communication skills - making oral presentations

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Communication Skills -making oral presentations

Maisuri T. Chalid


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INTRODUCTION

The material of your presentation should beconcise, to the point and interesting.

Your voice- howyou say it is as important aswhat you say

Body language- your body movementsexpress what your attitudes and thoughts reallyare.

Appearance- first impressions influence the

audience's attitudes to you. Dress appropriatelyfor the occasion.practice is essential


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Preparation

the objectives of the talk?

the main points you want to make?

LESSON PLAN; prepare cue cardswhichhave key words and phrases (and possiblysketches) on them. Postcards are ideal forthis.


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Making the presentation

Greet the audience (for example, 'Goodmorning, ladies and gentlemen'), and tellthem who you are. Good presentations

then follow this formula: tell the audience what you are going to tell

them,

then tell them,

at the end tell them what you have told them.

Keep to the time allowed, keep it short.It's better to under-run than over-run.


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Delivery

Speak clearly. Don't shout or whisper -judge the acoustics of the room.

Don't rush, or talk deliberately slowly. Be

natural.

Deliberately pause at key points - this hasthe effect of emphasising the importance

of a particular point you are making.

Avoid jokes - always disastrous unless youare a natural expert.


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To make the presentation interesting, changeyour delivery, but not to obviously, eg:

speed pitch of voice

Use your hands to emphasise points but don'tindulge in to much hand waving, irritating

habits. Look at the audience as much as possible, but

don't fix on an individual - it can be intimidating.Pitch your presentation towards the back of the

audience, especially in larger rooms. Don't face the display screen behind you and

talk to it.


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PowerPoint Tips

Limit the number of words and lines per slide. Try theRule of Five - five words per line, five lines per slide.

Minimize the use of "bells and whistles" such as sound

effects, "flying words" and multiple transitions.

Use text and background colors that have high contrast:light text on dark background or dark text on lightbackground.

Keep font sizes large (40 points or greater) and fontstyles simple.


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Avoid PowerPoint "pitfalls"

Making the PowerPoint presentation the focalpoint instead of the students.

Presenting too much information too quickly.

Reading each slide without elaboration.

Putting too much information on a single slide.

Not pausing long enough to allow students toask questions.

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