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Oral Presentations to Impress
VCE English
Christian College
Using Language to Persuade
Oral Presentation
The Presentation Process
Identifythe purpose & objective
Consideryour
audience
Structure your
presentation
Deliverthe
presentation
Practise the
presentation
Prepare your notes &
visual aids
Evaluate your performance
What is the PURPOSE of your oral presentation?
What are you hoping to achieve with your presentation?
Are you using PERSUASIVE LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES effectively?
Being clear about its purpose helps you to decide what to INCLUDE or OMIT
Ask yourself, ‘Did I achieve my purpose?’
Who is your audience?
Consider the following:• What is the benefit to the audience of
listening to your presentation?• What do they already know about the
topic?• What interests your audience?• How will what you are going to say affect
them?
Failure to think of your audience…
They COULD feel: Alienated - if you offend their values Insulted - if you fail to recognise and
acknowledge their existing knowledge Confused - if you assume a level of
knowledge that they (or YOU!) don’t have Bored - if you fail to relate to them Frustrated - if they are not given the
opportunity to question your ideas at the end
Learn from Experience
Consider a presentation that you have seen that was very effective. What made it so? (think of career talks, classroom presentations, visiting professionals etc.)
Consider a presentation that you have seen that you thought was unsuccessful. What made it so?
Signpost. Structure. Summary.
Tell them what you are going to tell them.
Tell them.
Tell them what you told them.
Introduction
In an order that suits you, include the following in your introduction:The issueYour point of view or CONTENTIONObjectivesBackground to the issueTell the audience what’s in it for themAttention grabber - image, quote, statistic,
tone, demonstration
The Body
Consider each of the following points when you design each key point (or paragraph) of your presentation:
Give accurate/researched details Smooth and logical order of ideas Use PERSUASIVE LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES
to persuade and influence your audience Tell them how this applies to them Make sure the point backs up the claims you
made at the start of your presentation
The Conclusion
Summarise your key points Remind them of the advantages of your
point of view Tell them how they should USE your ideas Closing attention grabber - can be similar to
the one in the introduction or linked in some way, or completely different
Invite questions - but don’t delay too long if no-one has any to ask
End on a high - avoid saying ‘That’s it!’
How do you remember what you want to present?
Memorising
Using notes
Using visual aides as notes
Reading from complete text???
Audio-Visual Impact
VisualAudio
Using Visual Aides
How could YOU use the following aides in your presentation?
White board?Charts/diagrams?PowerPoint?Video?
Impact of Body Language
What we say
How we say it
BodyLanguage
Body Language to Avoid!
Continuous staring at one person or object - vary your eye contact
Constantly rubbing, itching, moving!Constantly clearing your throatCrossing your arms or legsShuffling your feet and swayingSwinging or leaning on the lectern or
leaning on the board/wall
Engaging Body Language
Stand up straight and face the audience front-on
Hold your head up high - gives a sense of pride and confidence
Use your hands to emphasise and reinforce
Vary your gestures
So, why should you rehearse?
To get the content order right To adjust timing To commit to memory (just a suggestion!) To decide what to emphasise To practice variations in voice tone and body
language To make sure visual aides are visible and will
be used effectively
Nervous?
Avoid negative thoughtsPrepare and practiceThink about your audience Think of yourself succeedingAct confident and you’ll FEEL confidentBe proud of what you achieve!
In summary… PREPARE!
Purpose - establish what it is
Research your topic
Experiment with visual aids
Plan your ideas
Audience - know what they want
Rehearse your presentation
Early - prepare early to avoid rushing
Evaluation
Immediately after the presentation…
BE PROUD!
An hour after the presentation…
PMI (Positive, Minus, Interesting)
A month after the presentation…
IMPROVEMENTS
Next time you do a presentation…
YOUR DECISION!
Good Luck!