Preparing and Delivering An Effective Oral Presentation 1

Preparing and Delivering An Effective Oral Presentation 1

What This Presentation Is About 4 What makes a good oral presentation 4 Tips on preparing a presentation 4 Delivery of a presentation 2

Questions You Need To Ask 4 To whom are you presenting? 4 How much do they know about the topic? 4 How educated and/or sophisticated are they? 4 How large is the audience?

More Questions To Ask 4 How long is the presentation? 4 What is the purpose of the presentation? – Inform? – Persuade? – Entertain? 4 What do you want to convey?

Know Your Subject Ô Have something of substance to say. Ô Learn more than you will say. Ô The more you know, the more enthusiastic you will be. 5

The brain starts working the moment you’re born and never stops until you get up to speak in public. - Anonymous 6

Fear Is Good Ô Fear of failing Ô Fear of audience 7

Audience Fears Allayed 4 The audience doesn’t know what you intended to say or to do. 4 You know more about the topic than anyone in the audience. 8

Fear Is Good ÔFear of failing ÔFear of audience ÔYou should be nervous. ÔAdrenaline will pump you up. ÔYou will perform better. ÔThe audience won’t notice. 9

Elements of a Good Presentation 4 Clear purpose or objective 4 Sufficient, but not too much, information 4 Organized 4 Meets needs of audience 4 For the ear to hear as well as the eye to see 4 Stories and examples 10

Outlining Your Presentation 4 Methods of organization – chronological or sequential – three points – problem-cause-solution – n ways to … – Stories 11

Outlining Your Presentation 12

Opening 4 Crucial 4 Sets the tone 4 Need to grab audience 13

Types of Openings 4 Preview 4 Ask a question 4 Ask a rhetorical question 4 Pose a hypothetical situation 4 Describe something new or dramatic 4 Make a startling statement 14

Delivery of a Good Presentation 4 Be enthusiastic 4 Use body language 4 Talk to the audience 4 Dress appropriately 15

Closing the Presentation 4 Too important to wing it – A speech is like a love affair; any fool can start one but to end it requires considerable skill. Lord Mancraft (1914 -1987) 4 Last chance to tell what to know and do 4 Direct, brief, and strong 16

Closing Styles 4 Summarize 4 Call to action 4 Anecdote or story 4 Rhetorical question 17

Summary Elements of a good presentation – Be clear about its purpose. – Prepare. – Have an attention-getting opening. – Make the content organized and interesting. – Be enthusiastic. – Talk to the audience. – Have a memorable closing. 18

Are you prepared to do an effective oral presentation? 19