• The conclusion should make up 5 to 10 percent.
• From that point you will find these six steps
  useful

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• (1) Think about the subject the historical
  character you have chosen.
• (2) Consider what event in the life of your
  historical character you should cover
• in your introduction pinpoint your purpose
• in your discussion make your points in an orderly
  and progressive way
• in your conclusion focus and reemphasize the
  important points you made.

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• (3) Read widely to amplify your ideas.
• (4) Write your speech.
• (5) Revise your script. Is it complete, clear and
  convincing?
• (6) Practice your speech on your feet against
  time, and make the necessary cuts.

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Step three is most important. It is an
essential condition of a good and fine speech
that the mind of the speaker be acquainted the
topic he is discussing.
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Your introduction

• Establishes who you are
• What your purpose is
• What event you will be talking about
• Include a joke, anecdote or interesting fact to
  grab the audiences attention

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• Begin with a strong introduction
• Give the audience an incentive to listen

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• What you say in your opening sentences should
• attract favorable attention
• arouse interest
• lead without interruption into the
  main part of your presentation.

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The Body of Your Presentation

• Having caught the attention of the audience you
  must hold,impress, convince and direct.
• Here, in the body of your presentation, is its
  meat.

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• Vary your pace.
• If your style is inclined to be slow try writing
  an occasional paragraph made up of short
  sentences and sharp words.
• If you tend to speak too fast for easy audience
  comprehension, inject some sentences of the sort
  to slow you down.
• Stick to the point.
• Any digression or needless detail will weaken
  your power of conviction, besides making your
  talk tiresome.

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• Organize information into three to seven main
  points.
• Prioritize them according to importance and
  effectiveness.
• Delete points that arent crucial.
• Start with your most important point.
• Then go to your least important point.
• Move slowly back toward the most important point.
• With five points, your presentation order would
  be 5-1-2-3-4.

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Link introduction, points and conclusions
together with smooth transitions.
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Support each point using

• Statistics
• Facts
• Examples
• Anecdotes
• Quotations
• Other supporting material

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Conclusion of the speech

• The conclusion is your great moment. Here you and
  your audience reach the point for which you set
  out together
• Dont leave your audience in midair come in for
  a graceful landing make an effective stop.
• Summarize each of your points.
• Restate your main purpose.
• Leave audience with a lasting impression.

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How to Write the Speech

• You must put your notes into order so that as you
  talk your way through them the audience will be
  able to follow easily.
• Your speech needs composition as well as
  substance.
• If you have jotted down facts, points and
  illustrations on separate pieces of paper, all
  you need do is arrange these slips in an
  intelligible sequence.

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Tips

• Cue cards should have large writing or printing.
• Consider using handouts or visual aids to help
  audience remember your points.

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CHECKLIST FOR A GOOD SPEAKER
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HOW ARE YOU DRESSED

• It should be comfortable for you, and comfortable
  for the audience too.
• It should suit the occasion.
• Don't feel shy, find out from the organizers how
  others will be dressed Formal or Informal.
• Please do avoid glittery ornaments and flashy
  dresses,
• Simpler the better !

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HOW IS YOUR POSTURE

• Be Comfortable Amicable Straight Poised.
• Don't Swing, Shift or Jump.
• Don't lean Forward / Backwards, or put your
  weight on Podium.
• Body in ATTENTION,
• Hands and Feet AT EASE is the general idea.

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HOW ARE YOUR GESTURES

• Hands free flowing, but not too much.
• Make habit of starting speech with hands held
  lightly in front (to avoid nervous gestures).
• Once you are comfortable allow them freedom.
• Keep your hands above your elbow as much as
  possible.

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• Gestures add effect to your speech.
• Create opportunities for using gestures by using
  phrases on the one hand . . on the other hand
  and by numbering your points.
• Make bold gestures when appropriate.

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HOW IS YOUR EYE CONTACT

• Look in the eyes of people.
• Move your eyes in slow smooth cycles to cover the
  entire audience, especially corners.
• It catches attention.
• It creates RAPPORT and it gets you ..AFFECTION
  APPLAUSE.

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HOW IS YOUR VOICE

• Bring variations by changing loudness and tone as
  per mood of your words and theme of your speech.
• Modulate your voice.
• Use it to add emphasis etc.
• It brings life in to your speech.

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HOW IS YOUR LANGUAGE

• Should be comfortable for you the audience.
• Use words which are natural to you, use phrases
  which are understood by all.
• Avoid bookish language, or too technical jargon.
• Use language that is appropriate for your
  historical figure.
• You can add few sentences of local language for
  effects.

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HOW IS YOUR SMILE TODAY ? 
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Speaking in Public Confidently
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SEEK GRAB

• opportunities for speaking.
• As a beginner make more number of small and
  successful speeches, it builds your confidence !!

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ACCEPT

• Opportunities to speak only on familiar subjects
  with sufficient time to prepare.
• Otherwise POLITELY refuse.
• It is very good to speak on new subjects, but not
  foolishly, and not as a beginner.

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PREPARE

• beforehand.
• But never ever prepare, think or worry about it
  at the venue.
• Always speak short, soft sweet.
• People will like you.

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• SPEAK the complete speech once.
• Polish Opening Punch-line.
• MAKE a small CUE CARD of Crucial Data etc.

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• Tear off the essay.
• REHEARSE once with CUE CARD
• check your timing smooth flow.
• FORGET it, your preparation is over.
• Keep Polishing your PUNCH-LINE

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REACH

• the venue before the program starts.
• Familiarize yourself with Hall, Dais, Podium,
  Mike, Organizers, Staff, People etc. casually.

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GREET

• people,
• circulate,
• make short introductions with new faces,
• smile at strangers,
• laugh lightly,
• Cheer up.

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RELAX

• yourself in the chair physically mentally while
  awaiting your turn.
• Take deep breath, make a short secret
  meditation, mentally play your favorite sound
  track, feel friends cheering you up, or see the
  scene of past success.
• Then focus your full attention on what is going
  on.
• Keep your Chin up and eyes-right on the stage.

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RISE

• slowly when your name is called out,
• walk normally (not casually or lazily) up to the
  dais,
• confidently climb up,
• look at the people all around,
• smile,
• take your stance.

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GIVE

• a smooth little longer salutation,
• begin slowly.
• Within few seconds you will feel in full command,
  
• then go full swing.

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Tips for Success

• Practice
• Videotape yourself to discover distracting habits
  such as swaying back and forth, saying uh and
  um too often, or make nervous gestures.
• If you stumble on a word, its a sign you should
  slow down.

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And now, not to worry !

• It is perfectly normal to feel nervous Just
  don't show it !

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