Oral Presentation

How to Make an Oral Presentation? Prepared by Malgorzata Kosior for the Students of RLS II, Foundation Programme Perrotis College

RLS II Oral Presentation Preparation Choosing the topic Making the rubric Preparing questions to the topics Presenting Peer evaluation

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In the process of public speaking you need to include the following steps: Assess Analyze Research Organize Deliver Discern Perrotis College

Assess Assess Your Speechmaking Situation  Why are you speaking? What is the goal or purpose of your talk?  Entertain  Persuade  Inform

 Find

a Speech Topic Worthwhile Appropriate Limited in scope Perrotis College

Assess – Cont. A topic may interest an audience for several reasons: 1. It concerns their health, happiness or security; 2. It offers a solution to a recognized problem; 3. It is surrounded by controversy or conflict of opinion; and/or 4. It provides information on a misunderstood or little understood issue. Develop Your Thesis  Thesis – your central idea for the talk, a one-sentence assertive statement.

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Analyze Analyze Your Audience  Characteristics of Your Audience  Cultural Differences  Interact with Your Audience During Your Talk Consider adapting a heightened conversational tone.  Get Feedback Following Your Talk F

 

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Research Research Your Topic  Develop Your Expertise  Find Evidence to Back Up Your Claims

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Organize Organize and Write Your Speech Beginning Middle End Start a Talk with an Introduction Introduction of your topic, yourself, and your purpose. Perrotis College

Organize – Cont. Introduction – attention getting devices Rhetorical question Offer a startling statistic Use a quotation Show the finished product that you plan to demonstrate to your audience

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Organize – Cont. Organize your visual aids  “A picture is worth a thousand words”  Charts and graphs  Objects, props and models  Handouts  Slides, transparencies, video clips  Chalkboards, whiteboards Use PowerPoint or other Computer-generated presentations  BIG, bold and brief.

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Deliver Deliver your presentation  Developing

dynamism  Expect and accept your nervousness  Interact with your audience  Use visual aids  Dress for Success

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Discern Discern other talks  Analyze other talks  Learn to give excellent feedback  Learn from expert speakers  Volunteer to speak  

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Assessment Delivery Vocabulary Grammar Clarity Fluency

Nonverbal communication Posture Gestures Eye contact

Overall organizatio n

Topic Content

Visual aids Visual design

Personal appearance Perrotis College

So, what are the qualities of a good speaker?

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So, what are the qualities of a good speaker? – Cont. Maintains conversational tone; Enjoys himself/herself; Inspires us to find out more about the subject; Conjures up pictures in our mind; Doesn't talk for hours; Looks at us – not his/her notes; Stresses important points and pauses to allow ideas to sink in; and His/her talk appears well prepared but has an air of spontaneity.

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10 Ways to overcome your STAGE FRIGHT! Be well prepared; Rest, eat and sleep well beforehand; Dress appropriately yet comfortably; Take deep breaths to relax your body; Concentrate; Move around and release your nervous energy; Make no negative confessions "I'm so nervous“; Pick out some friendly faces and make eye contact with them; and If you make a mistake you make a mistake, laugh at it and the audience will laugh with you.

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Bibliography McPheat, Sean. “Public Speaking Tips.” Executive Coaching. 10 November 2007 . Public Speaking Website. Pearson Allyn & Bacon. 10 November 2007 < http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_public_speaking_2>.

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