Giving an Engaging Oral Presentation

The Presentation Process: the six steps

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1. What is the purpose of your oral presentation?

• What are you hoping to achieve?

• Being clear about its purpose helps you to know what to include or omit.

2. Why is it important to consider your audience?

• The presentation involves both the speaker and the audience.

• The audience plays an important role in how well the presentation goes.

• You need to capture your audience by selecting words and information that the audience is able to understand and assimilate in a short period of time.

Failure to think of your audience…

3. Structure

• Tell them what you are going to tell them.

• Tell them.

• Tell them what you told them.

The Introduction

• An attention grabber

• Background information

• A clear thesis statement

Include the following in your introduction:

The Attention Grabber

Provocative Statement

A Surprising Anecdote

A Shocking Fact

Exciting the audience’s curiosityA striking image

The Attention Grabber

“Does anybody live in a place like this?”

The Body

• Accurate researched details

• Smooth and logical order of ideas

• Make sure the points back-up your thesis statement.

Include the following in your body:

The Conclusion

• Restate the thesis statement.

• Restate the supporting arguments.

• End with a prediction, suggestion or a rhetorical question.

Include the following in your conclusion:

4. How do you remember what you want to

present?

• Use cue-cards

• Use visual-aids as notes

Studies show that approximately 83 % occurs visually and only 11 % through

hearing.

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5. How to prepare for your oral presentation

• Practice in front of friends

• Practice in front of the mirror

• Record yourself and work on the weak points.

6. Delivering the oral presentation

• Have your outline completed.

• Make sure that your cue-cards are easy to read.

• Don’t forget to bring your USB if you will use a PowerPoint.

Before the presentation:

6. Delivering the oral presentation

• Speak loudly enough for everyone in the class to hear you.

• Stand-up straight and face the audience front-on.

• Hold your head up high— show that your confident!

• Talk in a natural way! Don’t be a robot!!!

• Vary your gestures.

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