PREPARING FOR PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Ch 14 Mrs Curry

PREPARING FOR PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Ch. 14 Mrs. Curry

INTRODUCING PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Professional presentation: an informed, organized oral statement made to a group of professional or social peers, supervisors, clients, or members of the general public. Most presentations fall into one of two categories: § Formal § Informal

FORMAL PRESENTATION Scheduled in advance and usually involves individual or team research and audiovisual, or AV, support. § Requirements: § Carefully structured format and outline § Formal language strategies and delivery techniques

INFORMAL PRESENTATION Occur on a daily or ongoing basis. Usually shorter and more spontaneous Involve smaller audience

BASIC SKILLS NEEDED BY PRESENTERS Selection: choose topics and ideas carefully Organization: you are responsible for presenting a well puttogether speech Style: appropriate language and clothing Memory: allows you to make eye contact with your audience rather than just reading them your paper or notecards Delivery: use appropriate verbal and nonverbal skills; eye contact, speaking volume, hand gestures, etc.

CONSIDER THE OCCASION Attendance: Who will be listening to your presentation? Time: How much time do you have to give your speech? The amount of time determines how many details/how much information you can fit into your presentation. First step in the presentation process: selecting a topic The more you know about the occasion, the better you will be able to adapt your message and choose appropriate ideas and information.

DETERMINE THE PURPOSE Informative presentation: conveys ideas and information in a clear, accurate, and objective manner to gain the audience’s interest. § Assume role of teacher or newscaster

DETERMINE THE PURPOSE (CONT. ) Persuasive presentation: attempts to get an audience to voluntarily change its thoughts, beliefs, or actions on a topic.

DETERMINE THE PURPOSE (CONT. ) Motivational presentation: inspires or encourages an audience § Encourage happiness, confidence, and self-worth § Example: graduation speech

RESEARCHING THE PRESENTATION TOPIC What is the first thing you usually do when you need to find information or conduct research for a class? § Locate Information § Library, internet, books, articles

RESEARCHING Secondary source: an information source such as a book, periodical, radio or television program, or an internet article that has been written by someone else about a particular topic.

LOOKING FOR SECONDARY SOURCES Common places: § Books § Periodicals- newspapers, magazines, journals § Internet

RISK OF THE INTERNET Anyone can put anything on the internet. Wikipedia has an edit option and can be edited by anyone who feels like messing with it. Unreliable, maybe outdated

RESEARCH Primary source: someone, including yourself, who has firsthand knowledge or experience regarding a topic. § Example: quote from famous person, interviews, surveys

WHAT SOURCES ARE APPROPRIATE? Consider: § Source Qualifications: What is the author’s education or training related to this topic? What is author’s experience with this subject? § Source Credibility: What is the professional reputation of this source? What is the personal reputation of this source? § Source Competence: Assess the ability of the source to make a qualified observation § Relevance of Information: How does this idea relate or apply to my topic?