ORAL PRESENTATION

Part (2) 1

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Oral presentation Parts:
Organize your materials into a simple, logical order that
will make sense to your audience. As with an essay,
your presentation should consist of an introduction,
main body and conclusion.

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1. Introduction. Think
of a way to grab your audience’s attention. Some
useful openings are: a surprising or controversial statement; a
quotation; some interesting statistics; a question. Plan this section
carefully, and show how it links up with the rest of your talk.

2. Body. Putyour ideas into logical order. Write notes using headings
or sub-headings. For each point that you make be sure to develop
it further. Remember to use linking words (such as now, as a
result, secondly, in addition, however, so, etc) to connect your
ideas back to your original point.

This is very important because it is your last chance to

3. Conclusion.
make an impact on your audience. It is the place that you tie your
conclusion back to your introduction to provide a powerful
ending. When you tie in your conclusion be sure to summarise
your main points, but don’t introduce new material or fade out or
stop abruptly.
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Delivering your talk
1. Speak clearly and slowly so that all your audience can hear.

2. Vary the loudness (voice projection) and speed (pace) of your

delivery to prevent a monotonous presentation.

3. Establish good eye contact with listeners to keep them personally

involved.

4. Use posture, gestures and facial expression to emphasise what you

are saying

5. Refer to notes on palm cards but do not read your

speech/presentation.

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Oral presentation Types

1- Script

2-Cue Cards

3- Digital Slide (Power Point)

1-Script Presentation

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2-Cue Cards
➢ The name Cue Cards comes from a large card held out of the
audiences sight that has words in large letters to help a speaker or
actor remember their lines in television broadcasting.

➢ We use these in a similar way when we do our speeches.

➢ Although our cards are A LOT smaller!

Your cards should be about the size of a card in your wallet.

➢ Do not write your whole speech on your cards

➢ Cue cards are to give you ‘cues’ (help if you can’t remember) for
your speech

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How to Make Cue Cards
➢ Have 1 main heading or idea per card

➢ Clearly write using large font (so you can easily read them)

➢ Have plenty of white space around each word or phrase to help them
stand out

➢ Use bullet points or numbers to put your ideas in order

➢ Write on only 1 side of the card

➢ Clearly numbered, so you know the order your cards come in

Imagine if you drop them and they get messed up!

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3- DIGITAL SLIDE PRESENTATIONS(eg: PowerPoint)
Some assessment items may require you to prepare a visual presentation to
support your oral presentation.

The main design rule here is to keep it simple.

➢ Use a consistent design on each slide to link the presentation together

➢ Keep pages uncluttered
➢ Use a font size of 24 point and above
➢ Select font styles that are formal
➢ Limit the words on each slide. Write only the main ideas, usually in dot points
➢ Avoid reading word for word from the slides
➢ Use a variety of features only where appropriate to the content (font, pictures,
sound).
➢ Avoid overusing special effects (animations)
➢ Reference all quotes and diagrams
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 A “GOOD” Presentation (1)

 Rule 1: Make presentation legible

Use 24-point type for ALL CAPITALS & 32-point type for
Capitals and Lowercase.

Improve visibility by using “Tahoma” or “Arial ” rather than

“Times” (more suitable for the report).

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 Rule 2: Keep visuals simple
At least twice as simple as in the report.
Round off numbers.
Substitute Symbols for words ($, %).
Maximum of 6-7 lines per slide.
Maximum of 6-8 words per line.

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 Rule 3: Keep visuals simple

Do not use them as notes to read from.

Use them to structure a concept or to

emphasize a group of ideas.

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 Rule 4: Keep visuals simple

Better to have more slides with less on each slide.

 Audience get bored from looking at the same slide while you
speak through many points.

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 Rule 5: Use Colors for purpose

Use color to distinguish an important fact or to symbolize the

meaning of a word or to emphasize a recurring theme throughout
the presentation.

Do not use colors for decoration.

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 Rule 6: Talk to the audience
Use eye contact.
Speak clearly & avoid a monotone.
 Project your voice speaking to the back row.
Speak loud
Stand in such a way so that you do not distract the audience.
 Think of it as a communication with the audience rather than a
presentation to the audience.
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 Rule 7: Be natural not perfect

Do not be afraid to make mistakes; mistakes

are unavoidable.

Better to be comfortable than be a perfect

someone you are not.

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 Rule 8: Rehearse, rehearse,

Be prepared (know the material, rehearse the presentation).

Rehearse BEFORE the presentation:

➢Rehearse alone with a tape recorder.
➢Rehearse in front of colleagues.
➢Rehearse in front of video-taping equipment.

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 Rule 9: Encourage questions:

Questions mean that the audience was paying attention.

Pause before responding.
Repeat the question loudly.
Keep eye contact with all the audience (not only the person who
asked the question).

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 Rule 10: Seek feedback:

Ask your colleagues, the attendees, the session moderator (your

instructor) for feedback on feedback on your visual aids & your
presentation as whole.

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