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Presenter: Katherine Lyons Centre for Teaching and Learning 60-90 mins; more info at: http://owll.massey.ac.nz/about-OWLL/pgs.php Oral Presentations: Tips and tricks

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Presenter: Katherine Lyons

Centre for Teaching and Learning60-90 mins; more info at: http://owll.massey.ac.nz/about-OWLL/pgs.php

Oral Presentations: Tips and tricks

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Credit: Toni Larsen photography

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Which areas most concern you about giving an oral presentation?

Working out the format –the overall structure of

this presentation

Working out what to say

Working out how to best present it visually

Working out how best to deliver/present it

General oral presentation

nerves!

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Which areas most concern you about giving an oral presentation?

Working out the format –the overall structure of

this presentation

Working out what to say

Working out how to best present it visually

Working out how best to deliver/present it

General oral presentation

nerves!

3 2

5 4

1

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General oral presentation nerves

75% of participants in a study in a Karachi business school said

they feared public speaking –

BUT: “students who fear public speaking can perform well if they use certain strategies to fight their fears” (Raja, 2017, p. 94).

In a US study, “practice reduced fear of public speaking” (Laborda, et al., 2016, p. 901).

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General oral presentation nerves

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General oral presentation nerves

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General oral presentation nerves

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Know your audience

What do they know already?

What do they value?

Friendly faces

Visualisation

Practice buddies?

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Know your audience

What do they know already?

What do they value?

Friendly faces

Visualisation

Practice buddies?

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Which areas most concern you about giving an oral presentation?

Working out the format –the overall structure of

this presentation

Working out what to say

Working out how to best present it visually

Working out how best to deliver/present it

General oral presentation

nerves!

3 2

5 4

1

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• Assignment task

• Marking rubric

• Length, references

Task parameters

• Research

• Research extra!Content

• Previous students

• TED talks, radio presentations, YouTube

• Text of previous speechesExamples

What to say:1) Know the expected format

2) Know the content!

What was their structure?

How closely does it match your criteria?

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Have a clear structure

Even more important than in an essay

Plan like this?

Give clear oral links

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Have a clear structure

Beginning, middle, end

Problem? Rhetorical question? Annecdote?

Be logical AND give clear verbal transitions

Wrap up at the end

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Have a clear structure

Beginning, middle, end

Problem? Rhetorical question? Annecdote?

Be logical AND give clear verbal transitions

Wrap up at the end

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Have a clear structure

Beginning, middle, end

Problem? Rhetorical question? Annecdote?

Be logical AND give clear verbal transitions

Wrap up at the end

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Have a clear structure

Beginning, middle, end

Problem? Rhetorical question? Annecdote?

Be logical AND give clear verbal transitions

Wrap up at the end

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Have a clear structure

Beginning, middle, end

Problem? Rhetorical question? Annecdote?

Be logical AND give clear verbal transitions

Wrap up at the end

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Have a clear structure

Beginning, middle, end

Problem? Rhetorical question? Annecdote?

Be logical AND give clear verbal transitions

Wrap up at the end

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Which areas most concern you about giving an oral presentation?

Working out the format –the overall structure of

this presentation

Working out what to say

Working out how to best present it visually

Working out how best to deliver/present it

General oral presentation

nerves!

3 2

5 4

1

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Good delivery

How?

Paced Write in pauses. Breathe!

Engaged Vary volume, use emphasis

Use gestures (including to slide) … not too

repetitive

Eye contact

Clarity Aim for the back, project

Practice tricky phrases

No distractions Don’t wander

Unobtrusive notes, or none

Have clear, non-distracting speech

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Which areas most concern you about giving an oral presentation?

Working out the format –the overall structure of

this presentation

Working out what to say

Working out how to best present it visually

Working out how best to deliver/present it

General oral presentation

nerves!

3 2

5 4

1

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Good presentations How?

Not too wordy Key points only

Replace with pictures IF RELEVANT

Have clear links between slides and

speech (headings help)

Slides are an aid

Not distracting Use transitions/animations to add

items … but not flashy/long ones

Clear, clean slides. ‘Rule of four’ /

grid sections to avoid ‘jumpiness’

Self-explanatory?

Focus and engage the audience Consider useful pictures that explainyour ideas/concepts or emphasisekey points Strike a balance between engagingand useful / relevant

Have clear, non-sidtracting visuals

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Good presentations How?

Informative, useful Titles sum up the point of the

slide / overall argument?

Graphic organisers

Have clear, non-distracting visuals

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Have clear, non-distracting visuals

36-pt Calibri16-pt Calibri

44-pt Calibri

72-pt Calibri

Good presentations How?

Informative, useful Titles sum up the point of the

slide / overall argument?

Graphic organisers

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Top two tips:

Plan + Practice

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Storyboarding

Planning saves time!

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Storyboarding

• Planning saves time!

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Storyboarding

• Planning saves time!

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Storyboarding: Start drafting

What is the main thing you want your presentation to say? What’s the point of having it? (Intro, conclusion)

What will your main sections be?

How long for each section?

How might you use transitionsbetween points?

What visuals could you use?

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Practice!

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Points for feedback

• Eye contact • Tone/pitch/variation/volume• Pacing/speed/pausing• Was anything distracting

(movement? Position? Gestures?)

• Anything else?• What did you like?

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Planning

Any questions?

• What questions might audience members have about your topics?

• How might you address them?

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Help with oral presentations

• One-to-one & small group consultations at CTL:

Contact details: Email: [email protected], [email protected],

[email protected]

• These slides will be available on Massey’s OWLL site: http://owll.massey.ac.nz/about-OWLL/pgs.php

• Note: For a recording of the previous live session (Literature Reviews), you can email [email protected] and ask for Vanessa to send you it